Energy Efficiency & Conservation

Resource Source and Description Audience Topic Type Additional Tags File
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
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
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
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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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—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 Explained

Energy Explained is the U.S. Energy Information Administration's plain language energy encyclopedia, developed to help promote energy literacy.

U.S. Energy Information Administration
General
Clean Energy Basics
K-12
Energy Kids

Resources for students and teachers including lesson plans, games, activities and experiments

U.S. Energy Information Administration
Guide or Toolkit
K-12
Energy Saver 101 - Home Energy Audits

This infographic explains the steps of a professional energy audit.

Department of Energy
Factsheet
Clean Energy Basics
Energy Savers Network

Learn about the work being done in Buncombe County, NC to reduce energy costs for limited-income families. Sign up to volunteer or request home energy saving services.

Energy Savers Network
Service
Low-Income
North Carolina

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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