Energy Efficiency & Conservation

Resource Source and Description Audience Topic Type Additional Tags File
Building Certification Program Guide

The Building Certification Program Guide from Home Energy NC provides details on certification programs available in North Carolina, as well as some helpful attributes for comparing programs.

Home Energy NC
Guide or Toolkit
North Carolina
Blue Ridge Opportunity Commission - Weatherization Assistance Program

BROC is a community action organization administering heating appliance repair (HARRP), the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) and more to low-income households in Alleghany, Ashe, and Wilkes Counties of North Carolina.

Blue Ridge Opportunity Commission (BROC)
Service
Low-Income
Renter
North Carolina
Boone and the High Country
Financing & Incentives
Blue Ridge Energy: Smart Rebates

Blue Ridge Energy offers these rebates for energy efficient appliances or home weatherization improvements.

Blue Ridge Energy
General
North Carolina
Boone and the High Country
Financing & Incentives
Blue Ridge Energy
Blue Ridge Energy: Energy SAVER Loan Program

This loan program is offered through a partnership between Blue Ridge Energy electric cooperative and ElecTel Cooperative Federal Credit Union to finance home energy efficiency improvements, as well as solar and solar storage.

Blue Ridge Energy
General
North Carolina
Boone and the High Country
Blue Ridge Energy
Blue Ridge Energy — Energy Efficiency and Weatherization Contractor List

A list of energy efficiency and weatherization contractors serving Blue Ridge Energy's service territory

Blue Ridge Energy
Guide or Toolkit
North Carolina
Boone and the High Country
Blue Ridge Energy
Blue Ridge Community Action - Weatherization Assistance Program

BRCA administers heating appliance repair (HARRP), the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) and more to low-income households in Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Rutherford, Stanly and Union Counties of North Carolina.

Blue Ridge Community Action (BRCA)
Service
Low-Income
Renter
North Carolina
Boone and the High Country
Financing & Incentives
Better Rentals, Better Cities

Smart policies to improve your city's rental housing energy performance

Rocky Mountain Institute
Guide or Toolkit
Low-Income
Renter
Government or Schools
Business or Commercial
Decision Maker Guides
Better Buildings Financing Navigator

The Better Buildings Financing Navigator includes financing primers, factsheets, overviews and guides to area-specific policies and programs.

U.S. Department of Energy; Better Buildings Initiative
Guide or Toolkit
Low-Income
Renter
Nonprofit or Faith Community
Government or Schools
Business or Commercial
Financing & Incentives
Decision Maker Guides
Appalachian and the Community Together: Energy Efficiency Grants

Learn about ACT's grants available to Boone-area nonprofits to promote investments in energy efficiency.

Appalachian State University: ACT Office
General
Nonprofit or Faith Community
North Carolina
Boone and the High Country
Financing & Incentives
Affordable Passive Solar Planbook for North Carolina

The Affordable Passive Solar Planbook for North Carolina describes the basic fundamentals and components of passive solar design and includes a collection of passive solar floor plans and a variety of energy efficient details.

State Energy Office, N.C. Department of Administration; Appalachian Energy Center
Guide or Toolkit
North Carolina
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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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