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 )

 Clean Power Guide

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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
  1. Hudson Valley Community Power
  2. Solar for All (low income)
  3. Buyer’s Guide to Community Solar in NY (2017)
  4. Community Solar vs Green Electricity
• Home Solar
  1. Home solar FAQ
  2. Solar financing guide

3. Building insulation and air sealing

• DIY energy audit
• Central Hudson Insights
• Community Energy Advisors

4. Selecting efficient appliances, equipment, lighting

• Lighting
  1. CenHub Store
  2. Choose a light guide

• Appliances
  1. Get paid to recycle your refrigerator or freezer

• Wood stoves, pellet stoves and fireplace inserts

5. Vehicles/ transportation

• Charging
  1. EV Ready recommended outlet: NEMA 14-50 (Outdoor)
  2. EV Ready recommended outlet: NEMA 14-50 (Indoor)
  3. Guide to home EV Charging stations
  4. CenHub Store
  5. Find public chargers near you: PlugShare.

• New Electric and Plug-in electric
  1. PlugStar.com
  2. Drive Electric Hudson Valley
  3. Drive Change, Drive Electric (includes info on every make & model)

• Used EVs
  1. Plug in America Buyer’s Guide to find the make/model that’s right for you.
  2. Surprisingly affordable electric vehicles.
  3. Ebay Motors Electric is very useful to browse electrics.
  4. CarMax used EVs

• 511 NY Rideshare
  1. Public transport
  2. Ulster County Area Transit

• Bikes and Electric bikes/scooters
  1. Revolution Bicycles, Kingston

6. Heating and Cooling

• Cold Climate Air Source Heat Pumps
  1. Central Hudson incentives
  2. Cold Climate rated heat pump list
  3. Air Source Heat Pump Buying Guide from NEEP (Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnership)

• Geothermal
  1. Geothermal/Ground Source Heat Pumps (Basic Information)
  2. Choosing and installing (US EPA)

• Wood/Biomass heat
  1. Alliance for Green Heat
  2. EPA Wood burning stove guide
  3. Wood Pellet Stove program
  4. Wood & Wood Pellet furnaces/boiler program

• 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
  1. Central Hudson information and rebate forms
  2. How it works- US EPA

• Solar Hot Water

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

• Battery electric yard equipment brands

10. Learning and Sharing

• Local environmental groups – Get involved
  1. Catskill Mountain Keeper
  2. Citizens for Local Power
  3. New Yorkers for Clean Power
  4. Scenic Hudson
  5. Riverkeeper
  6. Sustainable Hudson Valley

• Airline travel
  1. Offsets
  2. Train and Bus vs. Planes

• Fossil Fuel Free investing
  1. AltEnergyStocks.com
  2. https://fossilfreefunds.org/