Agenda
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Registration
with continental breakfast served
9:00 – 9:15 a.m.
Net
Metering and Interconnections
Dan Harms, La Plata Electric Association
Learn about net metering interconnection requirements
and policies. Dan will talk about the process and the
mechanics of net metered installations in La Plata and
Archuleta counties. He will share some examples of how bills
are calculated and discuss current economics based on current
rebates, tax incentives and today’s costs. With over 60 solar
photovoltaic, net metered renewable generation units installed
by members of the cooperative, LPEA has a wealth of
information to share regarding this topic.
9:15 – 9:30 a.m.
Empire
Electric Association Program Overview
Doug Sparks, Empire Electric
Learn about refrigerator recycling, energy audit rebates and
other offering to Empire members
9:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Tri-State G&T Association Program
Overview
Ron Ebenkamp, Tri-State Generation and
Transmission Association
Discover rebates available to LaPlata and Empire members for
heat pumps, water heaters and more
9:45 – 10:00 a.m.
Home Seal-up and Insulation
Kim Welty, Housing Solutions for the Southwest
Learn about weatherization assistance that is available to
income-qualified homeowners
10:00 - 10:15 a.m.
Benefits of Using Electric Thermal
Storage to Heat Your Home
Paul Steffes, Steffes Corporation
Find out how much you could save by heating your home at
discounted off-peak electricity prices
10:15 – 10:30 a.m.
Ground
Source Heat Pumps
Gordon Heinrich, Braxis Energy
Learn how to select and install ground source heat pump
systems for space heating and cooling as well as water
heating. Topics to be covered include the importance of
detailed energy and heat loss analysis (return on investment
and payback).
10:30 – 10:45 a.m. New Home
Construction
Jim Ketter, PE, LEED Accredited Professional, Tierra Group
10:45 – 11:00 a.m.
Straw Bale
Construction
John Rehorn, Executive Director Colorado Straw Bale Association
(COSBA)
Find out why straw bales are an exceptional
choice for building your energy efficient home in Southwest
Colorado and the Four Corners.
11:00 – 11:15 a.m.
First Things First: Know Where Your Dollar is Best Spent
Mike Frisoni,
Annadel Building Solutions
Learn the benefits of a home energy audit or rating, and why
the homeowner should have one of these performed before
spending money on any improvements. An overview of the rating
process will be given and some case histories will be
reviewed.
11:15 – 11:30 a.m. Solar
Thermal Systems
Curtis Jackson,
Solar
Today and Tomorrow
11:30 – 11:45 a.m.
Water Heating
by Marathon Water Heaters
John Richards, Rheem/Marathon Water Heaters
Insight on the financial savings and other benefits of
installing a foam-insulated, storage tank water heater with
time-of-use electricity rates. Learn how to determine how
much you can save by replacing your water heater before it
bursts or leaks.
11:45 – 12:00 noon Space
Heating by Convectair
Lon Garrison, Convectair
Not all space heaters are created equal. Learn how to heat
efficiently with electric space heaters and why to be wary of
unrealistic energy savings claims.
12:00 – 12:15 p.m. CFL and LED Lighting with
Change a Light, Change the World
Ray Pierotti, La Plata Electric Association
Overview of new home lighting technologies
12:15 – 12:30 p.m.
Doug Sparks, Empire Electric Association
Learn about refrigerator recycling, energy audit rebates and
other offering to Empire members
12:30 – 12:45 p.m. Habitat Builds Greener
Nadine Chaney-Orantes, Executive Director, Habitat for
Humanity of La Plata County
See how Habitat for Humanity of La Plata County is striving to
build healthier, more sustainable homes and ways you can help
make it happen.
12:45 – 1:00 p.m.
How to Buy Green Power
Mark Schwantes, La Plata Electric
Discover how to purchase blocks of green power from your
cooperative as an alternative to installing your own renewable
energy system. Learn what local businesses like Nature’s
Oasis and organizations such as the Durango Rotary Club’s
Train Project are doing to support green power and carbon
reduction.
1:00 – 1:15 p.m.
Rebates for making your home
energy-efficient
Aileen Tracy, Executive Director, 4 CORE: Four Corners Office
for Resource Efficiency
4CORE will present on its residential rebate programs
(insulate and seal, solar thermal, and weatherization). La
Plata and Archuleta county homeowners may receive a rebate for
insulating and/or sealing your homes. Two other rebate
programs will be available soon: weatherization (energy
audits) and solar thermal. Visit 4CORE's exhibit for
information on how to receive your rebate!
1:15 – 1:30 p.m.
A Homebuyer’s Guide to High Performance
Built Green Homes – A Systems Approach
Greg Mantell-Hecathorn, President, Mantell-Hecathorn Builders,
Inc.
Learn what’s wrong with a “code” home as compared to a High
Performance Built Green Home. Discover the top 5 reasons why
you want an ENERGY STAR - Built Green Home:
1. Energy Efficient Heating and
Cooling result in lower monthly utility bills
2. Building Envelope – Premium
Material and Construction Standards
3. Healthy Indoor Air
4. Improved Durability and Less
Maintenance
5. Resource and Water
Conservation Provide Benefits to Personal and General
Environment
1:30 – 1:45 p.m.
Offset What You Can’t Conserve
Ian Barrowclough, Director, carbonZERO
Learn how to implement carbon offsets on a local level.
1:45 – 2:00 p.m. How to Buy Earth-Friendly Homes
Michael Thunder, EcoBroker
2:00 – 2:15 p.m. Photovoltatic Systems
Ben
Jason, Sustainable Living Technologies
Understanding the basics of grid-tied solar electric
systems-a primer for the homeowner.
2:15 – 2:30 p.m. Recycling
Options
Nancy Andrews, City of Durango
Overview of
recycling activities in Durango to include:
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curbside, drop-off, business collection; days, fees
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how to
prepare glass, paper, cardboard, plastic bottles, cans for
recycling
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what
can’t be recycled and why;
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where
markets are for recyclables, ie, what they’re made into
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wood
and glass mulch that the City produces; location, fees
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special collections: household chemicals, e-waste,
batteries, scrap metal, fluorescent tubes
2:30 – 2:45 p.m. Energy
Efforts in the US Senate
Grant
Leslie, Legislative Director, U.S. Senator Ken Salazar
Colorado’s Senator Salazar continually strives to create
incentives for American consumers to invest in alternative,
renewable energy sources and energy conservation. Senator
Salazar believes Americans deserve tax relief and incentives
for families including provisions to encourage the use of
solar panels, geothermal heat pumps, and small wind systems. Last year
our Senator wholeheartedly promoted the
Change a Light, Change the
World
campaign, asking Americans throughout the Nation to change at
least a single inefficient light in their home or business for
one that has earned the Government’s ENERGY STAR
certification. Senator Salazar believes it is often the small
changes we make in our daily lives that make the biggest
difference to our futures.
2:45 – 3:00 p.m.
Fort Lewis College’s Climate
Initiative
Marcus Renner, Director, Fort Lewis College
Environmental Center
Learn about the College’s overall planning effort to meet the
climate initiative set forth by FLC’s President.
3:00 p.m. Adjourn
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