Energy efficiency policies and programs can be used to reduce rural energy costs, which means more money stays in local communities instead of going to pay utility bills. Efficiency improvements also reduce operating costs for businesses and farmers, and they allow local institutions to reinvest utility-bill savings into their missions.
Below you will find a series of resources on how rural communities can implement efficiency measures and policies. Each resource provides readers with background information, links for more information and additional technical assistance documents. This toolkit continues to evolve as we identify additional needs, so if you do not find the right tool, please do not hesitate to contact us. We also maintain toolkits for local energy efficiency policy and state energy efficiency policy.
This report analyzes state policies that are successfully using energy efficiency to maximize energy and utility bill savings for rural Americans, ultimately helping to keep money in rural communit…
The electric power sector is undergoing rapid transformation, in part because of the increased use of technologies that can be located closer to the customer, such as solar power, energy storage, a…
Improving the energy efficiency of rural homes, businesses, and institutions keeps hard-earned money in community members’ pockets. However, programs to provide efficiency upgrades often requ…
Energy efficiency programs benefit rural electric cooperatives (co-ops), their members, and the communities they serve. By offering energy efficiency programs, co-ops invest in their members. This …
Rural households across the country face high energy burdens, meaning they spend an outsized portion of their income on home energy bills. Energy efficiency upgrades can improve the efficiency of r…
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