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Laramie, WY 82071

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Resources

Barnyards & Backyards

Barnyards & Backyards Articles

An update of incentives for energy efficiency and renewable energy: Navigating through the fog

Revisiting incentives for renewable energy

Websites

UW Extension Renewable and Efficient Energy Website (Residential, Commercial, Agricultural)

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy - solar energy (U.S. Dept of Energy site)

Conservation/Efficiency

Barnyards & Backyards Articles

Extension educators build cost-friendly DIY solar thermal stock tank prototype

Keep on the sunny side

A simple guide to energy efficiency: Put your home's energy gluttons on a permanent diet

Cutting Home Energy Costs

Featured landowners: Landowners pursue love of apples through high elevation school of hard knocks

Featured landowner: Patching together sustainable living on the high plains

Want to spend less on utilities? Look to utility companies for ideas to avoid billing shock

Tips to improve the energy efficiency of your greenhouse

Conduct a home energy audit

Websites

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (U.S. Dept of Energy site)

Improving Home Energy Efficiency (government Energy Star site covers various aspects including DIY projects)

Passive Solar Design (U.S. Dept of Energy site discussing some of the basics of solar design)

Renewable/Alternative Energy

Barnyards & Backyards Articles

Put Wyoming's sunny disposition to work

Featured Landowner: Sun, wind power weans homeowner off the grid

Geothermal heat pumps: A better way to heat and cool your home

How to determine if that renewable energy project makes economic sense

Is photovoltaic technology the answer to high energy costs?

Renewable energy options harness the wind, lasso solar energy, and use the Earth itself

Solar electric systems: Making Wyoming's sunny skies work for you

Solar thermal - a cost-effective renewable energy

UW Extension Publications

Considerations for small wind systems in Wyoming (UW CES 2009)

What is renewable energy? - the basics (UW CES 2009)

Videos

Renewable Energy, Solar PV & Net Metering

Solar and wind power considerations for small acreages
(filmed May 2009)
Part 1 - Overview and pros & cons of off-grid living
Part 2 - Overview and pros & cons of off-grid living (continued)
Part 3 - Basic components of an off-grid power system
Part 4 - Solar power systems
Part 5 - Solar power systems (continued)
Part 6 - Wind power systems
Part 7 - Wind power systems (continued)
Part 8 - Wind power systems (continued)
Part 9 - Batteries
Part 10 - Economic considerations of alternative energy systems

Solar Thermal & Geothermal Heat Pumps

Contact Us

Barnyards & Backyards

University of Wyoming Extension

1000 E. University Ave, Department #3354

Laramie, WY 82071

Email: barnyardsbackyards@uwyo.edu