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Resources / Links |
Other useful energy conservation and related resources and links will be added to this collection of materials in the months ahead. Please check back on your next visit.
- State Departments and Programs
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- Virginia Energy Plan - pdf
- Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy
- State Corporation Commission
- Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
- Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
- Virginia Department of Forestry
- Virginia Department of General Services / e-Procurement and Contracts
- Federal Departments and Programs
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- U.S. Department of Energy
- (U.S.) Energy Information Administration
- U.S. Department of Energy / Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
- U.S. Department of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy / Biomass Program
- U.S. Department of Energy / Federal Energy Management Program
- U.S. Department of Energy / Easy Ways to Save Energy
- Home Energy Saver / Home Energy Advisor
- Energy Star
- High Performance Schools (U.S. Department of Energy)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 (includes Virginia.)
- Renewable Energy Providers and Information
- Virginia Energy Basics
- Local Government
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- ICLEI Local Government for Sustainability
- Virginia Energy Purchasing Governmental Association
- Virginia Clean Cities and the Hampton Roads Clean Cities Coalition
- National Association of Counties Green Government Initiative
- City of Charlottesville, Va.
- City of Roanoke, Va.
- Chapel Hill, N.C. / Toward a Sustainable Community
- Montgomery County, Md., Public Schools (Green Schools)
- Montgomery County, Md.
- City of Seattle
- City of Austin, Texas
- City of Scottsdale, Ariz.
- City and County of Denver
- City of Minneapolis
- City of Boulder, Colo.
- City of Madison, Wis.
- City of Plano, Texas
- Fairfax County, Va.
- Alameda County, Calif.
- Green Building
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- U.S. Green Building Council
- LEED Family of Green Building Rating Systems
- Virginia Sustainable Building Network
- Green Building Initiative
- Hampton Roads Green Building Council
- James River Green Building Council
- Southwest Virginia Chapter Green Building Council
- National Capital Region Chapter Green Building Council
- Building Green
- Energy Solutions for Government (U.S. DOE)
- Energy Service Providers
- Energy Efficiency and Conservation in Practice
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- Home Improvement Toolbox (Energy Star)
- Energy Resources Guide for Virginia
- Energy Savers / Tips on Saving Energy and Money at Home
- American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
- Energy Star fo Local Governments
- Tree City USA
- Home Energy Online (Home Energy magazine)
- Power House
- Energy Hog (Alliance to Save Energy)
- Transportation / Land Use
- Energy Calculation Tools
- Other
Green Tips
Use today's energy efficient bulbs. They come in many sizes and styles. Switch to fluorescent lights where you can. They produce four times the light per watt as ordinary bulbs and, even though fluorescent tubes cost more than incandescent bulbs, they last longer. Fluorescent bulbs can take more energy to turn on when you first flip the switch, but the energy savings outweigh the initial extra energy use -- especially when used in areas where lights are on for many hours per day.
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