Duke Energy Florida offers free home and business energy assessments, money-saving rebate programs
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Duke Energy Florida (DUK) is offering free Home Energy Check for residential customers and Business Energy Check for commercial customers to help them manage energy costs following a colder-than-usual winter. These assessments can be completed online, by phone, or in person, providing customers with detailed energy usage reports and efficiency recommendations.
Residential customers can receive energy efficiency kits every two years and may qualify for rebates up to $1,700 for home improvements including attic insulation, duct repairs, and HVAC upgrades. Commercial customers can access business-specific rebates for energy efficiency projects such as chiller systems and heat pump installations.
Duke Energy Florida serves 2 million customers across a 13,000-square-mile service area, with 12,300 megawatts of energy capacity. The company also offers additional assistance through programs like the Weatherization Program and Share the Light Fund® for customers in need.
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- Offering up to $1,700 in rebates for residential customers' home improvements
- Large customer base of 2 million across Florida
- Substantial energy capacity of 12,300 megawatts
- Multiple revenue streams from both residential and commercial customers
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"Duke Energy Florida understands that extreme weather can drive up electric bills," said Melissa Seixas, Duke Energy Florida state president. "That's why we want to remind our customers about the benefits of Home and Business Energy Checks. At no charge to them, both residential and commercial customers can learn how to save energy from our team of experts, which will qualify them for cost savings if they follow through on recommended upgrades. It's a simple process that can have a lasting impact on their wallets."
Home Energy Checks
Home Energy Checks can be completed one of the following ways – all of which are free to residential customers: Online, through a simple, self-directed questionnaire; over the phone, with a Duke Energy advisor explaining the audit process; or in person, which involves a Duke Energy advisor coming to the home to perform the comprehensive assessment.
After the Home Energy Check is complete, customers will receive a report of their past and current energy usage, as well as recommendations to increase their energy efficiency. Every two years, they can also get an energy efficiency kit mailed to their home – again, at no cost to them – with energy-saving products, such as an LED light bulb and a fridge/freezer thermometer, which can be put to use immediately.
Participating customers may then be eligible for a range of rebate programs that could save them up to
To learn more and schedule a Home Energy Check, please click here. For a full listing of home improvement rebate programs, click here.
Business Energy Checks
Commercial customers can complete a free Business Energy Check by either answering a few brief questions online or – the more thorough option – participating in an on-site analysis with a Duke Energy advisor.
If these customers choose the on-site Business Energy Check, they will receive a personalized report of their energy usage and recommendations to increase their energy efficiency, as well as a business-specific energy efficiency kit, at no cost to them.
These customers may then qualify for rebate programs to offset the costs of various energy efficiency projects throughout their businesses, including retrofitting and new construction of chiller systems, energy recovery ventilation and unitary AC systems and heat pumps.
To learn more and schedule a Business Energy Check, please click here. For a full listing of business-specific rebate programs, click here.
Help for Customers
Duke Energy Florida strives to keep residential and commercial customers' bills as low as possible, offering several tools – like the Home and Business Energy Checks – that can help manage their energy use, as well as flexible payment plans to help them avoid fees.
Additional assistance programs, such as the income-qualified Weatherization Program and the Share the Light Fund®, are also available to help residential customers in need.
For more information, residential customers can visit duke-energy.com/HereToHelp, and commercial customers can visit duke-energy.com/Business.
Energy efficiency measures and tips can also be found at duke-energy.com/SeasonalSavings.
Duke Energy Florida
Duke Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, owns 12,300 megawatts of energy capacity, supplying electricity to 2 million residential, commercial and industrial customers across a 13,000-square-mile service area in Florida.
Duke Energy
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