Additional Energy Resources
To learn more about energy-efficient living, please visit the links below:
Automatic and Programmable Thermostats
Calculate energy use in your home
Compact Fluorescent Lamps
Cooling Your Home with Fans and Ventilation (PDF)
Demand (tankless) Water Heaters
Energy Conservation
Energy Efficient Appliances (PDF)
Energy Efficient Homes: Appliances in General
Energy Efficient Homes: Comparing Homes for Energy Efficiency
Energy Efficient Homes: Easy Steps to Improving Your Home’s Energy Efficiency
Energy Efficient Lighting for Florida Homes (PDF)
Energy from Crops
Energy Savers: Tips on Saving Energy and Money at Home
Energy Use of Typical Home Appliances
Energy-Efficient Water Heating
EnergyStar
Enviroscaping to Conserve Energy: a Guide to Microclimate Modification
Enviroscaping to Conserve Energy: Trees for Central Florida
Enviroscaping to Conserve Energy: Trees for North Florida
Enviroscaping to Conserve Energy: Trees for South Florida
Find the recommended r-value for your home.
Florida Energy Extension Service
Florida House Learning Center
Florida Institute for Sustainable Energy
Florida Solar Energy Center
Green Roofs in Urban Landcapes
Guide to offsetting your carbon admissions
Harvesting Clean Energy
Heat Recovery from Air Conditioning Units (PDF)
Home Energy Audit – OUC
Home Energy Audits
Homosassa Springs Fuel Cell Project
Improving the Efficiency of Your Duct System (PDF)
Insulation Fact Sheet (PDF)
Insulation Tips
Kissimmee Utility Authority
Landscaping
Landscaping to Conserve Energy: Annotated Bibliography
Making Biodiesel
Managing Manure with Biogas Recovery Systems – US EPA
Natural Resources Defense Council
Ocean Energy – California Energy Commission
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy–U.S. Department of Energy
Optimize Energy Efficiency
Orlando Utilities Commission
Osceola County Extension
Passive Solar Design – Fact Sheet (PDF)
Passive Solar Home Design
Policies that Address Sustainable Landscaping Practices
Post Carbon Institute
Potential Feedstock Sources for Ethanol Production in Florida
Practical Uses of Solar Energy (PDF)
Program for Resource Efficient Communities
Radiant Energy Transfer and Radiant Barrier Systems in Buildings (PDF)
Roofs Reflect Better Savings (PDF)
Solar Energy Basics … and More (PDF)
Staying Warm This Summer Without Spending a Fortune (PDF)
Take the 6˚ of Energy Efficiency Quiz
The Oil Depletion Protocol
Types of Insulation
Urban Greenspace and Carbon Sequestration
US Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Water Heating
Water Heating and Heat Recovery (PDF)
Weatherize Your Home — Caulk and Weatherstrip (PDF)
Weatherizing Your Home (PDF)
World Nuclear Association
