Home Energy Tips

video still from Your Energy Colorado video series from Colorado State University ExtensionLooking for ways to improve your home’s energy efficiency? Take a look at Your Energy Colorado, a video series from the Colorado State University Extension. The eleven short videos in the series provide helpful tips and information on home energy use.

Several of the videos provide basic information on residential renewable energy options and how to get started. Other videos offer instruction on how to use flicker checkers, hot water gauges, thermal leak detectors, and other tools for measuring your home’s energy use and efficiency. Finally, the remaining videos in the series explore home solar energy systems, including how to calculate the cost of solar; measuring solar power; and navigating the different options for solar.

Whether you’re interested in major improvements like installing a solar energy system, or you just want some ideas for small changes you can make today, this series offers many helpful tips.