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Click here for a summary of Kentucky’s new Net Metering Guidelines.

 

 

 

energy tools

 

Power Profiler CO2 calculator — The Power Profiler report will show you the air emissions attributable to the electricity you use in your home or business during one year, along with a description of what these numbers mean in everyday terms.

 

The Energy Star website, a joint project of the U.S. Dept. of Energy and U.S. EPA, has a complete list of Energy Star qualified products as well as calculators to help you determine how much replacing that old refrigerator will save you!

 

energy resources

 

Energy Misconceptions (360 Kb PDF) from the Journal of Light Construction, June 2008.

 

Energy Star Residential Water Heaters Available January 1, 2009, U.S. Department of Energy

 

Federal Tax Credits for Energy Efficiency and Renewables (48 Kb PDF) October 2008.

 

General Energy Savings Tips (52 Kb PDF) from Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center.

 

Home Power Myths (1.1 Mb PDF) from Home Power 100, April-May 2004.

 

Manufactured (Mobile) Homes: Saving Money by Saving Energy (1.8 Mb PDF) This helpful guide to energy efficiency in mobile homes comes from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Policy Development and Research.

 

On Preservation and Sustainability and Green Restoration (412 Kb PDF) from Preservation Magazine, January-February 2008.

 

Summary of Kentucky’s Guidelines for Interconnection and Net Metering (76 Kb PDF) released by the KY Public Service Commission, January 8, 2009.

 

U.S. Solar Market Trends 2008 (1.4 Mb PDF) This report, released by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC), provides public data on U.S. solar installations by technology, state, and market sector.