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Beating power bills by becoming energy efficient

An infrared camera being used to check insulation in a room

An infrared camera being used to check insulation in a room Source: Getty / Anne Cusack/Los Angeles Times

An average household could spend more than 2-and-a-half-thousand dollars on electricity this year, as energy prices sky-rocket. The bill-shock is being made worse, by the fact that millions of us live in homes that are not energy efficient. But innovators are hoping to change that, calling on state and federal governments for support.


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By Sara Tomevska

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An average household could spend more than 2-and-a-half-thousand dollars on electricity this year, as energy prices sky-rocket. The bill-shock is being made worse, by the fact that millions of us live in homes that are not energy efficient. But innovators are hoping to change that, calling on state and federal governments for support.


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