My $400 'green' home energy audit turned out to be a total waste

I paid a local company last month to do a full home energy audit, hoping to find ways to cut my carbon footprint. They spent two hours here, used a blower door, and gave me a 20-page report. The main suggestions were to add more attic insulation (which I already have a ton of) and to replace my windows, which are only 5 years old. I feel like I just paid for a sales pitch for stuff I don't need. Has anyone else had a good experience with a legit audit that actually found specific, useful fixes?

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thompson.brian5mo ago

That sounds like a frustrating and expensive sales pitch.

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wesley785mo ago

Total waste" was my exact thought after my first audit.

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ben8273mo ago

Sat through mine thinking "well there goes 3 hours I'll never get back" while the auditor droned on about things that had nothing to do with my actual business. Then at the end he handed me a quote for some fancy software I didn't need and a list of "critical fixes" that magically aligned with his buddy's consulting rate. About as useful as a screen door on a submarine, that whole experience.

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