> A lot of work has gone into the planning of this terrific energy teach-in, > being presented by RAFT in partnership with Sustainable Tompkins. It should > be inspirational for those who have been thinking about making major changes > but haven't yet taken the first steps -- or those who maybe got stalled after > starting to transition. Please register by Wednesday. > > > Energy Teach-In > When Climate Change > Hits Home > Facilitator, Meredith Bocek > St. Patrick School, 309 Front Street, Owego > Saturday, February 23, 2013 > 10AM – 3 PM > Sponsored by RAFT and Sustainable Tompkins > Find out how to reduce your energy use and transition to renewables. From > simple DIY energy savings to whole house system improvements to solar and > wind for your home or business. Local contractors and energy experts will get > you started on your path to greater energy security. > Registration required by February 20: Call 607-218-7261 or email > [email protected] to register by February 20th Lunch available for $7 (sandwiches made by Pat Hansen, owner of Hand of Man) > > 10:00 Welcome and Introductions > Meredith Bocek, community activist with Owego RAFT (Residents Against > Fracking Tioga) will act as today’s facilitator. > 10:05 Creating Community Energy Partnerships > Gay Nicholson, Sustainable Tompkins leader, will explain Sustainable > Tompkins’ Finger Lakes Energy Challenge and its five categories: heating, > electricity, hot water, transportation, and food. She’ll also talk about the > Finger Lakes Climate Fund and the emerging Finger Lakes Community Power > project. > 10:20 Help for Homeowners from NYSERDA > Brad Pacalis, of PPEFNY (Public Policy Education Fund NY) will cover the host > of NYSERDA residential energy programs available, and how to pay for them. > 10:50 Help for Business Owners from NYSERDA > Lou Roma, NYSERDA (New York State Energy Research and Development Authority) > will sketch out the universe of NYSERDA programs available to the commercial > sector. > 11:20 Air Sealing and Insulating for a Snug Home > Pat Dundon is a Broome County Native and owner of Dundon Insulation, Inc., > dba The Insulation Man, a Home Performance company with over 20 yrs of > service in central NY. Pat will give us the nitty gritty details of a home > audit, and examples of typical work and cost, payback periods, funding > incentives, etc. He’ll also give us a blower door demonstration. > 12:00 - - - Break for LUNCH - - - (Program > resumes at 12:45) > 12:45 The DIY Climate Hero > John Patterson, Home Energy Efficiency expert, will give us a tour of things > all of us can do in our homes, whether owners or tenants. There's a lot of > DIY that makes a difference in your energy bills. John will focus on > Electric Load, and the need for air sealing and insulation. John will explain > and demo phantom load and plug load. > 1:30 Small Wind Can Be the Right Choice > Alec Mitchell, Product Development Manager for Weaver Wind Energy, in Ithaca, > NY, will cover incentives, tax credits and other financing options available > for wind power. > 2:00 Solar for All > Gay Canough, Founder and President of ETM Solarworks of ETM Solar Works in > Endicott, NY, uses what it sells: it’s solar powered, and its website > resides on a solar-powered server. Gay will explain the availability, tax > incentives, and advantages of renewable solar energy. > 2:30 Q & A > Facilitator, Meredith Bocek > 2:50 Next Steps > Gay Nicholson will step us through things we can do right away, for > instance, take the Finger Lakes Energy Challenge, and sign up for more > information about a local solar-buying club. >
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