When Malcolm Preston bought his century-old New Rochelle home, he knew renovations were needed. What he didn’t expect was that his winter heating and summer cooling bills would reach a staggering $700 per month. Today, thanks to Con Edison’s Weather Ready program, his monthly energy bills have come down significantly.

“When we moved in, we realized it was a 100-year-old house that needed work, and we really wanted to be energy efficient in everything we did,” Malcolm recalls. “It didn’t make sense to pour money into things without maximizing our efforts.”

That first winter was eye-opening. Draft-prone windows, cold walls, and an especially chilly attic made it clear where heat was escaping. With monthly energy bills averaging $300-400 – and spiking to $600-700 during extreme weather –

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