Energy Efficiency and Conservation
Energy Awareness Month!
A host of local and statewide activities are planned for the second annual Energy Awareness Month in October. The intent of Energy Awareness Month is to help Alaskans conserve energy and save money.Under the central theme “It’s Common $ense,” Alaskans are urged to take three steps: “get an energy audit,” “switch your lights,” and “seal tight and ventilate right.”
Additional information, including an evolving calendar of events, is available at www.akenergyefficiency.org.
Energy Awareness Month is organized and sponsored by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Working Group, a statewide coalition of nonprofit, public and private organizations united by a common goal to help Alaska become 15% more energy efficient between 2010 and 2020.
Help Support Energy Savings for Households!
The Alaska Housing Finance Corporation’s home energy retrofits save the average participating household over $1300 a year!
One of the best things the legislature included in the 2011/2012
capital budget is full funding for these programs to ensure they continue to
slash the burden to our society created by wasted energy. And on top of that, these programs have
proven effective at creating jobs and changing the way people think about
energy in Alaska.
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation’s Home Energy Rebate and Home Weatherization programs can keep saving Alaskans energy and money, we need to keep them funded. Governor Parnell will be implementing his line item veto power on the budget and has promised to make significant cuts. He is looking for fat to trim right now. Let him know that energy efficiency funds aren’t fat; they only cut the fat from utility bills. These funds let Alaskans save real money.
Consume Less Energy through Efficiency and Conservation
The State Energy Policy signed into law established a goal for Alaska to achieve a 15% energy efficiency improvement per capita by 2020. The Alaska Energy Authority (AEA) has taken its own initiative to promote an additional 5% energy savings statewide through improving energy use practices. These goals set a target for our policies, but there is a lot that YOU can do as well.
Decreasing overall energy consumption by improving efficiency and implementing conservation practices is the best solution to our energy problems.
ACE is collaborating with a variety of organizations, agencies, and groups to promote energy efficiency and conservation and take Alaska beyond its goals.
- Find out what you can do to consume less energy with these simple steps.
- Visit Alaska's one-stop website, akenergyefficiency.org for energy efficiency and conservation information.
- Take advantage of rebates and incentives to improve the performance of your home, appliances, and more. Click here for more information.
- Learn more about renewable energy and energy efficiency here.
