All residential customers of Eversource, UI, CNG, and SCG are eligible for this program. Applying is easy. Just complete the application form online found on your local electric or gas company’s website:

Eversource     UI     CNG     SCG

Customers are eligible to participate in Home Energy Solutions℠ if your home has not received these program services within the last 6 years.

If you rent the home, you will need to obtain your landlord’s approval.

If your family’s combined gross annual income is below the state’s 60 percent income median, you may qualify for our Home Energy Solutions - Income Eligible (HES-IE) program, which provides no-cost in-home energy assessments and additional incentives for qualifying deeper energy saving services.

The program is ideally suited for one to four unit family homes. If you live in a 5+ unit apartment building, our Multifamily Initiative may be better suited for you—and your neighbors.

If you are a Connecticut resident and are not served by one of the utilities listed above, please visit your utility’s website to see what energy efficiency programs are available to you. Please click here for information on how to contact your municipal utility.

Submit an application to your local utility in any of these three ways:

• Online: Visit your utility provider's website below:
  Eversource     UI     CNG     SCG
• By phone: Call 1-877-WISE-USE.
• Or by choosing an Authorized Contractor: Use the Find-a-Contractor tool to locate a contractor in your area.

A local utility-authorized contractor, will contact you to schedule your service with their Home Energy Solutions approved technicians. (Note: Because of high demand for this program, there may be a waiting list. The program is subject to available funding.)

You receive a home energy assessment, energy-saving services, and rebate information. Read about the process and available rebates:

a.) The home energy assessment begins with important health and safety tests. Next, the technicians, who are industry-certified building science expert trained to assess and improve holistic home performance, perform a blower-door test to pinpoint drafts and air leaks, then seal critical air leaks.
     
b.) If you have forced hot air or central air conditioning, the technicians test your ductwork to assess airflow within the ductwork system and seal significant leaks.

c.) Hot water-saving measures including low-flow showerheads and faucet aerators may be installed.
     
d.) The visit ends with a kitchen table wrap-up. The technicians review the work done in your home and inform you about deeper energy-saving measures that can help you save even more energy and money. They will also go over financing options to help you make the energy efficiency upgrades. During this wrap-up, they will provide you with:

• A Home Energy Solutions program booklet and report, which shows what areas in your home were addressed during the visit, the results of the blower-door test, easy ways to save energy, and other informational resources and forms specific to your home.
• Payback and investment information for deeper energy-saving measures, such as insulation, high-efficiency heating and cooling systems, water heaters, ENERGY STAR® certified windows and appliances.
• Information about rebates.

Once you receive your Home Energy Solutions booklet and report, it is up to you to take the next step toward saving more energy. Decide what you can do on your own or determine whether you need to hire a contractor. The sooner you act, the sooner you’ll see savings!

Call 877-WISE-USE (877-947-3873) for more information