Energy efficiency and conservation are often touted as the “low hanging fruit” of efforts to meet sustainable energy goals.  AEA focuses its end use energy efficiency program activities on commercial buildings, public buildings, industrial facilities, and electrical efficiency.  Additionally, AEA organizes the collaborative multi-stakeholder group called the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Working Group, which is focused on outreach and education about efficiency and conservation as well as EE&C long-term planning.  AEA also addresses generation efficiency through its Rural Power System Upgrade Program (RPSU).

Energy Conservation: Decreasing the quantity of energy used.  Technically, energy conservation encompasses any method of decreasing the quantity of energy used, including using more efficient equipment.  But in general daily use, it typically refers to human decisions and behaviors to save energy.

Energy Efficiency: Using less energy to produce the same level of energy service.  This typically involves using improved technology to save energy, such as using high-efficiency lights to produce the same light output using less energy.

AEA Energy Efficiency and Conservation programs and projects

• Building Energy Monitors pilot project
  
  
• Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants (EECBG)
  
  
• Energy Efficiency Tool Loan Kit Program
  
  
• Industrial Energy Efficiency Audits for Seafood Processing
  
  
• Leading by example: Alaska Energy Authority’s office building efficiency improvements
  
  
• Public Education and Outreach
  
  
• Village End Use Efficiency Measures (VEUEM)

Other Energy Efficiency and Conservation Opportunties

June 17-18, 2010   Renewable Energy Alaska Project’s Business of Clean Energy Conference will take place at the Dena’ina Center in Anchorage, Alaska.  See their website for more information: www.realaska.org.

June 18-19, 2010   Alaska Building Science Network’s Summer Conference “Energy Efficiency, the Future is Now,” will take place in Seward, Alaska.  See their website for more information: http://www.absn.com.

For more information contact:

Sean Skaling, Project Manager
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Program
Tel. 907-771-3079     Fax 907-771-3044
Email: sskaling@aidea.org

Katie Conway, Assistant Project Manager
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Program
Tel. 907-771-3078     Fax 907-771-3044
Email: kconway@aidea.org

Rebecca Garrett, Project Development Specialist
Tel. 907-771-3042     Fax 907-771-3044
Email: rgarrett@aidea.org