Holiday Lights Should Bring Cheer, Not High Utility Bills
The trees are starting to shed their leaves for the winter. Halloween decorations are being replaced with turkeys and the kids are starting their holiday wish lists. It’s just about time for the holiday decorations and Christmas lights to go up all over southern Colorado.
Five Fireplace Safety and Efficiency Tips You Don’t Want to Skip
A wood fire can be romantic, cozy and a great way to cut back on heating expenses if you have a good, affordable source of quality dried hardwoods to burn. However, using a traditional fireplace or wood burning stove to heat your home requires a little extra caution and preparation than changing the furnace filter and flipping the switch.
ERC Is Participating In Indy Give! 2014
Indy Give! kicked off November 1 and the Energy Resource Center is part of the great community giving event this year! Donate between November 1 and December 20 to make an extra big impact.
This November kicks off the 2014 Indy Give!
ERC is a participating non-profit at the Downtown Colorado Springs Progressive Happy Hour.
- Take a tour of four amazing non-profit locations
- Meet 12 of your local non-profits.
- Enjoy food and beverages at each location.
- Pick up your passport at one of the four locations and begin your tour.
- Get your passport signed by all the non-profits and you will be entered to win a gift basket.
ERC Hosts Open House November 12th
Press Release – October 21, 2014 Colorado Springs, CO In recognition of a proclamation by Governor Hickenlooper declaring October 30th Weatherization Day and also since October…
Lighting the Way to Energy Savings
It might seem a bit cliché to talk about turning out the lights when discussing energy savings, but home lighting can account for up to 10 percent of the average American’s electric bill — $150 a year. It simply doesn’t need to cost that much. There are so many easy and affordable ways to bring down home lighting costs. The Energy Resource Center always works with the Southern Colorado residents we help to find affordable lighting solutions that will save them on their utility bills.
Five Things You Can Do to Prepare Your Colorado Home for Winter
Winter in Colorado is not as cold and snowy as people outside the state think it is, but it still gets cold and we usually have a couple really frigid weeks that will be unbearable if your home isn’t equipped to protect you from the elements. Worse, a really cold winter might not just be uncomfortable if your house isn’t prepared; it could be downright dangerous. The Energy Resource Center helps income-qualified families in Southern Colorado assess their home’s energy efficiency and identify ways to make their houses warmer and safer. Contact the ERC for help.
The ERC in Colorado Springs and Beyond
The Energy Resource Center is a nonprofit headquartered in Colorado Springs. We’re dedicated to making homes safer, more comfortable and more affordable for Colorado families. Those efforts start right here in Colorado Springs, where our teams of experts perform home energy efficiency audits and work with volunteers and donated resources to make actual physical improvements to homes.
ERC Helped Give Away 400 Carbon Monoxide Detectors In 2013
The Energy Resource Center helped to spearhead a Carbon Monoxide Task Force in early 2013 with the goal of increasing education about the poisonous gas and helping get CO detectors into more Pikes Peak Region homes. More than 20 organizations banded together with the ERC. In the task force’s first year, the ERC helped give away 400 carbon monoxide detectors.
Energy Resource Center Now Serving Denver And Jefferson Counties
The Energy Resource Center is now helping households in Denver and Jefferson counties make their homes safer, more comfortable and more affordable to live in. The…