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Laramie, WY 82071

Email: barnyardsbackyards@uwyo.edu

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Barnyards & Backyards

Energy - Renewable, Alternative & Conservation

General
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 (U.S. Dept of Energy site)
Conservation/Efficiency
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

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