Energy Resources
From Conservation to Renewable Energy Development
- Conservation Resources
- Renewable Energy
- Energy Planning
- Legislative Procedures and Information
- Fund Development
Conservation Resources:
Home Energy Saving Tips: This energy tips booklet was
developed specifically for rural Alaskan households. The Alaska Energy
Authority (AEA) will be distributing these across the state in 2009. To
view this document on line click here. To
order hard copies for your community, e-mail Rebecca Garret at AEA [rgarrett@aidea.org].
UAF Cooperative Extension Service (CES): http://www.uaf.edu/ces/hhfd/energyconservation/
This CES website offers a lot of different resources. I picked out a few,
which are highlighted below, but I recommend looking thorough the other
information.
- Mobile Homes Energy Tips: http://www.uaf.edu/ces/hhfd/pdfs/Mobilehomes.pdf
- Water Heating Efficiently: http://www.uaf.edu/ces/hhfd/pdfs/EnergyEfficientWater
Heating.pdf - CFL Information: http://www.uaf.edu/ces/hhfd/pdfs/
FluorescentLightBulbsandMercury.pdf
Energy Usage Calculator: Cold Climate Housing Research Center
http://www.cchrc.org/energy+calculator.aspx
CFL Money saver Calculator. EASY!
http://www.serviceconcepts.coop/CoopCustom/
cflpayback_cornbpower.htm
Lighting Efficiency Manual from AHFC:
http://www.ahfc.state.ak.us/iceimages/reference/housing-manual-ch8-mech-systems.pdf
Other AHFC Resources: This page has all sorts of energy savings from heating to water. http://www.ahfc.state.ak.us/energy/ntk_about_home.cfm
back to topRenewable Energy:
Renewable Energy Projects:
Wind in Schools program: This is a department of energy
program that allows partnerships of villages, schools and states to come
together and put up a wind turbine to provide power to the school and community.
http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/pdfs/schools
/wind_for_schools.pdf
http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/schools.asp
Make Everyday Earth Day: Virtual tour of a sustainable Community!
http://www.energy.gov/energytips.htm
Hydro Power for kids
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/history/timelines/index.html
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/
sources/
renewable/water.html
Renewable Energy Summaries from Renewable Energy Alaska Project (REAP):
Wind, Geothermal, Solar, Low Impact Hydro, Tidal, Wave, and Biomass:
http://alaskarenewableenergy.org/re_in_ak/index.html
Alaska Resource Atlas: renewable energy resources
located geographically across the state: http://www.akenergyauthority.org/
Reports%20and%20Presentations/EnergyAtlas2007.pdf
For further research and info:
Wind: http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/
Biomass: http://www.pacificbiomass.org/
Solar: http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy99osti/26242.pdf
Hydro: http://www.ornl.gov/info/ornlreview/
rev26-34/text/hydmain.html
Geothermal: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/geothermal/geothermal_basics.html
Energy Planning:
Tribal Energy Development- http://www1.eere.energy.gov/tribalenergy/guide/printable_versions
/energy_planning_print.html
Utility Planning with Renewable Energy - software programs developed by to assists utilities in planning and managing power usage by modeling electricity needs, capabilities and additional electricity supplies to the grid, such as wind turbines or solar panels. These are extremely helpful in allowing communities to evaluate their energy system options and plan for their community's future energy needs.
HOMER- https://analysis.nrel.gov/homer
RETScreen- http://swera.unep.net/index.php?
id=
retscreen_software
Legislative Procedures and Information:
If your community is planning on developing Renewable energy, following
legislative issues is a must. You want to make sure that you make the right
contacts and form working relationships with your representatives. Also,
it is very important that you are aware of the dates of sessions, so that
you know are not addressing energy when the sessions are focused on fisheries.
Basics of info on AK Legislation: http://w3.legis.state.ak.us/misc/legbranch.php
AK State Page: http://w3.legis.state.ak.us/
Contact list: http://w3.legis.state.ak.us/docs/pdf/Phone_List.pdf
Educate Representatives: NOTICE: AmeriCorps VISTA’s and Member are not allowed cross political lines in the terms of promoting candidates and specific legislation (ie House Bill 111), however, they are allowed to educate (also referred to as “lobby”) their representatives on local issues and project.
Learn To Love Lobbying: http://www.ssireview.org/articles/entry/learn_to_love_lobbying/
Fund Development:
EPA Grant Writing Guide: http://www.purdue.edu/envirosoft/grants/src/msieopen.htm
Government Fund Portal: http://www.grants.gov/
SWAMC Funding Page: Offers information on Alaska
State resources and funding opportunities on federal, state, private and
non profit levels: http://www.swamc.org/index.php?option=com_content&task
=view&id=133&Itemid=84
RurAL CAP Foundation Grant: VISTA”S and Members are qualified to apply for Foundation Grants for their community Projects. Contact your supervisor for more info on this.