Tonight I attended SD Forum’s “Green and Clean Evening Series.”   The topic was centered around the Green and Clean Tech opportunities that are arising from the Obama Administration and how they will impact businesses and technology. I came away learning that one of the businesses that will flourish in the future is one that focuses on “weatherization.”

Companies that “weatherize” a home would be inspecting a home and making recommendations on how to save money by conserving energy by making improvements to the home such as adding insulation, weather stripping, or installing double paned windows, making appliance recommendations, etc.

What Rick DeGolia, CEO of Green Wireless Systems and one of the panelists, mentioned that struck me was that we have a major challenge in this country to motivate, if not raise the awareness and change people’s consumption habits to conserve energy.  In other words, we need more leadership, maybe even grassroots leadership, toward the movement of energy conservation if we are to take a good swing in the fight against global warming that is rapidly approaching.

There are some really simple things that people like you and I can do at home to help conserve energy and start leading our friends, families, and neighbors to do their part and start conserving energy.  PG&E’s website has a Weatherization Checklist you can printout and use for Free. Check my previous post “Is your Energy Bill Too High?” for some of these easy to do action items.

BTW, do you know any big companies focusing on weatherization?