#3

Use best efficiency practices in all

residential and commercial buildings
How To Make Your Home More Energy Efficient:
1. Make sure walls and attic are well insulated
2. Upgrade or replace windows
3. Plant trees / shrubs around your home
4. Replace older furnaces with a new energy efficient system
5. Hot water system
6. Replace incandescent light bulbs
7. Do NOT leave your old refrigerator plugged in
8. New tax incentives
9. Schedule an energy audit
The Science Behind Home Efficiency:

By having an energy efficient home you can:

- Save energy
- Save money
- Reduce CO2 emissions
 #5
Replace 1400 coal electric plants with
natural gas-powered facilities
Coal Electric Plants:
- Burns coal to produce steam
- Steam then flows into a turbine
- Then spins a generator
- Creates energy
Natural Gas-Powered Facilities:
“For the oldest power-generating facilities 60% more coal needs to be burned to
generate the equivalent power of a natural gas power generation plant.”

“Natural gas is the efficient and effective fuel into a low-carbon energy future.”
Coal vs Natural Gas
Coal : 214.3

Natural Gas : 117.0

https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=73&t=11
https://www.efficiencyvermont.com/products-technologies/insulation-windows-
doors/insulation

https://www.greenhomeguide.com/know-how/article/9-ways-to-make-your-home-
more-energy-efficient

https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/corporate/bt_stateindust
ry.pdf

http://sparkoffreedomfoundation.org/2018/01/25/economics-replacing-existing-
coal-power-plants-natural-gas/

https://www.energy.gov/articles/top-4-energy-department-inventions-saving-you-
energy-money-home

http://www.resnet.us/library/standard-home-vs-energy-home/