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People across Arizona are looking for ways to cut down on their utility bills. A variety of websites can help you analyze your monthly energy usage and get a better idea of how all those little appliances around the house can add up to a major energy drain
For a thorough analysis, click on energyguide.com’s analyzer button. Here, you will need to spend about 15 minutes filling out information about your home, appliances and energy use. Energyguide.com provides a breakdown of your energy use and cost. It will calculate how much each individual appliance -- from your television to your microwave -- costs to use each month.
If you’d like to know more about how much it costs to run little appliances like your hairdryer or bigger items like your waterbed, log on to visit www.energycheckup.com.
Click on "Where your energy dollars go" and find a comprehensive list of average monthly costs for using basic household appliances.
If you have an old refrigerator or other big appliance that you still think serves you well, think again. If your refrigerator is 10 years or older, it uses up to twice the energy of a new one. For more information, visit www.energy.star.gov
Click on the appliance you’re interested in and learn about each appliance.
For Arizona’s cold climate visit www.energystar.gov has dozens of quick calculators. Click on Thermostat Savings Calculator, for example, and you’ll be taken into a page that lets you type in the current temperature (heating season) you set for your house. Enter a temperature a few degrees lower, and the calculator will tell you how much energy you’ll save by lowering your thermostat a few degrees. | |
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The Internet is a great source of information. Over the past decade as much information has been posted to Internet websites as is contained in the Library of Congress. With all of this information available how can you be sure that you have accessed the best and most recent information available on a particular subject? We will try and make it less intimidating by providing you some important links to the most current and accurate information about energy efficiency, energy conservation and renewable energy. All you need to do is point your mouse over one of the links and click to go to that page, it’s that easy. Government Sponsored Websites:The Arizona Energy Star Labeled Homes
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New homebuyers can visit for information about building an ENERGY STAR labeled home in Phoenix and Casa Grande. The site contains a listing of ENERGY STAR builder partners and "fast facts" about the savings that ENERGY STAR delivers for consumers and for the environment.
Energy Star Home Page
US Environmental Protection Agency website that provides information on products, homes, and buildings with the Energy Star Label.
US DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network:
Comprehensive resource for DOE’s energy efficiency and renewable energy information, plus access to more than 600 links and 80,000 documents. Arizona Utility Companies:Arizona Electric Power Cooperatives
Arizona’s electric cooperatives include: Duncan Valley Electric Cooperative, Mohave Electric Cooperative, Sierra Southwest Electric Power Cooperative Services, Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative and Trico Electric Cooperative.
Arizona Public Service Company (APS)
APS serves one of the fastest growing areas in the nation, meeting the electricity needs of 857,000 customers throughout Arizona. Their website contains information on a variety of subjects including breaking news stories and answers to frequently asked questions about energy issues in California and how they relate to Arizona.
Unisource Energy Services
This website contains an energy saving tip of the month in addition to information about solar energy, electric restructuring, and residential and commercial customer information. Navopache Electric Cooperative
Navopache is owned by its customers. The electric cooperative has a service area of almost 10,000 square miles in eastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico. Service is extended to over 25,500 homes and businesses, with headquarters in Lakeside, Arizona. Salt River Project (SRP)
SRP (the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District) is a political subdivision of the state of Arizona. The District provides electricity to retail customers in the Phoenix area. Their website contains information on what the California energy crisis means to Arizona and what SRP is doing to avoid problems here.
Southwest Gas
The fastest growing natural gas distributor in the United States, Southwest Gas serves over 1.33 million households, businesses and industries in Arizona, Nevada and portions of California.
Tucson Electric Power (TEP)
Tucson Electric Power serves most of Pima County and metropolitan Tucson. Their website contains information on Billing, Energy Efficiency, Products for Your Home, Building a New Home and more.
Western Area Power Administration
From North Dakota to California, Western Area Power Administration serves a variety of utilities across its 15-state service. Created in 1977, Western currently markets and transmits power throughout a 1.3 million-square-miles service territory to more than 600 customers, including rural electric cooperatives, municipalities, public utility districts, Federal and state agencies, and irrigation districts. Non-Profit Organizations / Professional Associations:Advanced Technologies for Commercial Buildings
A building professional’s guide to more than 60 environmentally-appropriate technologies.
The Alliance to Save Energy
The Alliance to Save Energy is a nonprofit organization founded in 1977 to promote the efficient use of energy to strengthen America’s economy, improve the environment, make housing more affordable and move the country toward energy independence.
Arizona Solar Center
This Website is presented by the Arizona Solar Center, a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the use and utilization of solar energy in Arizona.
Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (CREST)
Solstice, CREST’s electronic information service, contains a wealth of information on energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainable technology.
Earth 911
Earth 911 is a public and private sector partnership whose mission is to empower the public with community-specific resources for recycling and pollution prevention and how we can all do our part in protecting the environment.
Home Energy Magazine
Home Energy provides information about energy conservation both for people who work on homes and for those who live in them.
National Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET)
RESNET is a national network of mortgage lenders, homebuilders, real estate firms as well has housing and energy professionals. RESNET’s website contains information on the latest developments in the field of residential energy financing, and other topics related to residential energy efficiency. U.S. - Mexico Border Energy Project
A collaborative effort of the Western Governors’ Association and states along the U.S.-Mexico border to provide guidance on implementing efficiency measures in the region’s commercial and industrial sectors. Website includes links to government incentive programs plus a searchable database of contractors and lenders.
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