Energy efficiency is one of the most cost-effective and immediate ways to reduce rising energy and environmental costs. Benefits of energy efficiency measures include:

• reducing the need to build new generation
• reducing uncertainty about fuel supply
• mitigating the environmental impacts of burning and transporting fossil fuel for energy including a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants, and
• reducing bill impacts for participating customers.

This site provides residential consumers with information on saving energy and money through simple, low-cost or no-cost energy efficiency measures around the home.  There is also information on financial assistance programs for energy improvement investments available through the state and your utility. 

• Efficiency programs - New York State and the energy utilities offer a wide variety of programs throughout the state that help customers improve the energy efficiency of their homes.
• Tax credits - available from the federal government for energy efficiency improvements. Includes information on the energy portion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
• Home Energy Assistance Program - financial assistance to income-eligible customers
• Energy Star- find rebates and special offers on Energy Star products

Your electricity bill depends on how much electricity you use and what rate you are paying. One of the things that you can do to control your bill is to find out where you are losing energy and money. You can conduct an energy audit of your home or apartment that will help show where problems exist and how they can be corrected. Click here for more information on audits