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October 2025 EnergyWiseSM Tip: Garages, Shops and Sheds

As cold weather begins to set in, many people retreat to their garage to escape the chill. As do vehicles, so drivers hope to avoid scraping off ice and snow in the morning. If there’s any space remaining, ongoing projects are . . . read more

September 2025 EnergyWise SM Tip: Degree Days

September 2025 EnergyWise SM Tip: Degree Days By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer Have you ever reminisced about how hot a summer or how cold a particular winter was? It . . . read more

August 2025 EnergyWiseSM Tip: Automated Grain Aeration

August 2025 EnergyWise SM Tip: Automated Grain Aeration By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer Any long-time grain producer in Nebraska will tell you the key to a successful season . . . read more

July 2025 EnergyWiseSM Tip: Battery Energy Storage Systems

July 2025 EnergyWise SM Tip: Battery Energy Storage Systems By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer These days, instead of hearing a local dairy farmer hollering . . . read more

June 2025 EnergyWise Tip: Refrigerants

June 2025 EnergyWise SM Tip: Refrigerants By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer As summer heats up, it’s great to know your home’s air conditioning system can provide . . . read more

May 2025 EnergyWise Tip: Seeing the Light

May 2025 EnergyWise SM Tip: Seeing the Light By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer Have you stopped at or driven by a convenience store in . . . read more

April 2025 EnergyWiseSM Tip: Robotic Mowers

By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer   You know it’s springtime when you hear certain sounds in the fresh morning air: the gentle rumble of an approaching thunderstorm, the soft buzzing . . . read more

March 2025 EnergyWise Tip: Smart Homes

March 2025 EnergyWise SM Tip: Smart Homes By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer Could your home have an Intelligence Quotient (IQ)? While IQ tests are designed to assess . . . read more

February 2025 EnergyWise Tip: Irrigation Moisture Sensors

February 2025 EnergyWise SM Tip: Irrigation Moisture Sensors   By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer If you are a Nebraska field crop producer who irrigates, you . . . read more

January 2025 EnergyWise Tip: Mitigation Radon

January 2025 EnergyWise SM Tip: Mitigating Radon By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer As a Cornhusker, we love being top-ranked in the nation. However, there’s top ranking . . . read more

November 2024 EnergyWise Tip: Night Lights

By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer For something as ubiquitous as electric lighting, it may be hard to imagine a time when our homes were without it. However, using electricity for residential . . . read more

October 2024 EnergyWise Tip: Water Heaters

October 2024 EnergyWise SM Tip: Water Heaters By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer While demand for tankless water heaters continues to increase, more than 95% of homes . . . read more

September 2024 EnergyWise SM Tip: HVAC Filters

    September 2024 EnergyWise SM Tip: HVAC Filters By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer   During this time of the year, many are switching their . . . read more

August 2024 Energy WiseSM Tip: Softening the Blow of Compressed Air

  August 2024 EnergyWiseSM Tip:  Softening the Blow of Compressed Air By: Sustainable Energy Consultant Brandon Gardels Air compressors have been a versatile tool over the years and compressed air has . . . read more

February 2024 EnergyWise Tip: Why Energy Efficiency?

    February 2024 EnergyWise SM Tip: Why Energy Efficiency? By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer   Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) . . . read more

July 2024 EnergyWise Tip: All-In-One Washer/Dryers

    July 2024 EnergyWise SM Tip: All-In-One Washer/Dryers By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer   The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s . . . read more

June 2023 EnergyWise Tip: Thinking About Your A/C?

    June 2024 EnergyWise SM Tip: Thinking About Your A/C? By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer   As the heat of summer cranks up, so do . . . read more

March 2024 EnergyWise Tip: Kicking the Can

    March 2024 EnergyWise SM Tip: Kicking the Can By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer   First introduced in the 1950s, recessed lighting . . . read more

May 2024 EnergyWise Tip: Doing the Dishes

  May 2024 EnergyWise SM Tip: Doing the Dishes By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer   Of the more than one million food service businesses in the . . . read more

April 2024 EnergyWise Tip: Light Switches

    April 2024 EnergyWise SM Tip: Light Switches   By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer   In June of 1752, Benjamin Franklin and his son, . . . read more

January 2024 EnergyWise Tip: Icicles

January 2024 EnergyWiseSM Tip: Icicles By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer Can you think back to your childhood and remember the "magic" of icicles? While growing up in a century-old farm house, I remember . . . read more

July 2023 EnergyWise Tip: Efficiency for the Office

July 14, 2023

July 2023 EnergyWiseSM Tip: Energy Efficiency for the Office By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer Business owners and managers are always looking for ways to reduce costs and improve productivity in their office . . . read more

June 2023 EnergyWise Tip: Energy Efficiency

June 15, 2023

June 2023 EnergyWiseSM Tip: Energy Efficiency By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer What is the difference between energy conservation and energy efficiency? Since the early 1970s, the term “energy . . . read more

May 2023 EnergyWise SM Tip: Dehumidifiers

May 12, 2023

By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer If you live in Nebraska, you know it can get hot in the summer. But if you live in the eastern half of the state, you probably know with heat usually comes humidity, which can make . . . read more

April 2023 EnergyWise Tip: Attic vs Whole House Fans

April 2023 EnergyWiseSM Tip: Attic vs. Whole House Fans By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer With winter behind us, many start thinking about how to keep cool in the summer months ahead. Keeping homes cool and . . . read more

March 2023 EnergyWise Tip: Spring Cleaning

March 2023 EnergyWiseSM Tip: Spring Cleaning By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer As the last snow melts, days become longer and temperatures rise, many start checking off items from their annual deep-cleaning list. Scrub . . . read more

