Cornell Cooperative Extension

Niagara County
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Find renewable energy information here on our site.

"Firewood Stacked Up to Dry Showing Annual Rings"
Image by Horia Varlan

Learn about buying, storing and safely burning firewood.

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Considering alternative Energy resources.

Energy

Making choices that save energy -- in your home, business or community -- can have a positive impact on the environment while also saving you money. In this section of our website, CCE-Niagara offers an array of resources that can help you learn about ways you can reduce energy consumption and use energy resources more efficiently.

A honey bee is attracted to flowers in theUSDA People's Garden, pollinator garden in Washington, D.C. (USDA Photo).

Gardening & Climate Change

How can changing climate affect your home gardening efforts? Find useful resources here on climate-friendly gardening, landscaping for water quality, and more.

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CFL lightbulb surrounded by incandescent bulbs (NOTE: this is used by CCE-Tompkins as the image for $ave Energy, Save Dollars workshops)

Energy-Saving Lighting

Switching from incandescent to compact fluorescent (CFL) bulbs can help cut home energy costs. CFLs last ten times longer than incandescent bulbs, and use less electricity.

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Saving Water & Energy

You can save water AND energy when you wash dishes by not leaving the water running and by only washing when you have a sink full of dishes. Find more tips here.

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Firewood

Firewood From Your Forest

You can utilize your woodlot effectively by producing firewood for others as a source of income

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Contact

Josh Randall
Natural Resources Educator
jmr486@cornell.edu
716-433-8839

Last updated January 23, 2025

Energy

Energy Links

AT HOME

NY Energy Advisors:

https://energyadvisor.ny.gov/

New York Home Energy Efficiency Funding: https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/Home-Energy-Efficiency-Upgrades

Tax Credit Guide: https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/Featured-Stories/NYS-Guide-to-Inflation-Reduction-Act-Savings

Energy Star: http://www.energystar.gov/

Energy Links

On the farm

FREE Agriculture Energy Audit: https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/Agriculture-Energy-Audit

AG Energy NY: https://agenergyny.org/

Energy Links

On the go

Fuel Economy: https://fueleconomy.gov/

Electric Vehicle Incentives: https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/Drive-Clean-Rebate-For-Electric-Cars-Program

Events

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Don't Move Firewood!

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Firewood Transport Rules were revised August 2012 to improve regulatory compliance and enforcement. The existence of this regulation helps prevent firewood infested with invasive insects such as emerald ash borer and Asian longhorned beetle from being transported throughout the state, spreading the destruction of trees.