Energy Conservation Program
Our Energy Specialist
Energy Conservation Library
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Energy Saving rebates available for your home
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Things you can do to save energy!
Energy Conservation Links & Resources
This site contains information on global energy needs. The site combines maps, multimedia, and writing from National Geographic, New Scientist, Slate and The Economist. Topics of focus include energy use, energy production, and sustainability.
On this site you will find more than 350 K-12 lesson plans and activities on energy efficiency and renewable energy. Each plan includes a summary, time, materials, curriculum integration, and national standards.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency explains climate change and provides activities targeted at young people on how they can make a difference.
The EPA and Department of Energy know that we need kids to be the catalyst for change on our planet. Find out how you can help here.
The national symbol for energy efficiency in the United States and the best site for finding information on energy reduction. Hyde Park Schools is an ENERGY STAR Partner.
This is a fun site that has a section for grown-ups and one just for kids and includes interactive games and scavenger hunts that teach individuals about energy savings.
Ways for you to help
These are the things everyone can do to help our program be successful:
- Turn off lights when you are leaving an area. This applies to any area, any time, for any length of time. No areas should be left unoccupied with the lights on.
- Be aware of small spaces that are often unoccupied like closets, custodial closets, offices, side rooms, faculty rooms, etc. Turn off lights in these areas if they are on and no one is using the space and you happen to be passing by.
- Take a look outside. Outside lights should not be on during daylight hours. If there are any lights that seem to stay on during the day all the time, please have your custodian submit a work order for them.
- Turn off any equipment that is not being used. This is especially important with computers, monitors, and speakers. They should be completely shut down and turned off at the end of each day. It is a myth that it uses more energy to start up than to leave it in standby mode all night. Screen savers also do not save any energy - put your computer into power save mode if possible.
- When finished using a sink, make sure to tighten the faucets all the way - many times they are left dripping and all that water adds up to many gallons.
- Report any running toilets or dripping faucets to your building custodian so that he/she may put in a work order to have them fixed.
- Keep doors shut when using heat or air conditioning in your space.
- Ensure doors between conditioned and non-conditioned spaces remain closed at all times. For example: doors between gyms and hallways, doors between auditorium and halls, doors to mechanical rooms, and all outside doors.
- Lower blinds at night in the cold weather to keep out drafts and lower them during the day in warm weather to keep out radiant heat.
- Report any rooms that are overheated or too cold or have malfunctioning equipment. We want our building systems to work properly and keep classrooms comfortable and safe for our students and we need your help in identifying areas that need our attention.