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Most advice about how to make your home more energy efficient is either too generic to be useful or too focused on a single upgrade to give you the full picture. This checklist takes a different approach. It's built directly from Green Homeowners United's own research, a review of 200 real income qualifying energy assessments across Milwaukee and La Crosse, so instead of general tips, you're getting a sense of what actually moved the needle in real homes. Start With the Basem

Not every homeowner has cash on hand for a full round of energy efficiency upgrades, even with rebates covering part of the cost. That's where a green mortgage can help. It's one of the less understood financing options available to Wisconsin homeowners, and it's worth knowing about before you assume a bigger project is out of reach. What Is a Green Mortgage A green mortgage is a loan that lets homeowners finance energy efficient upgrades, things like insulation, air sealing,

Insulation problems rarely announce themselves clearly. Nobody gets a notification that their attic is under insulated. Instead, the signs show up quietly, in a bill that feels a little too high, a room that never warms up, or a draft you've just gotten used to living with. Here's what to actually watch for, and what to do once you notice it. Your Heating Bills Feel High for Your Home's Size This is usually the first clue, and also the easiest one to dismiss, since it's tempt

As the leaves begin to change and Wisconsinites start getting ready for the cold, a lot of homeowners have a top priority on their mind: how to heat their home as energy efficiently as possible. It's a good instinct to have this year in particular, since Milwaukee area natural gas rates jumped 58% between March 2025 and March 2026, and a typical home using 150 therms a month is now paying roughly $75 more on its bill than it was the year before. With rates on the rise, a heat

When people hear the phrase energy efficient home improvements, most of them picture one thing, usually a new furnace or a set of solar panels on the roof. In reality, the term covers a much wider range of upgrades, and some of the improvements that make the biggest difference in a Wisconsin home have nothing to do with equipment at all. At Green Homeowners United, we talk to Milwaukee homeowners about this almost every day, and the question we hear most isn't whether efficie