When I was growing up, I can't count the number of times my dad or mom said,

turn out the lights when you leave a room or no, we are not going to turn up the heat if you're

cold, put on a sweater. Now that you're in charge of paying the bills, how much do you think

about how much energy your home uses? The average American home uses roughly 10,000 kilowatt hours

of electricity every year, that's according to the Energy Information Administration. That's

the same amount of electricity it takes to run 67 desktop computers or 100 LED TVs constantly

for 42 days straight. There are millions of dollars in inflation reduction act tax incentives

for you to make your home more energy efficient and for you to switch to renewable energy sources.

But how to access those incentives or afford the programs at all isn't easy to figure out.

I'm Jen White. You're listening to the 1A podcast where we get to the heart of the story.

In the second part of our series, Plugged In, how the IRA is changing America, we take all your

questions about housing. That's right after the break. See with us.

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Let's get right into it with our guests. Joining us from New York is Rebecca Lieber. She's a

senior reporter for Vox covering climate change. Rebecca, it's great to have you back on the show.

Great to be here. Joining us from Boston, Massachusetts. We have Ari Matuziak. He's the founder and

CEO of rewiring America. That's a nonprofit organization focused on electrifying homes,

businesses and communities. Ari was the special assistant to the president and director of private

sector engagement in the Obama White House. Ari, it's great to have you on.

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