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Refer to the Department of Energy's "Guide to Renewable Energy"
Part A

What is the first thing a homeowner should do to cut costs and energy usage?

A. invest in solar panels

B. put in a heat pump

C. make the home more efficient

D. add native vegetation

Part B
Which evidence from the text best supports the answer in Part A?

A. "Homeowners can save money by... installing proper insulation, air sealing, and using ENERGY STAR qualified
windows..."

B. "Many homeowners can sell any excess energy their solar and wind systems produce..."

C. "Geothermal heat pumps use the ground as both a heat sources and a heat sink to warm and cool the home.

D. "Solar energy can generate all or some of a home's electricity needs.

C to part A

And

A. To part B

Reducing consumption by lower cost investment in reducing heat loss in winter and heat gain in summer vs. higher cost new technology that may or may not be appropriate for a given location.

Reduce waste inherent to the building envelope (demand side reduction).

Then explore longer ROI technologies.

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jayilych4real jayilych4real · Answer 2 · 2021-11-12T15:42:46+01:00

The first thing a homeowner should do to cut costs and energy usage is:

C. Make the home more efficient

The evidence from the text that best supports the answer in Part A?

A. "Homeowners can save money by... installing proper insulation, air sealing, and using ENERGY STAR qualified windows..."

According to the complete text, we can see that the narrator is making a list of items which can make a home to be more efficient and how to make them cut costs and energy usage.

As a result of this, the first thing which a homeowner should do to cut costs and energy usage is to make sure that the home is more efficient as this would have them installing proper insulation and other things which can be used to make the home efficient.

Therefore, the correct answers are options C and A