Free Home Weatherization Workshop

Looking save money on your energy bills? Learn a bunch of useful tips during a free workshop next week at Exeter's .

The "Button Up NH" event will be held Tue., Feb. 21 from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. It's being sponsored by the Workforce Housing Coalition of the Greater Seacoast, the Town of Exeter Energy Committee and ReVision Energy – which has a location in Exeter.

Preregistration is suggested. You can do so by contacting lisa@seacoastwhc.org or 603-205-0539. The snow date is Feb. 23.

Officials say home heating prices are expected to rise another 10 percent this season. The workshop will offer information on reducing fuel and electricity use via basic air sealing & insulation techniques, finding technical and financial resources, identifying sources of energy waste and easy do-it-yourself conservation measures.

The workshops are made possible with funding provided by the N.H. Office of Energy and Planning from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

A total of 40 workshops will be held across the state in the next few months with the hopes of helping residents save money on their fuel bills. This University of New Hampshire-based program is a collaboration with Clean Air-Cool Planet, Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative (PAREI), UNH Cooperative Extension, and the Lakes Region Community College.

For more information on attending a Button Up NH workshop or getting a jump start on saving money on energy this winter, visit: http://myenergyplan.net/buttonup.