Energy Efficiency & Conservation

Resource Source and Description Audience Topic Type Additional Tags File
Energy Efficiency—Jobs and Investments

Factsheet describing the economic benefits of energy efficiency investments and number of jobs created

American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
Factsheet
Decision Maker Guides
Energy Efficiency Potential in the U.S. Single-Family Housing Stock

A 2017 report on the technical and economic potential for energy efficiency improvements across the U.S.

Eric Wilson, Craig Christensen, Scott Horowitz, Joseph Robertson, and Jeff Maguire (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
Report
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Resources for Rural K-12 School Energy Managers and Educators

This 8-page guide offers tips for implementing energy efficiency measures in K-12 school districts and includes numerous case studies and resources for benchmarking, implementation, financing and behavior change programs.

U.S. Department of Energy, Better Buildings
Factsheet
Guide or Toolkit
Rural or Agricultural
Nonprofit or Faith Community
Government or Schools
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ElecTel Cooperative Federal Credit Union - Energy Efficient Loan Program

ElecTel's loan program is available to members of select North Carolina electric cooperatives to finance home energy efficiency improvements, as well as solar, solar storage, and more.

ElecTel Cooperative Federal Credit Union
General
North Carolina
Financing & Incentives
Duke Energy Helping Home Fund

Find providers across North Carolina that conduct free health and safety repairs, appliance replacement, and heating and cooling system repair for households under 200% of the federal poverty level and served by Duke Energy.

North Carolina Community Action Association
Service
Low-Income
Renter
North Carolina
Financing & Incentives
Duke Energy
Do-It-Yourself Home Energy Audit

This 24-page booklet is designed to guide homeowners in assessing energy efficiency, air leaks and moisture problems in the home, including checklists and payback periods for improvement projects.

Seattle Department of Planning and Development and Seattle City Light
Guide or Toolkit
DEQ Energy, Water, and Waste Reduction Assistance

No-cost, non-regulatory, on-site assessments are available from the NC Department of Environmental Quality for North Carolina businesses and public facilities.

NC Department of Environmental Quality
Service
Government or Schools
Business or Commercial
North Carolina
Decision Maker Guides
Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE)

DSIRE is the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States.

North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center
Policy or Regulation
Tool or Calculator
Financing & Incentives
Community Power Interactive Toolkit

The Institute for Local Self-Reliance's Interactive Community Power Toolkit provides examples and case studies of actions that local governments, communities and electric providers can take to expand access to local clean energy.

Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Guide or Toolkit
Government or Schools
Financing & Incentives
Decision Maker Guides
Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN)

A collection of classroom ready and peer-reviewed activities, videos, demonstrations and experiments

Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science and the Science Education Resource Center
Guide or Toolkit
K-12

Energy Efficiency & Conservation News

App State Architect Illustrates a New Standard in Carbon-Neutral Design

“We have just experienced the hottest 10 years of our existence,” Mike Kapp said. “Things are moving in the wrong direction and we need to do so...

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