With Elysian Energy, I recently completed the first two steps of our home electrification journey. They increased the capacity of our electric supply to 200 amps and replaced our old gas furnace + AC with a new high-efficiency heat pump. They made solid recommendations and were very easy to work with. The job was completed extremely well and the price was reasonable. I would say they actually exceeded my expectations. The new heat pump is amazing: it is nearly silent and yet it does a great job keeping my home warm. Definitely would recommend Elysian to others looking for a quality heat pump installation. read more

Edit to add: my ceiling DID collapse several months after I begged Elysian to have a look at my separating ceiling (photos above). What. A. MESS! Thankfully, no one was in the room at the time. Messy, dirty, cough inducing insulation particles all over the room. Couldn't even open the door. Dealing with insurance now. Funny thing (not haha) - suddenly, Elysian 'found' all the documentation that my insurance company requested - the very documents they told me they didn't have and were not required to hold beyond 2 or 3 years. And just yesterday (7/5/24) the ceiling in the other room collapsed!! Can't open the door. Drywall and the horrible blown insulation ALL OVER THE ROOM!!! New insurance claim, and now my insurance premiums will probably be unaffordable if they don't drop me altogether. If only Elysian stood by their work, warranty or not, and if only they cared about very valid concerns expressed by past clients, I wouldn't have all this to deal with now. Again: CONSUMER BEWARE! read more

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I am grateful to the Elysian team for changing my gas furnace and old AC to a new heat pump. They were very knowledgeable, supportive, and cost was better than other quotes I received. Shout out to Elliot, Martin, and Sunita! read more

We have requested BGE quick home energy check a while back, today Richard from Elysian energy came by and did a walk through for us, and he pointed out a whole list of things to do to save energy, and he even replaced our thermostats with smart thermostats for free, and replaced some lightbulbs for free, what a wonderful gentleman! very helpful and caring ! it's worth mentioning that this program is all for free! thank you so much! i recommend every home gets one of this checks! read more

Since I'm a new homeowner, my situation is a bit different than others. I not only listened to what Ben told me, but I complied. I am in the process of converting all my light bulbs to LED. My electrician is coming next week to handle the grounding/surges issue with my recessed lighting. I did not buy a new heat pump yet... But it is on the list. I did buy a new energy efficient refrigerator and I converted my home from having an electric stove to gas. So, I moved in at the end of March, I had this eval, spent THOUSANDS, was it worth it? Yes!!! My BGE bill went from $165 per month in a 1600 sq ft home (for just me) to (wait for it.....) $82 a month! See my previous review to know all my other energy efficient steps I had in place and adopted. It's worth it. Note: BGE changed their program and limited appliances that would receive a coupon discount for energy efficiency. Because none of them included my top of the line refrigerator or gas oven/stove, I had to wait and be sale/credit card savvy at Sears. Next week, I'll start "winterizing my home". Do what you can afford, but do it. It's worth it. read more

Elysian Energy - MAY: energy appt., JUNE: next bill after appt. (-$41) SEPT: after new fridge & conversion to natural gas (-$42) TOTAL SAVED: $83 - Heating & Air Conditioning/HVAC Near Me - Laurel, Maryland

I can not say enough about this company. They did exactly what they said they were going to do. Their work was supera and there were absolutely NO HIDDEN FEES! They actually vaccuumed up after themselves! The guys were both kind and professional. With their maskes and booties they worked hard and finished the whole job in one day. We have had a snow storm the last 2 days and my house has never been so warm! A simple "thank you" seems so inadequate to express how I feel! With a thankful heart, - Catherine Morneault read more

I have heard that these audits are helpful in determining what can be done to make one's home more efficient. I called them and got an appt. scheduled pretty quickly. Thierry came to my home and did an energy audit because I noticed my electric bills increasing all the time. He was very professional and answered my millions of questions because I am nosy and want to know what is being done in my home by anyone. He went over everything and once he was done I had two new shower heads and all my lights replaced with LED's!!! All for $100 (which in Takoma Park gets refunded back to you by the city). I got a report with many suggestions for ways to make my home less drafty (barely any insulation in my attic) . I am still figuring out what will be the best options for me, but at least I know what needs to be done. I would highly recommend this service to anyone concerned with high energy bills and especially if you live in an older home. read more

I had gotten an energy audit from another company (let's call it Brand X) and they wrote up an estimate of the work they thought needed to be done. The amount was astronomical. Elysian Energy came in (thanks, Nick Kruse and Sunita Pathik) and reevaluated. Nick's evaluation was honest and straightforward. He pointed out things that needed to be done and things that really didn't need to be done and things that Brand X company was using to pad their estimate. Bottom line: good vibes all around. Elysian's estimate came in about where we could afford the work (assuming the BG&E energy rebate) and we set up the date. The work crew was both thorough and efficient.They showed up on time and left a clean house when they finished. At the end, Nick went over everything with me and showed me what could be seen of the work that was completed in my attic and crawl space area. I have nothing but good things to say about Elysian Energy. Money well spent. read more

I had Elysian do a pretty extensive job on my house and things turned out well. The process started with an energy audit. The auditors were thorough, replaced light bulbs and installed low-flow shower heads. The written audit included a long list of recommended actions. Then things got complicated. Boosting the efficiency of a house is not simple and straight forward. There are trade-offs and judgement calls to make. It took months to get a final work plan. In the end, we sealed up our ducts using a system called Aeroseal, insulated the attic, the ceiling of an addition and the garage. It was about $4000 and included a rebate from the DC government. My heating bills were still high this (unusually cold) winter and the addition is still colder than the rest of the house, but the real test will be in the summer. The house is definitely more comfortable than before and I'm very glad that I got the work done. The folks from Elysian were professional and courteous. You can trust these folks to do you right. read more

