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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, the SNAP program, 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.

  • Kenai Peninsula Association for Renewable Energy (KPARE)  This organization consists of local residents that are trying to inspire and coordinate the enhancement of renewable energies. It's a good way to get connected to ordinary folks with experience. 

  • 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 Energy

    • Joe Whitteberry:  Electrician and alternative energy consultant, call 235-4700.

  • Geothermal Heat Pumps

    • ...

  • Alternative Energy Businesses

    • Alaska High Mountain Energy

  • Energy Auditors

State-wide Resources

  • 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.

  • Support Alaska Renewable Energy-Buy Denali Green Tags

  • 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.

 
Other Resources

 

Solar hot water evacuated tubes at Jars of Clay pottery studio

RCA Adopts Net Metering Regulations!  Yay!  To read a clear, concise interpretation summarizing the new regs, check out the HEA Members Forum blog.

Alaska Solar Tour Last year's was great in August, but this year it will be May 15th

HEA Energy and Conservation Fair   It was a great success!  Check out the stories in the Homer News and Tribune.  It will be in Homer again on November 14th

 

 

 
 

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!

 

 

 

 

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Sustainable Homer, PO Box 1801, Homer, AK  99603

Phone: 907-235-6953

 

E-mail: info@sustainablehomer.org

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