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Allegany County
solar panels

Solar panels generate usable power for this home.

Energy

Making choices that save energy -- in your home, business or community -- can have a positive impact on the environment while also saving you money.  Find resources that can help you learn about ways you can reduce energy consumption and use energy resources more efficiently.

For more basic information on what energy is, where it comes from, and how we use it visit:Energy Explained (US Energy Information Administration).

Last updated July 26, 2019

Natural Resources & Environment

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VisitUpgrade Upstate, an online resource developed by Cooperative Extension, where Upstate residents will find home improvement projects to help make your home become more comfortable, eco-friendly, and energy efficient.

Energy House diagram (SQUARE)

Webex webinar, "Understanding and Assessing the Past, Present & Future of Solarize," with presenter Claire McIlvennie, 10/21/14. McIlvennie presents the results of a national survey she undertook of solarize-type campaigns, and includes shared characteristics, benefits, challenges and impacts of these programs in various communities since the original Solarize Portland campaign.

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