Energy Efficient Tips
Simple Tips for Home Energy Savings

Wait 'til eight Campaign
This joint information campaign was designed to promote wise energy use and reduce the economic impacts of increasing electric demand during peak periods. Peak electricity demand on hot summer days has been increasing dramatically in recent years. Hawkeye REC has joined with other area cooperatives to promote wise energy use, encouraging our members to wait until after 8:00 p.m. to use major appliances.

Wait 'til eight tips from our newsletter:

• Laundry Tips (Wash) (Dry)
• Summer Cooking Tips
• Programmable Thermostats
• Reduce Air Conditioning Costs
• Dishwasher Efficiency Tips
• Value of Wait 'til Eight Campaign
  

Energy Tip of the Month

• Make Energy Conservation Your New Year's Resolution (January 2007)
  
• Air Conditioners Are More Efficient Than Ever (April 2007)
• Plant the Right Tree in the Right Place (May 2007)
• Remodel Projects That Improve Your Home's Efficiency (May 2007)
• Include Home Energy Savings in Summer Vacation Plans (July 2007)

More Tips for Home Energy Savings

Want more information? Check out the following websites:

• Touchstone Energy cooperatives have always placed a priority on promoting energy efficiency to their members. Here are some ideas that will help you save energy in your home or business: https://touchstoneenergy.cooperative.com/public/programs/EnergyEfficiency.htm
• A consumers’ guide to energy efficiency and renewable energy: http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/
• Information to help you save energy in your home, business, vehicle, or industrial plant: www.energysavers.gov
• Energy Star-qualified appliances incorporate advanced technologies that use 10 to 50 percent less energy and water than standard models: http://www.energystar.gov/
• The Inside Story on Conserving Energy; a room by room savings site from the Federal Trade Commission: http://www.ftc.gov/energysavings
• The Tax Incentives Assistance Project (TIAP), sponsored by a coalition of public interest nonprofit groups, government agencies, and others in the energy efficiency field, gives consumers information to make use of federal income tax incentives for energy efficient products and technologies passed by Congress as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005: http://www.energytaxincentives.org/
• Discover your own energy-saving powers with energy-efficiency tips and resources on the Alliance to Save Energy's consumer web site: http://www.ase.org/section/_audience/consumers
• Get energy smart and get energy active today! http://www.getenergyactive.org/index.htm

Brochures, Booklets and More...

• Download Hawkeye's Use Energy Wisely Brochure or call (800) 658-2243 to request a copy
• The Iowa Energy Center has developed a series of booklets on energy efficiency including:

  Home Tightening, Insulation and Ventilation
  Home Heating and Cooling
  Water Heating
  Another booklet on Major Appliances will be published soon. Download a copy, call (800) 658-2243 to request a copy or go to their website: http://energy.iastate.edu/