Duke Energy Florida offers free home and business energy assessments, money-saving rebate programs

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Feb. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Following colder-than-usual winter weather in the Sunshine State, Duke Energy Florida is encouraging customers to complete a free Home Energy Check (for residential customers) or Business Energy Check (for commercial customers), allowing them to reevaluate their energy goals and take advantage of available rebate programs that can save them money in the short term and continue reducing their electric bills for years to come.

"Duke Energy Florida understands that extreme weather can drive up electric bills," said Melissa Seixas, Duke Energy Florida state president. "That's why we want to remind our customers about the benefits of Home and Business Energy Checks. At no charge to them, both residential and commercial customers can learn how to save energy from our team of experts, which will qualify them for cost savings if they follow through on recommended upgrades. It's a simple process that can have a lasting impact on their wallets."

Home Energy Checks

Home Energy Checks can be completed one of the following ways – all of which are free to residential customers: Online, through a simple, self-directed questionnaire; over the phone, with a Duke Energy advisor explaining the audit process; or in person, which involves a Duke Energy advisor coming to the home to perform the comprehensive assessment.

After the Home Energy Check is complete, customers will receive a report of their past and current energy usage, as well as recommendations to increase their energy efficiency. Every two years, they can also get an energy efficiency kit mailed to their home – again, at no cost to them – with energy-saving products, such as an LED light bulb and a fridge/freezer thermometer, which can be put to use immediately.

Participating customers may then be eligible for a range of rebate programs that could save them up to $1,700 in home improvements, including upgrading attic insulation, testing and repairing ducts and replacing HVACs and windows with energy-efficient alternatives.

To learn more and schedule a Home Energy Check, please click here. For a full listing of home improvement rebate programs, click here.

Business Energy Checks

Commercial customers can complete a free Business Energy Check by either answering a few brief questions online or – the more thorough option – participating in an on-site analysis with a Duke Energy advisor.

If these customers choose the on-site Business Energy Check, they will receive a personalized report of their energy usage and recommendations to increase their energy efficiency, as well as a business-specific energy efficiency kit, at no cost to them.

These customers may then qualify for rebate programs to offset the costs of various energy efficiency projects throughout their businesses, including retrofitting and new construction of chiller systems, energy recovery ventilation and unitary AC systems and heat pumps.

To learn more and schedule a Business Energy Check, please click here. For a full listing of business-specific rebate programs, click here.

Help for Customers

Duke Energy Florida strives to keep residential and commercial customers' bills as low as possible, offering several tools – like the Home and Business Energy Checks – that can help manage their energy use, as well as flexible payment plans to help them avoid fees.

Additional assistance programs, such as the income-qualified Weatherization Program and the Share the Light Fund®, are also available to help residential customers in need.

For more information, residential customers can visit duke-energy.com/HereToHelp, and commercial customers can visit duke-energy.com/Business.

Energy efficiency measures and tips can also be found at duke-energy.com/SeasonalSavings.

Duke Energy Florida
Duke Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, owns 12,300 megawatts of energy capacity, supplying electricity to 2 million residential, commercial and industrial customers across a 13,000-square-mile service area in Florida.  

Duke Energy
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is one of America's largest energy holding companies. The company's electric utilities serve 8.4 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, and collectively own 54,800 megawatts of energy capacity. Its natural gas utilities serve 1.7 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio and Kentucky. 

Duke Energy is executing an ambitious clean energy transition, keeping reliability, affordability and accessibility at the forefront as the company works toward net-zero methane emissions from its natural gas business by 2030 and net-zero carbon emissions from electricity generation by 2050. The company is investing in major electric grid upgrades and cleaner generation, including expanded energy storage, renewables, natural gas and nuclear.  

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