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Jasmina Burek, Assistant Professor of Engineering, UMass Lowell

The most cost-effective energy efficiency investments you can make – and how the new Inflation Reduction Act could help

Weatherization and new windows are big money and energy savers. Jasmin Merdan via Getty Images

Energy efficiency can save homeowners and renters hundreds of dollars a year, and the new Inflation Reduction Act includes a wealth of home improvement rebates and tax incentives to help Americans secure those saving.

It extends tax credits for installing energy-efficient windows, doors, insulation, water heaters, furnaces, air conditioners or heat pumps, as well as for home energy audits. It also offers rebates for low- and moderate-income households’ efficiency improvements, up to US$14,000 per home.

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