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Energy Efficiency Calculations & Recommendations
What you'll learn
- 1Use AI to calculate energy savings for common trade upgrades
- 2Generate customer-facing reports that show ROI on efficiency investments
- 3Understand energy codes and how they interact with building codes for your trade
- 4Identify the highest-impact efficiency upgrades for different building types
# Energy Efficiency Calculations & Recommendations
Energy efficiency is where good trades work and good business intersect. When you can show a homeowner that a $2,000 upgrade will save them $400 per year in energy costs — a 5-year payback with 15+ years of savings beyond that — the upgrade sells itself. AI helps you run these calculations quickly and present them compellingly.
Calculating Energy Savings
Every trade has efficiency upgrades that save customers money. Use AI to quantify the savings:
Calculate the energy savings for the following upgrade:
- Location: [city/state] (for climate data and energy costs)
- Current system: [describe existing equipment, age, efficiency rating if known]
- Proposed upgrade: [describe the new equipment or modification]
- Average local electricity rate: [$/kWh] and gas rate: [$/therm]
- Building size: [sq ft] and type: [residential/commercial]Unlock this lesson
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What you'll learn:
- Use AI to calculate energy savings for common trade upgrades
- Generate customer-facing reports that show ROI on efficiency investments
- Understand energy codes and how they interact with building codes for your trade