Every year, the average American home loses $150 worth of energy through inefficient appliances, lack of insulation or drafty windows and doors. Don’t let that energy escape one more day. Help save energy and the environment by getting a Home Energy Audit.

Download the 2009 Minnesota Residential Energy-Efficiency Cash Rewards booklet [PDF]

Request a Home Energy Audit online

What is a Home Energy Audit?

If your home qualifies, we’ll send a certified energy expert to inspect your home. The auditor will identify ways for you to reduce your energy usage, give you estimates on how much the upgrades will cost, and tell you how much you can expect to save. The auditor may even install some energysaving measures on the spot at no cost.

There is a $25 fee for the Home Energy Audit per state regulation. An infrared scan of the interior of your home is also available for an additional fee. You can request this service when you schedule your Home Energy Audit.

The energy expert will analyze many features of your home, including:

Building construction and tightness, including blower door test
Heating and cooling systems
Insulation levels
Kitchen and laundry appliances
Lighting (if applicable, the energy expert will install up to six ENERGY STAR® rated compact fluorescent light bulbs)
Water heating equipment (if applicable, the energy expert will install up to two faucet aerators, a low-flow showerhead, pipe insulation and water heater insulation wrap)
Windows and doors

How do I qualify?

IPL must supply your home’s primary heating energy.
Your home must have been built before January 1, 1999.
Renters need owner’s prior approval (IPL would be happy to contact your home’s owner for approval).

How do I request a Home Energy Audit?

Request a Home Energy Audit online,

Mail in our 2009 Request Minnesota Home Energy Audit form [PDF]

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Call 1-866-ALLIANT (1-866-255-4268), (Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.)

How do I find an insulation contractor?

See our brochure, Hiring an Insulation Contractor [PDF], for detailed information and questions to ask your insulation contractor.

Use our online Dealer Locator to find an energy-smart insulation contractor in your area.

This program is effective January 1, 2009, through December 31, 2009, and is subject to periodic review by Alliant Energy-IPL.

Alliant Energy-IPL does not guarantee that the installation of high-efficiency equipment will result in reduced usage or demand or in cost savings. Alliant Energy-IPL makes no warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to any equipment purchased and/or installed, including, but not limited to, any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Alliant Energy-IPL be liable for any incidental or consequential damage.

Products and services from Alliant Energy-IPL detailed here are offered to customers of Alliant Energy-Interstate Power and Light Co.

View additional application and qualification information.