Energy
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The cost and availability of energy underlie every aspect of life in New Hampshire
We use various forms of energy to heat, cool, and light our homes and buildings,
power our appliances and tools, run our vehicles, build our homes, import and grow
our food, and power our industries.
New Hampshire spends roughly $5 billion each year on energy. Households use
about 30 percent of the energy consumed here.
Ninety percent of New Hampshire's energy comes from outside the region, leaving
us vulnerable to natural disasters, wars, and political unrest in the energy-producing
areas of the nation and world.
The least-expensive, least-polluting energy? The energy we don’t use.Simple changes in behavior can reduce your household energy use significantly. In the process,
you'll save money, improve comfort, and reduce your negative impact on our common environment.
These Web pages make it easy for you to find general information and local resources
that can help you improve your home's energy economy. (Please read *Disclaimer, below.)
Maximize the energy-efficiency of new construction
Weatherize, remodel, or add to an existing home
Make energy improvements/lower energy costs inside your home
Heat with wood, our native energy resource
Find out if you qualify for financial incentives to make energy improvements
One easy step: Small, inexpensive steps you can take to reduce home energy use
Save Money: Reduce Phantom Load
Phantom load (also known as vampire load and standby power) is the electricity used by appliances and electronic devices when they are off or in standby mode.
Many, but not all, household electronics carry a phantom load. Home entertainment devices
with remote controls, appliances with digital clocks, electronics that use a power adaptor
(or wall cube). Computer printers and fax machines are notorious for their phantom loads.
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*Disclaimer
These energy pages link to information from many external sources we've identified as useful for New Hampshire residents interested in reducing their household energy costs. UNH Cooperative Extension doesn't endorse, approve, or disapprove of any product, service or outside organization you might encounter on one of these external sites.Our Energy Answers team identified the information at these external sites as useful, accurate, non-commercial and non-ideological when we first created these Web pages, but we can't control what happens at those external sites.
Information at any one of them might change or go out of date. A site might change ownership, begin accepting advertising or add new information resources we haven't vetted. It might disappear entirely.
Let us know if you have a question or concern about one of these external links. We'd also like to hear your suggestions for changes, additions, or improvements.
