Sleepy Eye Herald-Dispatch - Tips for saving energy and money at home
Sleepy Eye Herald-Dispatch story by Ben Bradbury
Excerpt: In Minnesota, learning how to be more energy-efficient is a high priority for many governmental leaders. Equally important, however, is for residents to find new ways to be energy-efficient in their homes.
Following the meeting of the Brown County Congress, Jeff Vetsch of Southwest and West Central Clean Energy Resource Team (CERT) led a workshop for interested individuals on how to conserve energy at home.
In Brown County alone, $20 million is spent each year for residential electricity. Because many electrical suppliers are from outside Brown County, this is $20 million sent out of the county each year that could have boosted the local economy.
Also, much of this electrical usage is unnecessary. Vetsch went through the top five energy wasters in the home and gave ideas about how to cut down on these expenses…
Clean Energy Resource Teams