Recent Growth in Sales of Energy Efficient Home Upgrades

While there will be many long-term consequences to this summer’s high temperatures and drought in Austin, not all of them are negative. Record temperatures and the resulting high utility bills has led several Central Texans to explore energy audits and other options offered by local energy efficiency firms like Hill Country Ecopower.

Record-setting figures of summer power consumption in Texas has resulted in significant increases in residential solar panel and small wind system installations to help homeowners keep things cool, but the energy-efficient upgrades don’t stop there. More Austinites and Central Texans are pursuing solar-powered hot water heaters and geothermal pumps with an eye toward future decreases in energy consumption.

Read more about the increase in sales of energy efficient upgrades here.