North Carolina
Cooperative Extension
Family & Consumer
Sciences Program
E-Conservation Program For Consumers
on-line learning
publications
Web Resources
Energy Star
http://www.energystar.gov/
Energy Star is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices
Department of
Energy Insulation
Booklet
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/roofs+walls/insulation/ins_01.html
Inadequate insulation and air leakage are leading causes of energy waste in most homes. Adding insulation to your home can save money and makes your home more comfortable by helping maintain a uniform temperature throughout the house
North Carolina
Solar Center
http://www.ncsc.ncsu.edu/
The N.C. Solar Center serves as a clearinghouse for solar and other renewable energy programs, information, research, technical assistance, and training for citizens and businesses.
Energy Savers
http://www.energysavers.gov/
On this U.S. Government Web site you can find information to help you save energy in your home, business, vehicle, or industrial plant.
North Carolina
State Energy Office
http://www.energync.net/
North Carolina’s lead agency for energy programs and services and serves the official source for energy information and assistance for consumers, businesses, government agencies, community colleges, and schools and the residential, commercial and industrial sectors.
Improving the
Efficiency of your
Duct Work
http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/info/documents/pdfs/27630.pdf
A brochure is meant to help you understand the problems that can affect the duct system and how you can: save money, improve comfort, and protect health.
Home Energy Saver
http://hes.lbl.gov/
The Home Energy Saver is designed to help consumers identify the best ways to save energy in their home using on-line tools, which calculates energy use and savings opportunities, based on a detailed description of the home provided by the user. Users can estimate how much energy and money can be saved and how much implementing energy-efficiency improvements can reduce emissions
North Carolina
Green Power
http://www.ncgreenpower.org/
The goal of NC Green Power is to supplement the state’s existing power supply with more green energy – electricity generated from renewable resources like the sun, wind and organic matter
North Carolina
Weatherization Assistance
program
http://www.ncdhhs.gov/oeo/weather.htm
The Weatherization
Assistance Program
is designed to help
low-income citizens
save energy and
reduce expenses
through the installation
of energy conservation
materials, the implementation
of energy efficiency
measures in their
homes and energy
education.
NC Cooperative
Extension County
Office Listing
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/index.php?page=countycenters
A list of all NC Cooperative Extension county centers with links to each county center's web site, districts, other centers, and maps.
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