About makemesustainable
What this site is
makemesustainable is a hub of free calculators that put a dollar figure on home energy decisions. What does that space heater cost to run all winter? What should your electric bill look like at your state's rate? Where is your home quietly leaking money, and what is your household's carbon footprint in actual numbers? Each calculator answers one of those questions in under a minute, with no sign-up.
Why it exists
Most energy advice is vague. “Unplug your chargers.” “Consider better insulation.” “Heating is expensive.” None of that tells you whether a change is worth your money. Numbers beat adjectives: when you can see that one habit costs dollars a month and another costs cents, you know where to act. So every result on this site is a figure, computed from published data and your own inputs, and every figure shows its work. The formulas and sources behind each calculator are documented on the methodology page.
How it is funded
By nothing, today. The site has no ads, no affiliate links, and nothing for sale. If ads or affiliate links ever arrive to cover the site's costs, the disclosure page will say so plainly, and no payment will ever change a number the calculators produce.
A long-running project
makemesustainable has been a sustainability project since 2006; today it is a calculator hub. The format has changed over the years, but the aim has not: practical ways to lower bills and lighten your footprint.
Who maintains it
makemesustainable is built and maintained by the Make Me Sustainable team. It is independent, not owned by or sponsored by any utility, manufacturer, or energy supplier, so the numbers follow the published data rather than anyone's sales target. If a figure looks wrong, tell us on the contact page and we will check it.