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Pittsfield Office
112 Elm Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
tel: (413) 445-4556
fax: (413) 448-6054

Energy Efficiency Services
241A W. Housatonic Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
tel: (413) 448-2234
fax: (413) 443-8123

Northampton Office
320 Riverside Drive - 1A
Florence, MA 01062
tel: (413) 586-7350
fax: (413) 586-7351

The ReStore
250 Albany St.-Rear
Springfield, MA 01105
tel:  (413) 788-6900

The heat is on this winter to save money and energy

By Holly Angelo

Insulate, insulate, insulate.

And, don't forget to seal those air holes, cracks, and gaps.

That is the advice Murray M. and Peggy Schwartz and thousands of other people looking to save money and energy are being told during home energy audits.

"I'm hoping to find out if it makes sense to put more insulation in, especially in the attic and where the major losses of energy are," said Murray Schwartz this week. "At current prices, it would cost over $6,000 to heat this house using the same amount of oil from last year. That's almost double."

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