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JUNE 2010
MAY 2010
APRIL 2010
MARCH 2010
FEBRUARY 2010
JANUARY 2010
DECEMBER 2009
Swap your appliance and earn a rebate during President's Week 2010
Earn rebates on new, energy efficient refrigerators, clothes washers, freezers and dishwashers through an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act program.
The plug-in, all-electric Nissan Leaf is expected to go into production in 2010 and be available for sale in the test markets in 2011.
NOVEMBER 2009
The White House is reportedly considering a program to encourage homeowners to undertake weatherization projects such as adding air sealing, insulation and energy-saving light bulbs. The program would be called Home Star (playing off the name Energy Star).
California has imposed energy efficiency rules for televisions with a screen size of up to 58 inches. Most television sets sold in California must consume 33 percent less electricity by 2011 and 49 percent less by 2013.
An American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grants will support job training and labor market information programs to help workers find jobs in expanding green industries and related occupations.
Survey finds Americans prefer aesthetic home improvements over money-saving improvements. And several other interesting results from this Energy Pulse survey by the Shelton Group.
PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) financing allows homeowners to go solar and make efficiency improvements without any up-front cost. PACE was awarded a grant through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Central Hudson was awarded a $700,000 grant through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), to defray the incremental costs of four hybrid and four plug-in electric hybrid line trucks for use in daily utility operations.
Mid-sized businesses in the Hudson Valley may now qualify for Central Hudson’s SavingsCentral energy efficiency programs. Mid-sized businesses with monthly electric demands between 100 and 350 kilowatts, which typically include many hotels and motels, restaurants, grocery stores, colleges and larger municipal facilities, are eligible.
OCTOBER 2009
The press release from the New York State Public Service Commission reporting that Central Hudson's mid-size commercial business program was approved on Oct. 15.
The American Council for and Energy-Efficient Economy ranks states based on 1) public benefits programs and policies; 2) transportation polices; 3) building energy codes; 4) combined heat and power; 5) state government initiatives; and 6) appliance efficiency standards.
Heat pumps are becoming a more common alternative to central air conditioners because they also can heat and cool your house.
NEWS YOU CAN USE
Learn several quick and easy ways to save money on your home heating bill in this Associated Press article published on the Cyber Homes web site.
Find out about the newest kinds of air-source heat pumps, and consider if one might work at your home.
This New York Times article explores mandatory efficiency rules specifying how much power devices may use.
This article makes the point that the easiest way to cut carbon emissions and air pollution is to focus more on efficiency, less on pollution-free generation.
