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ARRY WATERS, CEO of Electrify My Home and an (“so that all of your efficient appliances can be powered
HVAC technician for 35 years, used to send employees using the clean, renewable, free electricity that the California
to, or personally visit, customers’ homes for on-site sunshine provides”), and even the charging of an electric
L property and equipment evaluations. But now Waters vehicle (“so that you can be sure your home is operating using
directs customers to the internet and gets a bonus: fewer as much carbon-emission free electricity as possible”).
carbon emissions by his company. Virtual data gathering is used with every first-time contact.
The Fairfield, California-based heat pump design and “[We] only go out to the customer’s house once they have
installation firm uses a custom data collection smart portal on committed to our work,” Waters notes. At that point, the
its website to conduct a “no-visit” energy audit of customers. technician measures the house for the load calculation, and
“Then, we can begin to outline a customized plan—an later installs a custom inverter heat pump system.
investment range—that includes the most immediate needs, The entire process has eliminated travel to more than 30
as well as any future home improvements, to ensure that customers each month, according to Waters. “We’ve con-
every piece of the puzzle will fit into place,” Waters says. served company resources and hundreds of gallons of gaso-
Some “not quite yet but soon” features included in the plan line,” he says, “and we’ve eliminated the associated carbon.”
might be the future installation of a photovoltaic (PV) system Waters was already using the online portal when

Going with the flow. There are many steps toward making a home sustainable, Staff briefing. Communication is a key factor among Electrify My Home
such as improving air flow and air quality—a fact that Electrify My Home passes on employees, such as when they meet to discuss potential customer
to customers. COURTESY OF ELECTRIFY MY HOME energy audits. COURTESY OF ELECTRIFY MY HOME
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