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Vectren extends its rebates to homeowners and businesses! |
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Green Dean would like to think that he had something to do with the success of the Vectren rebate progran, but the fact is that people LOVE to save money! Vectren launched a rebate program for homeowners and business owners in 2007 and it has been so successful that they have extended the program. Here are the highlights of the rebates:
 Natural Gas Furnace Rebate=$200 for an AFUE rating of 92% or greater. I know, I know, what the heck is an AFUE rating?
The AFUE is the most widely used measure of a furnace's heating efficiency. It measures the amount of heat actually delivered to your house compared to the amount of fuel that you must supply to the furnace. Thus, a furnace that has an 80% AFUE rating converts 80% of the fuel that you supply to heat -- the other 20% is lost out of the chimney.
Natural Gas Water Heater Rebate=$100 for a storage unit with a 0.62 EF. An EF rating is a fancy acronym for Efficiency.
New Home Constuction adapting the Energy Star Rating is now $500.
If you live in Vectren's service area, make sure to check out their website for more information. If you don't live in the service are, check with your local energy provider to see if they have a rebate program. We bet that their spokesperson isn't as cute as Vectren's! |
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You know the feeling --- driving along and you're struck with awe and wonder when you see an array of mammoth wind turbines twirling in the breeze. Do you know the feeling? It's pretty awesome, but it seems an isolated experience, like spotting a shooting star, unless you commute along I-10 just west of Palm Springs.
But things are changing. Check out the map below from The American Wind Energy Association. It shows how much wind generation capacity is currently in play across the country. Clearly, wind is everywhere.
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Glimpsing the Leaders of Tomorrow |
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It's easy for the folks who love a good debate to forget that consciousness is changing. Regardles of what you think about "kids today" they are growing up with a different sensibility about environmental stewardship. Treehugger has a series that highlights schools who are helping to instill this valuable sensibility.
We believe it's about smarter choices, and once you find a smarter choice within reach (one that's economically sensible) what does that say about the old ways of doing things?
Things are changing. Read a bit about:
Putnam Valley Middle School
or Milltown Middle School
or University of Pennsylvania's adaptation of wind power.
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Electric Bikes Are on the Rise |
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OK, so, mopeds and scooters are often reviled for being either embarrasing to ride or dangerously easy to miss in the side-view mirror. While we, being of the Quadrophenia generation, don't subscribe to those views, a solution for those who do AND want a more safe, efficient commuting or around the town option, electric bikes are arriving. What's wrong with a simple bike? Nothing. We love them, but bike to work on a 95 degree day in NYC humidity and see how your business attire looks.
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Missouri Town is 100% windpowered |
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A small town in Missouri has switched to wind energy, producing enough to dump its surplus onto the local grid. Pretty cool. More at http://www.rockportwind.com/
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Eyes on Change