This work analyzes some factors of the energy crisis in a town of the Venezuelan Andes (Llano del Hate, 3500 m.a.s.l.). The socioeconomics and climatic conditions in this region make the use of firewood as fuel mandatory. There are extensive desertified areas due to the extraction of plant species for firewood. It has been determined that there are diverse species in the area whose energy potential is superior to that reported in the literature; however, they are incorrectly used and are in danger of extinction. The absence of firewood drives peasants to use manure as a source of fuel. Parallel to the laboratory testing of different raw materials, a program of environmental education and optimization of biomass to obtain energy is underway. It is hoped that pilot plans like this will expand to all of the Andean region.