Happy October!
As we move into the final few months of 2025, now is a great time to look back on the past year and assess how your home did throughout all the various weather conditions that nature threw at it. Did your house stay warm and comfortable on those cold winter nights? Was it able to stand up against the extreme heat? Were your energy bills manageable throughout the year? If you answered no to any of those questions, now may be the time to take action! This begs the question: What actions can you take?
In the spirit of Energy Efficiency Day, which is a globally recognized day and celebrated on the first Wednesday of October each year, let’s have a look at some actions you can take to boost the efficiency of your home. It can start with simple actions around the house, like managing your thermostat. Using a programmable thermostat to adjust the temperature when you’re not home or turning down your thermostat to 17°C (63°F) when you’re not home for more than three hours or when you’re asleep are great ways to save energy on heating. Being energy efficient can also involve making upgrades to your home, ranging from easy things like installing weatherstripping for any gaps around doors or windows, all the way to undertaking renovations like installing new windows or insulation.
For the more complicated actions, be sure to check out all the resources available to support you through your upgrade journey, like financing, incentives, education resources, and more! Visit https://www.calgary.ca/environment/programs.html to learn more about what the City of Calgary has to offer and https://www.greencalgary.org/programs/green-homes-communities/energy-efficient-future for additional resources as well!
If you want to get involved and be a part of making Mount Pleasant a greener community, we would love to have you join the committee. Please email [email protected] for more information or if you have any questions.
Have a great month,
The MPCA Green Initiatives Committee
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