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Home Energy Solutions : 

Home Energy Solutions

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What is Cool Cities? Local Communities Making a Commitment to Solve Global Warming Putting Proven Clean Energy Solutions to Work Building Local Coalitions Changing the National Consciousness

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How Much Coal Do You Use? Coal accounts for 83% of CO2 emissions for electricity production It takes one pound of coal to power your TV for 4.5 hours One pound to power your lamp for two evenings The average US household uses 9.5 tons of coal per year

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Coal Health Facts “Coal-fired power plants are among the largest contributors to particulate pollution, ozone, mercury, and global warming.”  The American Lung Association Air Pollution from power plants annually cause*: 23,600 Deaths 21,850 Hospital Admissions 554,000 Asthma Attacks 38,000 Heart Attacks $160 Billion in Healthcare Costs

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What is the Challenge and the Opportunity? Stop global warming with local solutions Decrease our dependence on fossil fuels Support a more affordable and safer way to power our country Strengthen local economies

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Xcel Energy Windsource Windsource is a no-hassle way to get all your electricity from Wind Power instead of coal. Subscribing to the Windsource program for around $12 a month helps to save carbon and build our renewable energy infrastructure Purchasing 100% wind is the equivalent to removing 5 tons of CO2 from the air!

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Denver Energy Challenge So far we have donated $380 and offset 81 tons of CO2 $20 donated for each new signup Subscribe as many people as you can Reach the local and city-wide subscription goal and earn up to $12,500 for High school of your choice! Denver High School can spend the money on education and on energy efficiency.

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Colorado Carbon Fund Offset your CO2 with local renewable energy! Giving back to the community Calculate your CO2 footprint 20$ per ton of CO2

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Think About Solar

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Free Solar Energy…Well Almost Setting up a PV system on your home can cover your electric bill, eliminating you home’s demand on coal and electricity bill A system costing $15,000 would pay for itself in about 8 years.

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Xcel Solar Rebates $3.50 a watt Federal Tax Credits 30% of the cost of the system An average home uses 7,500kWhr per year Average CO home’s electric bill is $780 a year and will increase 8-10% per year. 100% coverage requires a 5-6 kW system As much as $22,000 in savings Solar Savings

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Introduction Why Is It Important? What can I do on my own? How can I make a larger investment in efficiency? Energy Efficiency

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A lot of savings for a little effort A secure, low cost investment Boosts your local economy by: Using your dollars to support local contractors, not on excessive utility bills Keeping your dollars local, not sending them to distant utility companies Saves our resources and slows global warming Energy Efficiency Makes $ense

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Profitability of Energy Efficiency Upgrades

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1. Program your thermostat or purchase a programmable thermostat. 2. Install CFL Light bulbs 3. Perform a home energy audit 4. Seal up leaks 5. Lose/Manage Your Vampire Appliances Do-It Yourself! Top 5 Ways to Save Money on Energy Bills and Cut Down on your CO2 Footprint:

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Step One

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Do It Yourself! Setting your thermostat above 70 degrees will add 7-10% to your energy bill! Follow this tip to watch your energy bill begin to drop…

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Program Your Thermostat: Make the thermostat follow your schedule. When you leave the house for work every morning or when you’re sleeping you spend money heating your house. Set your thermostat to be cooler in the winter and warmer in summer when you don’t need it. Raising your thermostat one degree in the summer can reduce your bill by 3-5%.

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Step Two Efficient Lighting

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How many CFL Light bulbs does it take to change the world?

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Just One!

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Do It Yourself! Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs Replace your old light bulbs with CFL lightbulbs before they burn out. A regular lightbulb spends over 300% more energy than a CFL. Following its first year a 100 watt CFL lightbulb will save you about eight bucks a year. A CFL pays for itself in the first four months and lasts several years.

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Step 2 Efficient Lighting (cont’d) The light emitting diode bulb (LED) has a high up front cost but lasts over 20 years and is more energy efficient than even a CFL bulb. A conventional 60 watt bulb uses over 800% more energy than a LED. Make sure any bulb you buy is Energy Star rated.

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Step Three Energy Audit Basics

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Do It Yourself! Home Energy Audit- Find The Leaks! In the construction business this is called the envelope. Keeping the envelope of your home sealed will be the key to saving money and energy.

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Do It Yourself! Home Energy Audit- Find The Leaks! Start with checking your house for energy leaks or windy drafts. I.e. windows, doors, light sockets, fireplaces… Have you spent enough quality time with your attic?

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Do It Yourself! Home Energy Audit cont. Check your water heater to see if it is warm to the touch...consider turning it down to around 120 degrees. This can cut your water heating bill in half. Make sure hot water pipes are well insulated, especially if they are located outside the house. Uninsulated pipes may burst!

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Step Four Seal Leaks in Your Home

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Do It Yourself! Seal Up The Leaks Use caulking on cracks Purchase a window kit Rubber weather stripping Foil tape or a glue called mastic fills leaks on your heating and air conditioning ducts.

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Step Five Vanquish Phantom Energy Loads

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Do It Yourself! The “Kill A Watt” power meter finding “phantom” loads and “vampire” appliances shut off all your appliances with 1 switch on a power strip Predicts your power usage and bill!!!

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EnergyStar Upgrades Should I buy a new appliance? The easiest thing to do is check the age of your appliances. 1992 or older! Refrigerators – 10-14% of your electricity! Make sure when you are buying a new appliance that it is energy star rated

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Home Energy Breakdown Inefficient Household Heat loss Standard thermostat Energy Leaks Low Insulation Electricity wasted Incandescent light bulbs Phantom loads “Bachelor Fridge” Inefficient, old appliances Efficient Household Heat efficient Programmable thermostat Leaks are plugged up Thick Insulation Electricity saved CFL light bulbs Power strips Energy Star appliances

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$$ Rebates + Cheap Audits $$ A few ways to get some extra cash while being more energy efficient Don’t need to find all the rebates, you just need get the right contractor

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Pro Audits from Xcel What to expect? Air Blower Door test Room by room inspection Thermographic scan $90 with Air Blower Door test $120 with Thermographic scan and Air Blower Up to 60% off normal price http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/consumer/your_home/energy_audits/index.cfm/mytopic=11190

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Weatherization Assistance Program Recovery Act has added $79.5 million to Weatherization and Training in CO Income Level- At or below 200% Per Unit Assistance-$6,500 instead of $2,500 Goal of weatherizing 1 million homes a year. 15 million US households qualify!

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Weatherization Assistance Guideline: # of persons per Household Annual Income 1 Person: $21,660.00 2 People: $29,140.00 3 People: $36,620.00 4 People: $44,100.00 Additional Persons: $7,480.00

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You can receive money back if you upgrade… Xcel Energy Rebates Improve Insulation: 20% of the cost up to $300 Hot water heaters: $40-$100 Natural gas furnace: $80-$120 Swamp Coolers: $200-$500

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Brought to you by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act… Recovery Act Efficiency Improvements-30% of the cost up to $1500 Windows, Insulation, Sealing Central Air, Heat Pump, Furnace/Boiler Geothermal Pump/Solar Water Heater-30% of the cost up to $2000 Biomass Fuel Stoves- $300 Credit Small Wind- 30% of the cost up to $4000

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Grassroots Change Begins With You Changing the way we heat and light our homes is an easy task as long as we work together Host your own meeting in your neighborhood or start a Climate Smart Team. What can you do to make sure we have a safe, secure energy future? Zero Waste Barbeque Talk energy over cocktails Hand out information at a town event

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5 Steps to Host Your Own Meeting Who do you know? Set Date and Time Inviting the participants Present at the meeting Follow up

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Thank You!