Citizens' Utility Board of Oregon: Save A Watt

What have we done for YOU lately? Since 1984, CUB has saved Oregon ratepayers more than $3.4 billion dollars.

May 04, 2005

Save A Watt

CUB Executive Director Bob Jenks participated in a press conference in April asking Northwest residents to think conservation this summer. Turn off the light. Turn down the air conditioning. It has been a dry year so far in Oregon and should be a hot, dry summer. We were pleased to be there alongside Bonneville Power Administration, PGE, the Energy Trust, and other local organizations dealing in energy production and efficiency making this point: We expect lower water flow this year and higher hydro power costs. Everybody needs to conserve where they can.

One way of starting the ball rolling is to visit the Energy Trust website to use their Online Home Energy Analyzer. The Online Home Energy Analyzer helps customers discover ways to lower energy bills and make the home more comfortable. Energy Trust provides significant cash incentives to offset some of the cost of energy-efficient measures such as high efficiency heat pumps, insulation, high efficiency windows, duct sealing and more.

It takes about 30 minutes to complete the online analysis. When a homeowner enters the account number from a recent energy bill, the Home Energy Analyzer can access the customer's energy usage records, ensuring that the recommendations for measures and projections of energy savings are accurate. Alternately, the tool will use regional averages based on the homeowner's zip code. The analysis for each home can be saved by registering your email address at the website. The information is secure and completely confidential. If a homeowner wants more information on energy saving ideas, the tool provides links to appropriate web pages.

To begin your analysis, collect your account numbers and visit: . www.energytrust.org/analyzer

Best of all, they are offering 4 free Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs (CFLs) for using the Home Energy Analyzer!

When you complete one of the third level, "Find Ways to Save" questionnaires, you will be able to fill out the form and receive your CFLs within 2 weeks. To be eligible for the free CFLs, you must be an Oregon customer of Pacific Power or Portland General Electric. Customers of NW Natural, with a different electric utility, may use the Home Energy Analyzer tool, but will not be qualified to receive the CFLs.

Lower bills, free CFLs, What could be better?

Posted by Oregon CUB at May 4, 2005 10:26 AM

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