Increasing Energy Efficiency

Lighting - CFLs

http://energy.extension.psu.edu/EnergyUse.htm
http://www.energystar.gov
http://energy.cas.psu.edu/lighting.html
http://www.depweb.state.pa.us (click Energy Topics and then browse the library of documents for Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs)

Energy Star information

http://energy.cas.psu.edu/354.htm
http://www.energystar.gov

General Energy Efficiency

http://housing.cce.cornell.edu/resid_energy_efficiency.html
http://www.pahomeenergy.com
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/consumer/tips/index.html

Web-based home energy audit 

http://hes.lbl.gov

The Cost of Energy

• Coping with High Energy Prices: http://energy.cas.psu.edu
• Calculating Fuel Costs: http://energy.cas.psu.edu/smartdecisions.html
• Electric Rate Caps and Deregulation:
  http://energy.cas.psu.edu/energyissues.html
  http://energy.cas.psu.edu/340.htm
• Deregulation of Electricity Generation in Pennsylvania, publication available online at http://www.abe.psu.edu/extension/factsheet/h/H77.pdf

Alternative Fuels

• Shelled Corn, renewable fuel: http://energy.cas.psu.edu/shellcorn.html
• Burning Shelled Corn: http://www.abe.psu.edu/extension.factsheets/h/H78.pdf
• Home Heating options including wood and pellets, small wind, solar, and geothermal:
  http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/consumer
• Solar Energy 
  http://energy.extension.psu.edu/Solar.htm
  http://www.nrel.gov/solar/
  http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/farm_energy/index.php
• Small Wind Energy (PA)       
  http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy07osti/42032.pdf
  http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/farm_energy/index.php