TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Conservation is an important buzz word these days as energy experts say there is an ever increasing need for our planet to conserve natural resources as global warming, pollution, and over population wreak havoc on our natural world.
That's why the City of Tallahassee is doing their part with a utilities program geared towards conservation and education.
The Capital City's Demand Side Management or DSM Conservation program helps customers use energy and water more efficiently by providing free energy audits, ceiling installation grants, and low interest loans that help residents get things like energy saving appliances and plumbing upgrades.
To make sure that your home is energy efficient, city officials recommend getting a free energy audit.
"Call our office and order an energy audit, because they will come out and do a complete energy audit for you and make some suggestions," said Dianne Williams-Cox, Tallahassee City Commissioner Seat 5. "Not only will they make suggestions, they'll also help you select the things that you would like to do."
One element of the city's DSM efforts is the REACH program, a free program that installs energy saving measures, provides energy saving products, and offers hands-on education to historic and lower-income neighborhoods.
Since it started in 2010, REACH has serviced more than 9,400 homes.
