Energy Efficiency

Energy Efficiency Resources

Below are resources developed by SEEDS to assist homeowners in finding ways to make their home more energy efficient and save money!

The Home Energy Efficiency Checklist provides tips and tricks you can do around your home to start saving on your energy bills. It leads you through a room-by-room assessment to help you identify issues.

The Electricity-Saving Worksheet helps you track your savings after implementing some of the tips provided in the Home Energy Efficiency Checklist.

Our Energy Efficiency team can also help you by coming to your home to do a home energy assessment.

Click HERE for information on our Home Energy Assessments

Aqua: Efficient Water Use

Water is connected to all aspects of our lives. We use water not only to bathe and garden, but we also drink water for nourishment and use it for cooking. That’s why it’s essential that...

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Water Conservation

The majority of Wayne County, with the exception of a small part draining into the Lackawanna River and the Starucca/Cascade Creeks farther North, is a part of the Delaware River Basin Watershed. This means that...

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Change your temperature settings.

By decreasing your indoor temperature in the winter and increasing it in the summer, by just a few degrees, you can save up to 10% on your heating and cooling bills. Try keeping your indoor...

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Use a programmable thermostat.

It’s estimated that installing a programmable thermostat can save you 10% on your annual heating and cooling bills. Some estimate it's up to 20%. A programmable thermostat allows you to quickly and easily regulate temperature...

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Changing your light bulbs.

Changing your light bulbs is probably the easiest, most cost effective change you can make in your business. LEDs have an impressive lifespan (20-something years!) and are very cost-effective. They are an affordable investment and...

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Recycle. Everything.

Recycling just makes sense. Instead of throwing plastics, metals and glass in the trash or burning it up in an incinerator, we can make useful products out of them. Learn more on our resources page.

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