Energy
Introduction
What small wind technologies are available for your home? How can you reduce your monthly energy bill by making small changes? Find the answers to these questions and more by browsing the information on this energy page.
Fact Sheets
- Designing your Home for Maximum Natural Lighting
- Easy Steps to Reduce Your Energy Bill
- Montana State University Extension: Energy Efficiency and Alternatives
Journal Articles/Reports
Economic Impact Box Elder County, UT: Wind Power
Economic Impact San Juan County, UT: Wind Power
Economic Impact Summit Count, UT: Wind Power
Economic Impact Tooele County, UT: Wind Power
Economic Impact Utah County, UT: Wind Power
Economic Impacts from Wind Power in Spanish Fork Canyon, UT
Greener Reality: Jobs, skills, and equity in a cleaner U.S. economy
Higher Education: Leading the Nation to a Safe and Secure Energy Future
Rural Connections: Western Researchers Explore Possibilities for Renewable Energy
Stafford, E. and Hartman, C. (2012). Resolving Community Concerns Over Local Wind Development in Utah. Sustainability 5(1), DOI: 10.1089/sus.2012.9990.
Turn the Heat Down: Why a 4 Degrees Celsius Warmer World Must be Avoided
Lesson Plans
Funding Opportunities
USDA: Rural Development Energy Programs
USDOE: Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Financial Opportunities
Resources
Documentaries
Biochar. An short video about biochar, which is created through biomass. Biochar can be used for carbon sequestration.
Switch: To a Smarter Energy Future. This is a film, web and education program to build energy awareness and efficiency, and find practical, balanced solutions to our energy challenges.
Wind Unlimited. Wind Unlimited is a feature-length documentary that addresses the primary barriers to America achieving 20 percent of its electricity generation from wind energy.
Wind Uprising. This documentary chronicles the turbulent journey shared by an entrepreneur and an engineer who broke trail for wind energy in Utah.
What’s Happening in Our Forest? Forest Health and Biomass. A four-minute, animated short film developed by the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies