Resources for Going 100% Renewable
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Energy Saving Programs for Marbletown
Group purchase Discounts (check it out here)
A Small New York Town Plans a Profitable, 100% Renewable Energy Future- ( check out the Green Tech Media article )
Useful Resources for 10 Money Saving Steps to 100% Renewable
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1. Community Choice Aggregation and Buying Green Power
- Hudson Valley Community Power
- Westchester Power
- Finger Lakes Community Choice
- Community Choice Aggregation Toolkit for municipalities
2. Community Solar or Home Solar
- Community Solar
- Home Solar
3. Building insulation and air sealing
4. Selecting efficient appliances, equipment, lighting
- Lighting
5. Vehicles/ transportation
- Charging
- New Electric and Plug-in electric
- PlugStar.com
- Drive Electric Hudson Valley
- Drive Change, Drive Electric (includes info on every make & model)
- Used EVs
- Plug in America Buyer’s Guide to find the make/model that’s right for you.
- Surprisingly affordable electric vehicles.
- Ebay Motors Electric is very useful to browse electrics.
- CarMax used EVs
- 511 NY Rideshare
- Public transport
- Ulster County Area Transit
- Bikes and Electric bikes/scooters
- Revolution Bicycles, Kingston
6. Heating and Cooling
- Cold Climate Air Source Heat Pumps
- Central Hudson incentives
- Cold Climate rated heat pump list
- Air Source Heat Pump Buying Guide from NEEP (Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnership)
- Geothermal
- Geothermal/Ground Source Heat Pumps (Basic Information)
- Choosing and installing (US EPA)
- Wood/Biomass heat
- Mid Hudson Fuel Buying Coop – save money on fuel oil and propane until you can stop using them.
7. Hot Water
- Heat PumpThese transfer heat from outside rather than converting it from fuel. Resources: • Air Source Heat Pump Buying Guide
Water heaters
8. Cooking and clothes drying
- Induction ranges and hot plates
- Electric convection vs. conventional electric
- Climate Smart Cookbook
- Clothes dryers
9. Yard and Power Equipment
10. Learning and Sharing
- Local environmental groups – Get involved
- Airline travel
- Offsets
- Train and Bus vs. Planes
- Fossil Fuel Free investing
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Sustainable Hudson Valley
PO Box 145 Rhinebeck, NY 12572
Physical Address:
7 Livingston St., Rhinebeck, NY 12572
Phone: 845.514.8567