Home Energy Audit
A home energy audit is the first step to finding out how your home uses energy. It can help you decide what to fix first.
A home energy audit is like a check-up for your home. They're conducted by certified third-party contractors who come to your house to see where energy is being wasted. They'll give you tips on how to make your home more efficient, comfortable and healthy.
Want to know how your home is using energy?
Step 1: See where your energy is being used with our Energy Manager tool
This tool shows how much energy your appliances and common activities use. Maybe someone in your home takes long showers, you do a lot of laundry, or you have a lot of gaming equipment. Whatever it is, our Energy Manager tool helps you see what’s happening, so you can make changes that fit your needs.
- Idaho and Oregon customers will see the monthly energy usage breakdown of an average home.
- Washington customers with smart meters will see the hourly energy usage in their home. They can also take our quick, two-minute online Home Profile Survey to get more accurate results.
Step 2: Sign up for Avista’s FREE Home Energy Audit
Qualified homeowners and renters can now receive a FREE home energy audit from Avista.
Washington and Idaho customers
To qualify for this program, you must:
- Be an existing Avista customer
- Live in Washington or Idaho
- Live in an existing single family, duplex, triplex or fourplex home
- Own and occupy the home; renters may participate with prior written landlord permission
- Be the Avista account owner for the home receiving the audit
New construction or buildings with more than four units do not qualify for this program. Multifamily homes heated by a shared heating system, or that aren’t separately metered, are ineligible.
Auditors will visually inspect your entire home, from crawl space to attic, including appliances and mechanical systems. This includes a health and safety inspection and an infrared scan to help identify air leaks. With your permission, some energy saving improvements may be installed for you, at no additional cost. These improvements may include the installation of:
- Up to 20 LED light bulbs
- Two (2) water-saving showerheads
- Two (2) low-flow faucet aerators
Upon completion of the audit, you’ll know more about how your home uses and loses energy. You’ll understand how some simple fixes can improve its efficiency and how to approach the implementation of any suggested improvements.
Watch what happens during a home Energy Audit
Watch how a Home Energy Audit can help you prioritize energy-saving projects
Optional add-on
Participants can elect to have the auditor conduct an optional blower door test to further identify air leaks in their home. The cost for this optional service is $150.
Program eligibility requirements and terms and conditions apply. To protect our customers, employees and contractors, state COVID safety guidelines will be followed, which may delay some home visits associated with this program.
Home energy audits need to be booked ahead of time. We are currently scheduling appointments in Washington and Idaho 2 to 3 months in advance. Thank you for your patience. If you have questions about the wait, please call Customer Service at (800) 227-9187. If you need help signing up, please call (509) 495-4728, or email HomeEnergyAudit@avistacorp.com.
Home Energy Audit FAQs
Terms and Conditions
Oregon customers
Avista partners with Energy Trust of Oregon (ETO) to offer home energy audits to qualified Oregon customers. Click below for program details, contact information and to see if you qualify for a home energy audit through ETO.
Step 3: Make energy-saving changes that work for you
You can start saving energy now with some simple do-it-yourself projects around your house. We’ve compiled lots of tips and how-to videos to help you get going. Learn more.
You can save money on your next energy-saving home upgrade with our cashback rebates. Maybe you’re thinking about adding more insulation, getting a new appliance, replacing your old windows and doors, or something else. Check our rebates before you get started to see if we can help you save.
Let us help you take the guesswork out of finding a contractor. The companies in Avista’s Contractor and Dealer Network are dedicated to excellence and provide:
- Free estimates and proposals
- One-year minimum warranty on equipment and parts
- 24-hour answering service
