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Clinton 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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Image by Jennifer Trimber

Considering alternative Energy resources.

Energy

Clinton County Cornell Cooperative Extension provides Energy Efficiency information and resources online only. Please visit the pages and links in this section for useful content authored by our colleagues at other Cornell Cooperative Extension associations in New York State.

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Phantom Energy is Costing You Money

Did you grow up in a household where you were told to unplug everything every time you left the house? Though we may have thought our parents were crazy, the truth is

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"Firewood Stacked Up to Dry Showing Annual Rings"

Heating with Wood

When comparing heating fuels, wood has a lot of advantages. Learn about choosing, storing and safely burning firewood on our "Heating with Wood" pages.

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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 Tips

Whether it is winter or summer, there are ways to save energy around your home! Visit our pages for seasonal tips, plus more on saving energy with lighting and water use.

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Wood Pile by Eric Banford

Storing Firewood

Unlike most fuels, firewood can be stored indefinitely, safely and without degrading. Learn correct storage techniques here.

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Contact

Kayla Gutheil
Energy Advisor - Clinton & Essex Counties
kmg325@cornell.edu
518-962-4810

Last updated May 9, 2025

Energy

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 long-horned beetle from being transported throughout the state, spreading the destruction of trees.

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