Northeast CERTS Renewable Energy Task List and Links

Rebuild American Project: CERTs and Schools as Energy Conservation Partners

Project Planning & Incentives

Project Planning

• Northeast CERT Renewable Energy Task List For Schools

Incentives

• Federal - DSIRE Federal Incentives
• State - DSIRE State (Minnesota) Incentives

Utilities

• Minnesota Power

• Great River Energy 

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Energy Efficiency

• CERTs Energy Efficiency In Schools

• Central CERT “15 Questions You Can Ask to Improve Building Efficiency” 

• Crosby Case Study

• Swanville Case Study

• Forestview Case Study

• Willmar Case Study:

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Articles Related to Renewable, Solar and Wind Energy

• “What to expect from your Renewable Energy Dealer,” Richard Perez, Home Power Magazine, Issue #81/ March 2001. (Handout Only)

• “Solar Electric, Solar Thermal, and Small Wind Energy Dealers Located in Minnesota,” Minnesota Department of Commerce, October, 2005. (Handout Only)

• CERTs Renewable Energy Production At Schools

• “Solar Energy Incentives,” Minnesota Department of Commerce, 9/29/05 (Handout Only)

• “Solar On Schools—Design Examples” (Handout Only)

• Interstate Renewable Energy Council

• North Shore Case Study

• Proctor Case Study:

• CERTs School Transportation Issues

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Clean Energy Curriculums and Lesson Plans

• NEED Conservation Contract

• Alliance to Save Energy’s Lesson Plans for Elementary, Middle and Secondary school

• The Pembina Institute Environmental Education site (Canada)

• Johnson Control’s Academy of Energy Education

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Related Online Resources

• Dr. E’s Energy Lab is part of US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program.  It provides general energy links as well as technology specific links for wind, solar, geothermal, alternative fuels, and energy efficiency tips.

• National Energy Education Development: NEEDs mission is to, “promote an energy conscious and educated society by creating effective networks of students, educators, business, government and community leaders to design and deliver objective, multi-sided energy education programs.”

• One particularly helpful tool is their Energy Infobooks:  – geared for different grade levels: primary, elementary, intermediate and secondary, the books are available on a wide range of energy topics including energy resources, energy history and energy conservation. It also has a number of science fair experiments.

• Energy Hog for Kids – it’s an online video game about saving energy equipped with all the fun sounds and animation of a standard video game.

• Energy Information Administration’s Kid’s Page is equipped with numerous resources including an energy glossary, classroom activities (like grade-specific curriculum, stories, crossword puzzles and word search puzzles), energy timelines and history information.

• The Energy Quest website from the California Energy Commission (and linked on Great River Energy’s website)

• Teen Power website from Touchstone Energy (and linked on Great River Energy’s website)

Complete PDF of printable links