Alternative Energy in Homer, Alaska

Local Resources

Homer Electric Association All of our local electricity comes from our local cooperative, so HEA can answer any of your questions about grid inter-tie systems, your rates, or local electricity sources. They also have energy efficiency tips, loan programs, and deals on energy monitors. You can even e-mail your questions to Mr. WiseWatts.
HEA Member's Forum blog is another place to get information on what locals are concerned about when it comes to our energy cooperative.

Solar Thermal Water Heating

Eayrs Plumbing - Easily the most experienced local team for installing solar thermal to domestic hot water and to boiler systems, their website has information on the products they use as well as Federal and State incentive programs for installing renewable energy.

Solar Electric Systems

Specialty Electric - A very busy man, Dave Mogar has installed solar photovoltaic systems all over the state.
Joe Whitteberry: Electrician and alternative energy consultant, call 235-4700.

Wind Generators

Alaska Wind Industries - They have installed several turbines around the Homer and can answer your questions about different types of turbines, installation, government tax credits, and even the Alaska Chapter of Women of Wind Energy. Call Nadia Daggett (Kenai) or Erik Schreier (Homer) at 776-7664
Joe Whitteberry - Electrician and alternative energy consultant, call 235-4700.

Geothermal Heat Pumps

Alaska GeoEnergy - Randy Arndt is a EarthlLinked Technologies factory authorized ground source heat pump installer, call 235- 7028 or 399-1799.

Alternative Energy Businesses

Alaska High Mountain Energy Have you seen the adorable little electric vehicle running around town? That's Lanny in his ZAP car. Stop by his place in Yurt Village to see energy demos, get some learned advice, and ask about his quiet little car

State-wide Resources

Alaska Center for Energy and Power (ACEP) Check out what research is going on at UAF and all over the state.
Alaska Energy Network This networking site connects you to the latest information put out by the people most active in the state on energy research and dvelopment.
Renewable Energy Alaska Project (REAP) is a coalition of urban and rural Alaska utilities, businesses, conservation and consumer groups, and Alaska Natives with an interest in developing Alaska's vast renewable energy resources.
Renewable Energy Atlas of Alaska A Guide to Alaska's Clean, Local, and Inexhaustible Energy Resources
Everything you need to know about your home from the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation on: appliances, heating, lighting, water heating, ventilation, mold, ice dams, moisture on windows, weatherizing, insulation air sealing, home improvement and remodeling, new homes, renewable energy: solar, wind, micro-hydro, etc.
Use the Alaska Carbon Calculator to get an idea of where you spend most of your energy.

Other Resources

Measure your home’s carbon footprint! This site allows you to click on different aspects of your house, car, travel, and business habits to see how that adds up in energy and carbon use.

HOMER FACT:

Energy production is one of the biggest producers of greenhouse gases in the area. Every time a light bulb is switched on in Homer, nearly 95% of the electricity used to power that bulb come from burning natural gas here on the Peninsula. There are two ways to solve this problem:

Produce power from renewable sources
Reduce the need for power through conservation

Our local power utility, HEA, is looking into larger scale renewable sources, but the most immediate solution, is OUR responsibility to conserve, conserve, conserve!