Virginia ranks 14th in total energy consumption among U.S. states. We can begin reducing our consumption and greenhouse gas pollution by making our congregations, businesses, and homes more energy efficient. Virginia Interfaith Power & Light works to provide faith communities with a range of opportunities to conserve resources and save money.
Cool Congregations will quantify your congregation’s current energy use and your carbon footprint. The Cool Congregations calculator asks questions about your congregation, transportation, waste and recycling, energy use, and the source of your energy. Cool Congregations will also allow you to track the reduction in your carbon footprint as you take energy-saving actions.
ShopIPL.org is Interfaith Power & Light’s online energy efficiency store for faith communities and their members. The store includes special offers for IPL members on high-quality, affordable energy efficiency products.
NEXT STEP is a program designed to help families and business owners implement energy efficiency improvements in their homes and buildings. The program offers incentives toward Energy Efficiency Improvements and Home Energy Evaluations in addition to help finding a contractor.
ENERGY STAR for Congregations can help your congregation cut energy costs by up to 30 by investing strategically in efficient equipment, facility upgrades and maintenance. With free, unbiased information and technical support from ENERGY STAR, your congregation can more easily improve stewardship of your budget’s energy dollars, and of the earth, by reducing energy waste and energy costs, while protecting the environment.
Dominion Virginia Power offers numerous energy conservation programs for home and businesses, including VA Green Power which gives participants a practical and economical way to support renewable energy and harness the benefits. Dominion’s website includes energy tips and calculators to help you save money and reduce consumption.
energySMART from Virginia Natural Gas is an innovative program that helps you conserve energy and save on your natural gas bill. The program offers several convenient ways for customers to reduce their energy usage: high efficiency gas appliance rebates, a free programmable thermostat, and a seasonal heating system checkup.
Appalachian Power provides customers with resources to help them save money and energy, calculate energy usage, switch to compact fluorescents (CFLs), choose paperless billing, pay online, participate in a green pricing option, and install wind and solar energy equipment.
Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE) - Virginia is a comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility and federal incentives and policies that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency.