TIP #4: Wind farms across the country currently generate about 10 billion kWh annually, enough to power one million average American homes.

Renewable Energy Resources

Want to learn more about renewable energy?
Here are a few ways to start.

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Hands-on Education
Solar Energy International (SEI)
Carbondale, Colorado (970) 963-8855
SEI's renewable energy education program teaches the practical use of solar, wind and waterpower. Their workshops give you the knowledge and skills to design, install, and maintain renewable energy systems, and build state-of-the-art solar homes that are efficient, practical and earth friendly.

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Publications
Home Power Magazine
(800) 707-6585
The hands-on bi-monthly magazine of homemade power. Features state-of-the-art, home-scale renewable energy.

Fine Homebuilding
Great articles and creative ideas featuring renewable energy and green building techniques.

Environmental Building News
Case studies, free bulletins and numerous articles about green building techniques. Books on renewable energy are too numerous to list here. Visit your local bookstore or library and go to their green building section!

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On-line Education and Technical Resources
Several U.S. government agencies provide valuable and easily accessible information for planning renewable energy systems:

• Sandia National Laboratory
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

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