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Helpful Information on Congregational Energy Audits and Efficiency

World in His HandsIf you are thinking about making your house of worship more energy efficient, the following sites should be very helpful to you. The first step in energy efficiency is getting an energy audit. Call your electricity provider to find out whether they do energy audits. If they do not, use the following link to find your transmission and distribution company you use:

http://www.powertochoose.com

When you enter your ZIP code, look on the left-hand column and read the name underneath the heading "TDU Service Areas". This company will be the one to provide you with an audit.


This link is an on-line energy audit provided by Austin Energy that you can do yourself:

http://austinenergy.com/Energy%20Efficiency/Tools%20and%20Tips/Commercial/Online%20Energy%20Audit/index.htm


The following two links are for things you can do to automatically make your church more energy efficient:

http://www.esource.com/BEA/hosted/Austin/CEA_08.html

http://austinenergy.com/Energy%20Efficiency/Tools%20and%20Tips/Commercial/energyAdvisor.htm

 

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