February 2023 EnergyWise Tip: Healthy Lighting

February 16, 2023

By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer From introduction to capturing the majority of the market for residential lighting, no other energy efficient technology has been adopted more quickly than the light-emitting diode (LED) . . . read more

January 2023 Energy Wise Tip: Energy Monitors

January 13, 2023

January 2023 EnergyWiseSM Tip: Energy Monitors By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer Peter Drucker, known as the inventor of modern business management, is credited with saying: “If you cannot measure it, you . . . read more

November 2022 EnergyWise SM Tip: Heating System Tune-Ups

November 2022 EnergyWiseSM Tip: Heating System Tune-Ups By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer Though winter does not officially begin until Dec. 21, you’ve likely used your home’s heating system(s) by now . . . read more

August 2022 Energywise Tip: Cool Roofs

August 2022 EnergyWiseSM Tip: Cool Roofs By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer According to the United States Small Business Administration, more than 99% (or more than 180,000) of all registered companies or commercial . . . read more

July 2022 EnergyWise Tip: Coffee

July 2022 EnergyWiseSM Tip: Coffee By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer How about some statistics regarding the United States’ favorite beverage and the energy needed to keep our cups full? Behind water and tea, . . . read more

April 2022 EnergyWise Tip: Cooling System Tune-ups

April 13, 2022

April 2022 EnergyWiseSM Tip: Cooling System Tune-Ups With summer coming, Nebraskans are about to use around 10% of their average home’s energy needs in a few short months. Yes, it’s . . . read more

March 2022 EnergyWise SM Tip Smart Thermostats

March 2022 EnergyWiseSM Tip: Smart Thermostats By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer When was the last time your home’s thermostat was adjusted to reduce energy costs? A 2018 survey indicated that only half of . . . read more

February 2022 EnergyWise SM Tip Making an Entrance

February 2022 EnergyWiseSM Tip: Making an Entrance By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer While installing new locks and adding cameras to exterior doors can reduce the chance of an unwanted person entering your home, . . . read more

January 2022 Energy Wise Tip: Incredible Energy Claims

  January 2022 EnergyWise SM Tip: Incredible Energy Claims By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer The Oxford English Dictionary cites the phrase, if . . . read more

December 2021 EnergyWise Tip: Holiday Efficiency Savings

  December 2021 EnergyWise SM Tip: Holiday Efficiency Savings By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer The cost of decking the halls, devouring delectable . . . read more

November 2021 EnergyWise Tip: Air Fryers

  November 2021 EnergyWise SM Tip: Air Fryers By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer Think quick: What is the most common side dish to serve with a . . . read more

October EnergyWise Energy Efficiency Tip: Clothes Washers

  October 2021 EnergyWise SM Tip: Clothes Washers By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer Not all clothes washers are created alike. However, all will . . . read more

September 2021 EnergyWise Tip: Bathroom Fans

September 7, 2021

  September 2021 EnergyWise SM Tip: Bathroom Fans By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer Walk into your bathroom, turn on the light and fan, and the first . . . read more

August 2021 EnergyWise Tip: Ducts

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July 2021 EnergyWise SM Tip: Lawn Mowers

  July 2021 EnergyWise SM Tip: Lawn Mowers By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, we use about . . . read more

Electric Powered Lawn & Garden Tools - Incentive program application

June 22, 2021

Effective June 1, 2021 a new incentive became available for Electric Powered Lawn Mowers. The brochure, application and guidelines are all available on EnergyWiseNebraska.com.     Electric Powered Lawn and . . . read more

June 2021 EnergyWise Tip: Dehumidifiers

June 10, 2021

  June 2021 EnergyWise SM Tip: Dehumidifiers By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer Summertime in Nebraska. Anyone experiencing a few can tell you they can be . . . read more

May 2021 EnergyWise Tip: Polar Vortex Heat Pump Operation

May 3, 2021

  May 2021 EnergyWise SM Tip: Polar Vortex Heat Pump Operation By: Energy Efficiency Supervisor Steve Zach During the February polar vortex, the cost of certain heating . . . read more

March 2021 EnergyWiseSM Tip: Dust Bunnies

March 2, 2021

  By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer Whoever in the middle ages coined the term, "Out of sight, out of mind," must have said it right after discovering one of the favorite . . . read more

Heat Pump Tips & the Emergency Heat Setting

February 15, 2021

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February 2021 EnergyWise Tip: Tips for Renters

February 12, 2021

    By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer Not everyone can replace their furnace with a high-efficiency heat pump, either because they are renting or because they . . . read more

December 2020 EnergyWise Tip: Induction Cooking

November 2, 2020

  December 2020 EnergyWiseSM Tip: Induction Cooking By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer Looking for the perfect gift for the chef in your family? Maybe you are the chef. If so, it is time you consider one . . . read more

October 2020 EnergyWise Tip: Home Office Equipment

October 8, 2020

    October 2020 EnergyWise SM Tip: Home Office Equipment By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer More people are working from home than ever before. A large . . . read more

September 2020 EnergyWise Tip: Infiltration!

September 3, 2020

  September 2020 EnergyWise SM Tip: Infiltration! By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer Infiltration! It sounds like a headline ripped off the daily news or . . . read more

July 2020 EnergyWise Tip: Attic Ventilation

July 2, 2020

  July 2020 EnergyWise SM Tip: Attic Ventilation By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer We insulate our attic to keep heat out of our home in summer and keep . . . read more

June 2020 Energy Wise Tips: Handling the Heat

June 2020 EnergyWise SM Tip: Handling the Heat By: Energy Efficiency Program Manager Cory Fuehrer The arrival of June brings the start of air-conditioning season. Over the next . . . read more