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Options for Incorporating Energy Efficiency into Extension Programs: A Menu of Possibilities for Extension Energy Programming in Your Community

Lee Hayes Byron, Lesly Jerome, , , , , andPaul Monaghan


Release Date: 8/5/2026

DOI: 10.32473/EDIS-wc409-2022

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Abstract

This new 3-page publication of the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication is part of a series showing how Extension agents, community activists and sustainability educators can implement a program that reduces energy use and saves money on utility expenses for low-income households. This document outlines a range of options for Extension agents to consider when planning to integrate energy education into their Extension programs. It provides initial steps that require little to no resources, as well as additional possibilities at medium to higher costs (both financially and in terms of staff time).

About this Publication

This publication is AEC748, one of a series of the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date February 2022. Revised June 2026. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Byron, L. H., Humrich, A., Schmink, M., Kipp, J., Davis, K., & Monaghan, P. (2022). Options for Incorporating Energy Efficiency into Extension Programs: A Menu of Possibilities for Extension Energy Programming in Your Community. EDIS, 2022(1). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-wc409-2022

Authors

Lee Hayes Byron
Lee Hayes Byron
County agent
University of Florida

county Extension director and program Extension agent II, M.S., community resource development & sustainability, UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County

Lesly Jerome
Lesly Jerome
staff
University of Florida

Energy Programs Manager, Program for Research Efficient Communities, UF/IFAS Center for Land Use Efficiency

Alane Humrich
Alane Humrich

program director, Community Weatherization Coalition

Marianne Schmink
Marianne Schmink

professor emerita, UF Latin American studies program

Jennison Kipp
Jennison Kipp

former state specialized Extension agent II, M.S., sustainable communities and ecological economics, UF/IFAS Program for Resource Efficient Communities

Kimberly Davis
Kimberly Davis

Extension agent, Florida A&M University Cooperative Extension

Paul Monaghan
Paul Monaghan
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor, Extension education, UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, Gainesville, FL

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