Find every draft, leak and safety issue in one visit
- The right audit for your goalXcel’s visits, an independent auditor or a HERS rater. DOE
- Tests you can’t do yourselfA blower door, an infrared camera and a combustion safety check. CLEAResult
- A written reportWhat the tests found and what to fix first. CLEAResult
- Xcel pays most of itXcel calls Squad Plus a $600 value. You pay $100 for a limited time, normally $150. Xcel
Independent site. Not affiliated with Xcel Energy or CLEAResult.
What the visit spares you
Guessing which upgrade comes first
The blower door measures the leaks, so sealing comes before new equipment.
Paying full price
At an independent auditor, Xcel pays back 60%, up to $200. Xcel
Missing the Whole Home Efficiency bonus
Whole Home Efficiency starts with a qualifying audit, before any work.
Drafts and bills you can’t explain
Sealing and insulating can save up to 10% on yearly energy bills. ENERGY STAR
Which audit fits your house?
Example answer, for lower bills
Assuming Xcel gas and four units or fewer until you answer.
Home Energy Squad Plus
$100$100 for a limited time, normally $150. Free for income-qualified customers; CLEAResult checks.
About 3 hours. Source: CLEAResult Squad Plus page, checked Oct 13, 2026
The blower door and infrared camera show where your heat goes. The visit finds the leaks; sealing and insulating them is what can lower the bill.
Allow up to 10 days for a date.
What’s included
- A blower door test and infrared imaging
- A combustion safety test and carbon monoxide check
- Everything in a basic Squad visit
- A written report with findings and recommendations
What to ask the auditor
- Which leaks and which insulation would cut the heating bill most?
- Will the report give my blower door number and attic insulation level?
Other ways to get help
- Don’t want a visit? Xcel’s virtual option is free and mails you a kit. Book the virtual visit
- Prefer an independent auditor? Xcel pays back 60% of the price: up to $160 with a blower door, $200 with infrared. Xcel’s registered audit contractors
The auditor runs the tests; we don’t do audits or ratings.
What you walk away with
CLEAResult’s written report: what the tests found and what to fix first.
- Air sealing and insulation
- We don’t do this. Use Xcel’s participating contractors.
- Heat pumps and water heaters
- Send us the report. We price the work after rebates.
Before you book
- Your own Xcel account
- Xcel’s visits and rebates need one. Renters need the landlord’s OK.
- Buying a home?
- Before closing you aren’t the account holder, so plan on full price.
- Squad Plus limits
- No blower door with vermiculite in the attic or a dirty wood-burning fireplace.
Getting ready for the example, Home Energy Squad Plus
Squad Plus takes about three hours. How the blower door test works.
A list of drafty rooms
Name them, and any condensation, so the auditor checks them.
A year of energy bills
They show how much gas and electricity the house uses now.
A clear path
To the attic, crawl space, furnace and water heater.
Any wood fire out
Coals included, with the ashes cleaned out.
Vermiculite in the attic?
Say so when you book. Squad Plus can’t run the blower door with it.
Prices and rules checked Oct 13, 2026.
Send your audit report or equipment photos
We price the heat pump and water heater work it recommends, after rebates.
Equipment labels and a photo of the closed electrical panel help, too. Leave covers in place.