Goldfinch Energy

We did an energy audit and “cleantech light roadmap” with Sarah from Goldfinch Energy.

For the first hour and a bit, Sarah went about our place, testing for air leaks, checking windows, having a look at our heating and cooling systems to see where we could be more energy efficient. While she did this, we went for breakfast. When we came back, she shared her findings, recommendations, and the grants that could help with the costs.

This first energy audit portion was so helpful (!!) because the things we thought were issues were not. And some of the fixes we do need are less expensive. Without her diagnostics and knowledge, we would have spent so much money without actually solving the uncomfortable rooms in our home or improving our energy efficiency. (Yay for science and expertise and people like Sarah!)

The second part, the “cleantech lite roadmap”, is a custom plan to make our home less reliant on fossil fuels. While we’d love to do the full greening of our home all at once, that’s just not in the budget for us, so Sarah’s plan is in steps, a harm reduction approach we feel really good about because it’s doable. And when our water heater or HVAC system need replacing, we’ll already know what “cleantech” we want to make our house friendlier to the earth (and also, in time, less expensive).

It was a pleasure having Sarah to our home and she has been so helpful in answering our questions and helping us understand the different options. Highly recommend Goldfinch Energy!