Daily Home Renovation Tips每日家装修秘诀

We have written about our own experiences where we lost out on government energy conservation grants because the vendors from whom we purchased our early energy conservation related products / services did not tell us.我们已致函有关我们自己的经验，我们失去了对政府节约能源的补助金，因为供应商从其中我们购买我们的早期节约能源有关的产品/服务没有告诉我们。

What can you do to reduce the risk of this not happening to you?可以做什么，以减少风险，这不是发生在你身上？

First, go to your local governments’ web sites to research before you invest your prescious time and hard earned money in your home renovations.首先，到您当地的政府网站，以研究之前，你投资prescious您的时间和努力的血汗钱，在您的家中进行装修。 Also, talk to a local realtor who is supposed to be current on such information.此外，谈了当地房地产经纪人谁应该是目前关于这方面的资料。

Another approach is to search for web sites which provide this information for various areas that is kept current.另一种做法是，搜索网站，其中提供这方面的资料，为各个领域，是保持目前的。 Yes, we have found such a site for the USA.是的，我们已经发现这样一个网站为美国。 And, it’s in our blog roll.并且，它的在我们的博客名册。

DISRE disre is the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency . It was first established way back in 1995 to be a continuing effort of the North Carolina Solar Center of the North Carolina State University and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC), funded by the United Sates Department of Energy.该数据库是国家鼓励可再生能源与效率 ，这是第一次设立的方式，早在1995年要继续努力的北卡罗莱纳州太阳能中心的北卡罗莱纳州立大学和州际可再生能源理事会（ irec ） ，资助由美国sates署的能源。

It is truly a treasure chest of information on state, local, utility and federal incentives which promote both renewable energy and energy efficiency, with separate and combined databases for each.它是一个真正的百宝箱的资料，国家，地方，公用事业和联邦的奖励措施，既促进可再生能源和能源效率，与单独和联合数据库，为每个。

A very helpful aspect to the DISRE site is the wide variety of searches that are available.一个非常有用的方面向disre网站是各式各样的搜寻资料。 There is a map of the United States whereupon you can simply select your State and drill down accordingly.有一个地图，美国这种情况下，您可以简单地选择您的国家和深入。 Or, there is a search feature where you can search by Eligible Sector, Implementing Sector, Incentive Type, State and Technology.或者，有一个搜索功能，您可以在这里搜寻由合资格的部门，实施部门，激励型，国务院和技术。

Did you know, for example that when I selected a search within the DSIRE site by Technology and selected Solar Space Heat I was presented with at least one (most more than 1) different government incentive for Solar Space Heat in what I believe was all 50 States?你知道，例如，当我选择了搜索与dsire网站的技术和选择的空间太阳能热 ，我提交了至少一个（最多于1 ）不同的政府奖励为太阳能热空间在什么，我相信是所有50个国家？ ( too bad Canada, a colder climate, does not demonstrate the same enthusiasm for this technology in its ecoENERGY Retrofit program as Solar Space Heat devices are not available for single family homes ). （ 太差，加拿大，寒冷的气候，并不表现出同样的热情，这种技术在其ecoenergy改造计划，空间太阳能热设备不具备的单一家庭 ） 。

And the cool thing is that the web site is updated weekly so it is always kept as current as possible.和冷静的是，网站每周更新一次，这是始终保持作为当前越好。 For example, the Orlando Utility Commission recently launched two pilot solar programs; (A)  a Solar Photovoltaic (PV) program to generate electricity, and (B) a Solar Thermal program to generate heat for domestic water heating systems.举例来说， 奥兰多公用事业委员会最近推出的两个试点太阳能计划; （一）太阳能光伏发电（光伏）程序来产生电力，及（ b ）太阳能热利用计划，以产生热量为家用热水系统。 And, another incentive added to the DSIRE site in February and March 2008 is the Palo Alto Utilities’s Solar Renewable Energy Credit Purchase Program.和，另一诱因添加到dsire网站在2月和2008年3月，是Palo Alto市公用事业的太阳能可再生能源的信贷购买方案。

Remember, you need to take responsibility onto your own shoulders.请记住，您需要采取责任推给自己的肩上。 The那个 DSIRE dsire web site and other sources of information are around if you look for them before you start your home renovation.网站和其他信息来源是靠近如果你看看他们开始之前，请您的家庭装修。 Hopefully by reading this article you at least motivated to start looking?希望通过阅读本文，您至少动机开始寻找呢？