Alliance to Save Energy | News | e-FFICIENCY News: September 2009

Next week marks the 90th birthday of the Honorable Charles H. Percy, the Republican senator from Illinois who founded the Alliance to Save Energy in 1976 with Senate colleague Hubert Humphrey (D-Minn.). The Alliance celebrates with a retrospective look at the one of the forefathers of the energy efficiency movement.

Associate Rebuilding Together Leads Alliance Volunteers in DC Community Service Project

On September 11, 2009, 12 Alliance staff members joined dozens of volunteers in Southeast Washington DC, for a day of remembrance and community service led by Alliance Associate Rebuilding Together.

(Left) Alliance volunteers with Ron Sims, deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (back row, fourth from left)

How Do You Say "Energy Efficiency" in Ukrainian?

The Alliance joins the International Resources Group and others in a USAID-funded project to reform municipal heating in Ukraine through energy efficiency initiatives.

(Right) Soviet poster promoting electric power conservation: “Conserve Electric Power! One percent of the electric power saved by an industrial plant is equal to the consumption of 2000 apartments.”

Energy Efficiency Front Line

Warming up for Climate & Energy Policy Debates

Debrief on energy and climate legislation with the Alliance's draft side-by-side comparing the energy provisions of the House-passed American Clean Energy and Security Act and the American Clean Energy Leadership Act which has been passed by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. We will issue a comparison of the two bills’ climate provisions when the Senate releases its draft climate legislation.

Efficiency Today in Yesterday's Buildings

We hear a lot about new energy-efficient construction, but existing buildings, too, present huge opportunities for saving energy and reducing carbon emissions. This factsheet reviews current and potential policies and programs that can improve the efficiency of the existing buildings.

Energy-Efficient Living

Emon's Bob Fern with Meter Dashboard Chart

Associate E-Mon Specs School for Energy Meter Installation

A Washington, DC, school takes energy management to the next level, thanks to energy meters donated by Alliance Associate E-Mon. Watch and learn how new meters will save Horace Mann Elementary energy and money.

What’s Cool about Cool Roofs

Looking to replace your roof? Save big on energy bills by making it cool. Different from green roofs, which use vegetation to cool roof surfaces, cool roof products are often easily incorporated into new construction and roof retrofitting.

Resources

Next Briefing in Alliance Industrial Series – "Smart Manufacturing: Modernization to Marketplace", a Capitol Hill briefing on Sept. 25, looks at process and equipment modernization in the U.S. manufacturing industry.

New Study: Big Energy Savings Potential for Southern States – A Georgia Tech study released in August confirms major energy savings potential for Southern states that adopt aggressive energy efficiency improvements.

Lesson Plan: “To Conserve or Not to Conserve” – Kick off the school year with energy savings! In this back-to-school lesson plan, students create and present a program to reduce energy consumption at home or in school.

Glossary: What in the World is...an Energy-Efficient Mortgage? – Financing home energy efficiency improvements can be made easier with an energy-efficient mortgage.