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Reviews of Cellular Shades for Energy Efficiency

The typical US family spends close to $1,900 a year on their home's utility bills.

Heating and cooling your home uses more energy and drains more energy dollars than any other system in your home. Typically, 44% of your utility bill goes for heating and cooling. Heat lost through windows can account for 10% to 25% of your heating bill. During the summer, sunny windows make your air conditioning work two to three times harder.

By using a few inexpensive energy-efficient measures, including installing cellular shades, you can reduce your energy bills by 10% to 50%.

Acknowledgements to US Department of Energy for the above information.

 
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Hunter Douglas Duette
G1 Triple Cell
 
Hunter Douglas Duette 3/4" D2, G9 Single Cell

YourBlinds 3/8''
Double Cell

Bali DiamondCell Northern Lights & Storm Double Cell
 
Price* $193 $154 $79 $105
R-Value** 5.8 5.16 4.6 5.33
Fade Resistant***
Stain Resistant See Stain Test Results      
Ease of Installation

*Price is for a 36 x 60 shade.

** "R-Value"
is a measure of a given material's resistance to heat flow - how well it resists heat gain or loss.  In short, the higher the R-value, the better the insulation it will provide for you.

*** Hunter Douglas Duette Shade fabrics are run through the dying process 3 times. This process ensures your shade color will not fade over time. All of the other shade materials are dyed once.

Your windows themselves have a R-value. A typical window has a R-value ranging from 0.9 to 3.0. (To put this in perspective, the insulation that is used to build a home today has a R-value in the low 40s).

Several factors influence the R-value of your windows:
Type of glazing material
Number of layers of glass
Size of the air space between the glass layers
Thermal resistance of the frame and spacer materials
"Tightness" of the installation

R-Value and your Window Treatments
The window treatments you select also have an R-value. The higher the R-value, the more insulating benefits you'll receive. Adding cellular shades to your windows can block as much as 62% of the heat transfer through a window pane according to Alliant Energy.