Whether your motivation is to save money or to reduce your carbon footprint, energy efficiency should be your first consideration. The rule of thumb is that energy efficiency measures typically return $1.30 for every $1.00 invested. In addition, it takes about three times as much money to generate power as to save it, so if you’re considering renewable energy as a power source, you can make your solar power systems smaller and more affordable if you reduce your energy use first.

Switch has carefully selected a few energy-efficiency specialists as partners. They include generalists, who take a holistic view of your house, building, or corporation in prioritizing the most cost-effective improvements you can make – and even guarantee return-on-investment. They include specialists, such as two window companies that cover the range from bargain residential energy-efficiency to high-end and custom residential and commercial solar power applications – neither of whom will ever claim to save you 30% on your energy bills. (A widely advertised claim that is almost always untrue.)

Depending on your needs and what you want from us, we might choose one partner for you, or we might give you two or three names to compete for your business and find the best match for your goals and approach. Either way, you’ll have someone we feel comfortable recommending.

In short, we hope that you come to think of Switch as your one-stop problem-solver for all things energy-related.