solar energy day
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Lexington solar tour
Lexington solar tourRachel NortonResident Energy Specialist at the Mountain Association for Community and Economic Development (M.A.C.E.D.)New Energy and Transition (N.E.T.) Committee at KFTC
Relevance to Everyone: Pop EducationDifferent from formal education (in schools, for example) and informal education (learning by living) in that it is a process which aims to empower people who feel marginalized socially and politically to take control of their own learning and to effect social change.
A collective effort in which a high degree of participation is expected from everybody. Everyone teaches and everyone learns!
Overview
Kentuckys Energy Landscape
Energy Efficiency Basics
Kentuckys Energy Landscape
Kentuckys Energy Landscape
[email protected] (r) - Cost of EnergyArea Price per Kilowatt hour 2015Price per Kilowatt hour 2016*Average Monthly Usage (kWh)2015Average Monthly Payment2015Kentucky 10.2410.281120$114.72Wyoming (Top Coal Producing State)10.9711.88832$91.19National Average12.6512.68901$114.03
Reported July 2016* by U.S. Energy Information Administration; http://www.eia.gov/electricity/sales_revenue_price/pdf/table5_a.pdf
appvoices.org/resources/reports/Poverty_and_Electricity_Costs_in_Southest_2014.pdfSome pay up to 20% of their income on energy bills.
Based on our findings, there are no technological or economic barriers to converting the entire world to clean, renewable energy sources. It is a question of whether we have the societal and political will. - Stanford researcher Mark Z. Jacobson
The report finds that an additional USD 44 trillion in investment is needed to secure a clean-energy future by 2050, but this represents only a small portion of global GDP and is offset by over USD 115 trillion in fuel savings. The new estimate compares to USD 36 trillion in the previous ETP analysis, and the increase partly shows something the IEA has said for some time: the longer we wait, the more expensive it becomes to transform our energy system.
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Basics of Energy EfficiencyWhat does a home energy evaluation look like? What are the largest energy users? What are the most common problems?
Home Energy Evaluations
Conversation with residentWalk through inspectionBlower door testAttic & crawl space inspectionOutdoor inspection
Largest Energy Wasters
Largest Energy Wasters
How$martKY TeamChris Woolery, Rachel Norton, & Jason Coomes
How How$mart Works
Conservation Plans where retrofits literally pay for themselves. Average cash flow nets $17 in the customers pocket.
cleantechnica.com/2013/03/20/over-3-times-more-green-jobs-per-million-than-fossil-fuel-or-nuclear-jobs/Using local contactors creates even more jobs, and keeps money in the local economy.
How$mart Customer Story
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