Resource Links

Lights:

Buy dimmable CFL’s online: www.1000bulbs.com
Install a dimmer switch: www.easy2doiy.com/tutorials/diy0156/index.asp

Appliances:

Find energy star appliances: www.energystar.gov/products
Green appliance information: www.buildinggreen.com/menus/index.cfm

Great sites, lots of information

Do it yourself: www.easy2diy.com/
Misc Calculators: www.pge.com/res/energy_tools_resources/appliance_calculator/index.html

Insulation:

Instructions to do the attic: www.easy2diy.com/tutorials/diy0117/index.asp
To insulate ducts: www.energyoutlet.com/res/ducts/insulating.html
Another site for ducts: www.homeenergy.org/consumerinfo/ducts/index.html
To find rebates in your state: www.simplyinsulate.com

Windows

Energystar superwindows: www.energystar.gov/products/windows

HVAC:

Furnaces: www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=furnaces.pr_furnaces
Central Air conditioning: www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=cac.pr_central_ac
Room air conditioning: www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=roomac.pr_room_ac

Hot Water Heaters:

All the information on tankless heaters: www.tanklesswaterheaterguide.com/
Solar water heater: www.rerc-vt.org/solarbasics.htm