Projects With Short-Term

Payback (1 to 3 years)

Install Ceiling Fans

COST: $60 to $700
PAYBACK: $120 a year in electricity bills for air conditioning and $100 to $250 in heating fuel savings.
Beef Up Attic Insulation

COST: $300 (to add 3" of fiberglass insulation to a 1,000-sqft attic floor) * some insulation products are eligible for 30 percent tax credit under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
PAYBACK: $150 to $300 a year for the average home heated with natural gas; $350 to $700 for oil heat.

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