I just got a free energy audit from Elysian Energy through the District Department of the Environment. "Very knowledgable, personable, and professional" and I recommend them highly, Their recommendations iwll help us plan cost-saving measures in our house. read more

I didn't like how unorganized they were with my paperwork. I've never worked with anyone who had to make 3 edits to a contract AFTER I already signed. Also, once they did the work, they gave me the wrong forms to fill out. I'm very disappointed since the reviews were so high. read more

1/20/2019 Sometime early September 2018, Elysian Energy weatherize my home. I made a written complaint on Yelp and to Elysian without waiting to see if the weatherization worked, I am pulling that complaint because it does work. the cold weather is here and I am warm in my home after nearly 20 yrs. As you will read I took steps to keep my home warm by replacing windows and framing the doors, however, that wasn't enough. I apologize. I jumped the gun. I've always been unable to use the lower level of the home due to the cold creeping in through the replaced windows and door frames. Since the weatherization, I am now warm and toasty and I smile when i come into my home, the heat hits me in the face when i open the door and I feel so thankful. My thermostat is on 66 degrees and i am comfortable, I want to extend my personal thank you to Habitat and to Elysian Energy that did the work. I recommend Elysian Energy as a weatherization company. I am a senior, I am warm in my home and I need to let all know that the weatherization is working. Thank you for understanding read more

I had Elysian Energy, doing the Attic insolation and sealing ducts, they did a great job, to difference of other companies, the person who sold the service to us, was here working hand on hand during all the work and supervising it. We had some problems improving the insolation and they were very helpful trying to find the way to find the way to level the heating in the house. It is only the first month and we already saw the difference in our gas bill. The crew was very professional and clean the mess that was done after they finish. read more

I'm adding an extra two stars for Elysian because they did everything possible to try to diagnose the reason the insulation got wet in the attic based upon the location of my air handler unit. Five stars would have meant they repaired the resulting ceiling damage for me as well, but that wasn't going to happen. Still, you have to hand it to a company that has already done their work and wants to help make things that turn so terribly wrong- right. I believe they are trustworthy and earned the extra couple of stars. I'm not sure you can get a more personalized evaluation of your home and it's inherent air leaks, and that helps me justify the cost for an older home like mine. They contract out their HVAC companies, so I can't fault them for that piece of the nightmare of replacing our system. read more

I was disappointed with the energy audit report that we received -- I was expecting them to use infrared cameras and identify particular issues in our house but they did not. They did do a blower test which showed our house was leakier than it should be but the recommendations were things that I felt are just common sense recommendations that would not have required an energy audit (e.g. insulate attic, caulk gaps around windows and doors, replace old furnace and water heater, etc.). Moreover I was hoping for a one stop shop that could do some of the weatherization work as well but their cost estimate to insulate our attic was outrageous-- 2-3 times other quotes we received. I would recommend that others just read up on typical ways to maximize home energy efficiency and get quotes from HVAC, home insulation companies, handymen directly. read more

This company came to my home in latter 2015 for an energy audit, which was very detailed. I had been having some problems in my home and was amazed at the meticulousness of the study. They found what I knew they would and much much more. My home was built in 1964 so their were problems I was unaware of after living there for 15 years, along with the fact that many things were no longer up to code. Well I can tell you once you commit to fixing these issues, it is a long process..but soooo worth it. My BGE bill was cut in half very quickly. All the light bulbs were changed out as was the furnace, proper venting was installed and fans, insulation, removal of asbestos tile (that I didnt know was there), on and on. I could not begin to list the things fixed in my home. Everything was completed professionally and inspected by the job manager when done. If the reduction of the BGE bill was the only benefit, it would still have been worth it, but the safety involved in knowing your home was inspected and any harmful issues have been dealt with and removed makes you sleep much better at night. I have no lead paint, no asbestos and my energy efficiency has increased 45% read more

Elysian conducted an energy audit of our 35 year old house. They recommended a number of projects to improve the efficiency of our house. The cost of the projects was very reasonable and was completed professionally and promptly. They used a sub-contractor to add insulate our attic; an Elysian employee supervised the work while the sub-contractor was in the house. The sub-contractor did a great job too. Our house is considerably warmer thanks to the work they did. I especially want to note our point of contact, Justin, did a great job. read more

Since we were paired with Elysian without much choice from Pepco for an energy audit, I hope to add a more recent review to help others. In our case, we were very disappointed with this company - we used them for both an initial assessment and for a full audit. During both audits, we were told there was no access point to our addition's attic, and that a hole had to be cut in our ceiling to assess the level of insulation. Left with a hole in our ceiling covered with mesh, we then received an estimate for more than $10k of work on a 2000 sq. ft. house that took a number of emails and phonecalls to receive, three weeks after the assessment. Our work is now being done by a company that is not part of the pepco program, that is charging us less than half the price, and immediately found an access point to the addition's attic from our main attic - rendering the hole in our ceiling completely useless. In our case, this company did not prove to be thorough, fair, and honest, and their communications were lacking. read more

We had an audit performed in the spring of 2016 by Thierry, who was very thorough and professional. We took all of their recommendations, and had the work done in the summer of 2016. Our house is much more comfortable now, particularly upstairs, as a result of adding insulation in the attic, and sealing the air ducts to improve the A/C flow. Sealing the basement rim also helped significantly. We would definitely do it again. read more

What a racket they have with BGE. DO NOT pay them $100 for an energy audit. They will quote you extremely high and not guarantee any rebates from BGE anyway. They force you to do more work than is needed and state if you do not do the required work you will get no rebates from your power company (BGE in our case). They need to be up front with customers before they do the audit. read more