Spray Foam Insulation Helps Cut Heating Costs

March 21, 2026 — WRGB Albany — There have been a lot of complaints this winter about the high cost people are paying for utility bills. As a result, people are rethinking how to best fight the strain being put on their wallets.

“The energy prices have been soaring on us yet again, especially recently,” said Nicholas Scialdone III with the Foam Guy and Sons. “One of the big problems out there is we can’t exactly change the price of our energy, but we sure can mitigate the cost of the use of the energy.”

Brian Buttars purchased a home in Rensselaer County earlier this year. As soon as he started getting his energy bills, he knew he had to do something.

“The electricity was $300 the first month, oil was $300 the same. And then in February it came in — electricity was $600 and oil was $300 again. So I’m going, geez, it’s — it’s half of my mortgage here,” said Buttars.

So then came the search for ways to save.

“So I looked around. The spray foam was the most energy efficient. And, you know, it’s clean, it lasts. It seems like it’s just a lot better way for me to go,” said Buttars.

We asked the folks from the Foam Guy and Sons to elaborate on how the foam is able to cut back on energy use and costs.

“With spray foam, it’s air impermeable. It’s completely stopping any type of air transmission whatsoever. So that price that might have been $150 a month for your fuel and electric bill is now going to go down to $75 a month, because we’re completely stopping that air that’s going up and out of your attic,” said Nicholas Scialdone III with the Foam Guy and Sons.

That was just the type of savings that Buttars was looking for to make his decision.

“Yeah. He said, we could guarantee that you’ll save at least 50% on your energy costs,” said Buttars.

As a homeowner, you’ll have to initially invest into the insulation cost, although some of which is tax deductible on your return. So it may take at least a year or two to capitalize on your upfront costs.

“The way we look at it is that small investment up front is going to pay itself back over the years to come,” said Scialdone.