Energy Audits

Hi, I got this from the paper, be carefull..... Dave
If you use electricity in your home — and who doesn't? — there's a telephone solicitor who has your number.

Some want to save you money, while others push the "green" theme of helping the environment.

The calls vary and apparently aren't even from the same source, but right now their target is clearly Central Florida.

Progress Energy and Florida Power & Light have reported increased calls recently from Central Florida customers questioning or complaining about telephone solicitations.

The calls, offering "energy audits," often come from people claiming to represent the utilities or independent contractors.

In some cases the audits come with a cost, and in almost all cases, they are intended to sell products or services.

Or, worse, the call could be an attempt by a crook to gain entry to a home while posing as a power-company worker, warns Suzanne Grant, a spokeswoman for Progress Energy.