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Energy Efficiency News from Energy Trust of Oregon

(June 10, 2010 • Energy Efficiency Tips, Healthy Home Trends, Remodeling Updates, Weatherization • 0 comments

This is great news from Energy Trust of Oregon regarding the number of Oregonians taking advantage of Energy Incentives to invest in weatherization and efficient heating & cooling systems.

Check out the article below:

Oregonians completed almost 93,000 energy projects in 2009, a new annual record and an increase of 58 percent over 2008. Our work helped 84,000 households, 1,700 businesses and more than 450 industrial customers participate in Energy Trust programs last year. Oregonians used incentives to make changes large and small:

• Homeowners replaced aging refrigerators and washers, invested in weatherization and efficient heating and cooling systems.
• Businesses continued to invest in high-efficiency lighting and efficient HVAC solutions.

• For industry, our small industrial initiative (which provides streamlined operations for agriculture and smaller industrial operations) resulted in a nearly 70 percent growth in the number of efficiency projects over 2008.
• More than twice as many residential solar electric projects were completed in 2009 than in 2008, while commercial solar projects increased by 14 percent.

• Even though delays in project completion shifted four average megawatts of new renewable generation into 2010, 10 small wind systems, three biopower projects, a large solar project and a geothermal project were completed.

Those investments, supported by Energy Trust incentives and state and federal tax credits, pay dividends and make Oregonians more financially secure for years to come.

The associated energy savings and generation saved Oregonians nearly $165 million in 2009, approximately $450,000 a day. These projects saved 32.3 average megawatts of electricity—enough to power more than 25,000 homes. They also saved nearly 2.9 million therms of natural gas—enough to heat approximately 5,700 homes.

Beyond driving new savings and generation, together we helped expand Oregon’s clean energy workforce, providing jobs and living wages. We helped create almost 2,300 new jobs, generated $76 million in wages and stimulated $11 million in new business income.

If you are interested in completing Energy Efficient upgrades on your home please contact the Renovation Concepts Energy Efficiency team to have a Home Performance review done. Contact LaDonna Miller- President of Renovation Concepts to schedule an appointment. (503) 310-9076 or ladonnamiller@earthlink.net

$150 Cash Back Bonus Promotion from Energy Trust of Oregon

(May 21, 2010 • Energy Efficiency Tips, Green Building, Healthy Home Trends, Weatherization • 0 comments

This year, we launched the Renovation Concepts Energy Efficiency team. This team was developed to help homeowners make their homes more energy efficient. We are all Trade Ally’s with Energy Trust of Oregon.

The team consists of A Cut Above Exteriors, Olson & Jones Construction, AAA Heating & Cooling and JB Insulation.

This was a $150 Cash Back Bonus promotion from Energy Trust of Oregon that homeowners can take advantage of when they schedule three or more projects to be completed.

Here are the details below:

$150 Cash-Back Bonus Coupon for Your Home Performance with ENERGY STAR

^{® ProjectThis coupon entitles qualifying Oregon homeowners who heat their homes with fuel by Portland General Electric, Pacific Power, NW Natural or Cascade Natural Gas to a $150 cash-back bonus, in addition to standard Energy Trust of Oregon cash incentives, when at least three qualifying improvements are installed between April 1, 2010, and December 31, 2010. This offer is good for a limited time only, and only one coupon may be redeemed per household.}

^{Follow these easy steps to save energy and earn your bonus cash incentive: 1) Find a Home Performance contractor at www.energytrust.org/hp. 2) Install at least three qualifying improvements. 3) Complete this coupon, following the instructions on the back. 4) Mail this coupon together with a completed Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Form 320HPWES (available from your contractor or online at www.energytrust.org) and a copy of your contractor invoice marked “paid in full” to the address listed on the back. See reverse side of coupon for eligible improvements and additional rules and instructions.}

For more information on making your home more Energy Efficient please contact LaDonna Miller- President of Renovation Concepts for more information (503) 310-9076 or ladonnamiller@earthlink.net

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Utility ratepayers use less energy than 8 years ago according to Energy Trust of Oregon

(April 27, 2010 • Energy Efficiency Tips • 0 comments

This was an announcement from Energy Trust of Oregon that I thought was really positive.

“Energy Trust of Oregon has saved enough energy in the last eight years to power 265,000 homes and heat another 26,000 with natural gas (roughly the combined population of Eugene and Salem),and the savings were delivered at a cost that is three to four times cheaper than buying new energy. “You can think of us as an efficiency utility, in the clean energy acquisition business,” said Margie Harris, executive director.

“The savings we achieved, nearly $600 million, is money that stays in customer pockets, year after year. Especially during these challenging economic times, saving critical dollars helps both homeowners and businesses stay afloat.”

Energy Trust activity also generated $76 million in wages and created almost 2,300 new jobs.

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