Have Concerns About your Energy Bill?

We Do!

Our BPI certified analysts will come inspect your home and offer valuable advice on saving energy. The home energy assessment is FREE through Appalachian Power’s Home Performance Program. Send us an email to set up an appointment!

We focus on inexpensive and prudent methods of saving homeowners on their power bill. For example, we never suggest a $10,000 replacement of windows before we discuss weatherization, air sealing, efficient methods of heating a home, etc. We will inspect your home and analyze how air is circulating, how heat is escaping, and then implement certain measures to make your home more efficient.  Frequently, this results in a 20% reduction in your heating bill. See below for examples.

OUR TEAM

John Lockwood
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Dan Argueta
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Mark Jackson
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Wynne Hedlesky
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Hanna bartnick
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Rick Irby

The Free Appalachian Power Home Performance Program Includes:

DUCT REPAIR

We can do minor repairs or patchwork on ductwork that was not installed according to best practice, or in some cases simply installed incorrectly.

 

This picture was taken in 2025 in a home serviced by Blue Ridge Heating and Air in 2024. They inspected the ductwork and then installed a $1000 UV air purifier on this air handler. They didn’t tell the customer that 20-30% of their air was leaking out of the air handler before it even reached the ducts. This is a typical occurrence in our line of work. In 5 minutes and with the help of some HVAC tape, we were able to save this customer 20% on their heating bill.

Connections on ductwork frequently leak. You can see into the ducts here. We repair these connections.
An installation job by blue ridge heating an air. This is the air handler connection to ductwork. 20%+ leakage. Taken in 2024 from a job 20 years prior.
Customer complained no air was coming out of their bedroom register. A contractor had disconnected this duct and "forgot" to reconnect it 3 years prior.

AIR SEALING

What is air sealing? In a nutshell: Air Sealing is the process of separating heated and unheated spaces in a home. For instance, sealing holes between the attic/crawlspace and living space.

The attic and crawlspaces are DESIGNED to vent heat and moisture to the outdoors.  The breeze between vents actually creates a low pressure zone that is powerful enough to suck air (and heat!) out of a living space… if the living space is not properly sealed.

Air sealing is a process that normally occurs BEFORE insulation. For instance, in Maryland, very few homes have attic insulation without prior air sealing. Here in the NRV, the vast majority of homes are not air sealed, as it was not required by code.

From the attic, you can see into this living room around this light fixture. Heat is escaping around this fixture,
This giant hole around this vent pipe serves as a chimney, sucking air out of the entire house, year round..
Electric wires that are not properly sealed can create hundreds of points for heat to escape out of interior walls.
Notice how dirty this fiberglass insulation is? Insulation does not stop air flow! What you see is insulation filtering the air (heat) that is escaping through the attic.

We caulk and spray foam these holes as part of the free Home Performance Program.

ADDITIONAL MEASURES

Additional measures include:
  1. The replacement of certain incandescent bulbs with LEDs
  2. Free energy efficient showerheads
  3. Free surge protectors
  4. Exterior wall outlet insulation
  5. Hot water pipe insulation
We also offer suggestions outside the scope of our program, educate people about rebate opportunities, or just provide great conversation. Cold and lonely on a Friday night? Give us a call.

CONTACT

Contact John at john@vaenergysolutions.com to set up your FREE appointment.