Energy-Related Publications for Consumers
The U.S. Department of Energy has developed the following publications to provide consumers with more information about energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies. They are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader.
If you can't find a publication about a specific topic, see the following sections for information:
Energy Efficiency
- Energy Savers: Tips on Saving Energy and Money at Home (PDF 2.6 MB)
Solar Energy
- A Consumer's Guide: Get Your Power from the Sun (PDF 763 KB)
- A Consumer's Guide: Heat Your Water with the Sun (PDF 604 KB)
Wind Energy
- Small Wind Electric Systems: A U.S. Consumer's Guide (PDF 1.09 MB)
- Small Wind Electric Systems: An Alaska Consumer's Guide (PDF 854 KB)
- Small Wind Electric Systems: An Arizona Consumer's Guide (PDF 2.10 MB)
- Small Wind Electric Systems: A Colorado Consumer's Guide (PDF 1.59 MB)
- Small Wind Electric Systems: A Delaware Consumer's Guide (PDF 2.09 MB)
- Small Wind Electric Systems: An Idaho Consumer's Guide (PDF 1.46 MB)
- Small Wind Electric Systems: An Illinois Consumer's Guide (PDF 848 KB)
- Small Wind Electric Systems: An Iowa Consumer's Guide (PDF 848 KB)
- Small Wind Electric Systems: A Kansas Consumer's Guide (PDF 1.62 MB)
- Small Wind Electric Systems: A Maine Consumer's Guide (PDF 2.11 MB)
- Small Wind Electric Systems: A Maryland Consumer's Guide (PDF 1.37 MB)
- Small Wind Electric Systems: A Massachusetts Consumer's Guide (PDF 1.96 MB)
- Small Wind Electric Systems: A Minnesota Consumer's Guide (PDF 1.24 MB)
- Small Wind Electric Systems: A Montana Consumer's Guide (PDF 1.5 MB)
- Small Wind Electric Systems: A New Hampshire Consumer's Guide (PDF 1.86 MB)
- Small Wind Electric Systems: A New Jersey Consumer's Guide (PDF 1.30 MB)
- Small Wind Electric Systems: A New Mexico Consumer's Guide (PDF 1.46 MB)
- Small Wind Electric Systems: A North Carolina Consumer's Guide (PDF 1.53 MB)
- Small Wind Electric Systems: A North Dakota Consumer's Guide (PDF 824 KB)
- Small Wind Electric Systems: An Ohio Consumer's Guide (PDF 1.22 MB)
- Small Wind Electric Systems: An Oregon Consumer's Guide (PDF 884 KB)
- Small Wind Electric Systems: A Pennsylvania Consumer's Guide (PDF 1.46 MB)
- Small Wind Electric Systems: A Rhode Island Consumer's Guide (PDF 1.84 MB)
- Small Wind Electric Systems: A South Dakota Consumer's Guide (PDF 996 KB)
- Small Wind Electric Systems: A Vermont Consumer's Guide (PDF 886 KB)
- Small Wind Electric Systems: A Virginia Consumer's Guide (PDF 2.16 MB)
- Small Wind Electric Systems: A Washington Consumer's Guide (PDF 903 KB)
- Small Wind Electric Systems: A Wisconsin Consumer's Guide (PDF 1.39 MB)