Energy Site Assessment Information

Last Modified: 03/18/2009

Reduce Energy Costs with an On-Farm Energy Site Assessment

NRCS in Maryland is providing conservation technical assistance to farmers to help them conserve natural resources by realizing energy savings in their farm operations. Farmers are encouraged to participate in On-Farm Energy Site Assessment which will help them gain a better understanding of their on-farm energy use and identify ways that they can make changes to reduce energy usage. These strategies can also save farmers time and money while helping to reduce the adverse environmental impact of high energy use.

The Maryland Farm Energy Site Assessment Program is a collaborative cost share assistance program funded by NRCS and the Maryland Energy Administration. The assessments identify on-farm energy usage and make recommendations for increased energy efficiency.

Other program partners are EnSave, Maryland Agricultural and Resource Based Industry and Development Corporation (MARBIDCO), Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA), Maryland Eastern Shore Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Council, Western Maryland Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Council, Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) and Washington County Soil Conservation District.

Resources

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Powerpoint and Windows Media Player.

2007 Energy Site Assessment Sign Up Inforamtion (PDF; 721 KB)
Maryland Farm Energy Audit Program 2006 Final Report (PDF; 1.18 MB)
Maryland Farm Energy Audit Program Background (PPT; 3.91 MB)
Energy Audit Net Training (WMV; 8.73 MB) (Please note: the meeting does not begin until 10 minutes after the recording begins.)

Additional Strategies and Tools

National NRCS Energy Web Page
USDA Energy Web Page
Maryland Farm Energy Site Assessment Program, Phase II

Contact

Tiffany Laws
Farm Bill Program Specialist
(CSP, WHIP, Easements & Energy)
Email: tiffany.laws@md.usda.gov
Phone: 443-482-2960

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