Submitted by Barron Heating AC Electrical & Plumbing
As the leaves change and cold creeps in, we’re drawn to all things cozy—cable knit, home-cooked meals, and a warm home shared with family and friends. But the coming months are bringing a harsh reality for homeowners across the country, putting a damper on the fall fun: rising heating bills. High power costs driven by increasing natural gas prices are to blame, along with booming data center demand and utilities spending more on infrastructure and upgrades.
According to a recent forecast from the National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA), the increase could affect natural gas customers this season with an 8.4% jump in home-heating expenses. And if you heat your home with electricity, your increase may be even steeper, with projections showing a hike of 10.2% (cnn.com).
With these rising costs on the horizon, it’s a good time to review the heating and cooling systems in your home—not just for comfort, but for long-term cost and energy efficiency. That’s where Barron Heating AC Electrical & Plumbing comes in. Our team is experienced in system selection and installation, addressing your current system and ensuring it’s the optimal size for your home. Oversized or undersized systems can result in inefficiencies, either forcing you to pay for more than you need or driving up runtime to keep up with demand.
Barron’s certified Home Performance Experts utilize LiDAR technology to precisely measure your home, ensuring the proper sizing of your heating and cooling system. By using advanced LiDAR scanning and 3D imaging, they quickly create an accurate 3D model of your home—capturing dimensions of walls, windows, doors, and more—without relying on tape measures or guesswork. This smart, privacy-focused technology collects only layout data, not video or audio, and enables instant floor plans, precise load calculations, and system recommendations, all during a single visit. The result is better home performance with lower energy bills, and complete transparency with clear visuals and data to support every decision (lidar-modeling).
Sizing aside, Barron doesn’t just “install a furnace” and leave. Our team considers your home’s many systems and how they work together as a whole, integrating controls, insulation, ducting (or ductless) options, ventilation, and more to find the best solutions for your space. As a multi-trade service company, Barron can address the warmth inside all the way to the power outside, with solar and battery backup system offerings to further reduce your energy bills and your reliance on utility power.
Investing in solar is becoming a more and more strategic move, as recognized by Dave and Jenny Marrs of HGTV’s Fixer to Fabulous. The Marrs family recently chose Barron to help them move toward net-zero energy and protect against outages at their Arkansas family home, installing a solar system and battery backup (barronheating.com/marrs). Relying less on utility power not only helps lower (or eliminate) your utility bills, but also avoids surprise rate hikes and outages, and increases the value of your home.
As colder months approach, it’s the perfect time for homeowners to plan ahead—whether that means scheduling maintenance, weatherizing your home, or investing in a new comfort or solar system. With heating bills expected to rise this year, now’s the time to take control of your comfort and your budget. Like the Marrs family, you can count on Barron for expert system sizing, energy efficiency, and a long-term heating and energy strategy designed for more than just one season. Backed by four generations of expertise, Barron blends advanced technology with trusted craftsmanship to deliver Home Performance done right—the first time. As your Pacific Northwest home and building performance experts since 1972, we stand by Our Mission: Improving Lives™.
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