Prepare Your Home for Winter: All You Need to Know to Conserve Energy and Save Money

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Down to Earth: Tucson, Episode 32, In this episode, Gabe Esquibel, Technical Specialist II Demand Side and Renewable Resources with UniSource Energy Services, provides the expert’s perspective of how to get your home ready for cold weather – all the home energy and cost savings tips you need this winter!

This episode made possible by the generous support of Tucson Electric Power

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More about Gabe Esquibel: Gabriel (Gabe) Esquibel is a Technical Specialist II with Unisource Energy Services and has been with the company for six years. His primary focus is energy efficiency programs, with the Energy Smart Home program being one of the primary programs with which he works. Gabeis RESNET and BPI certified and works with home builders and third party raters, working to cut down on energy costs for new home buyers. Prior to his work at Tucson Electric Power, Gabe worked in a weatherization program. He credits this work to putting him on the path of a proper way to build a home.
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