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Communities and Energy

Communities and Energy. CCE Inservice Nov. 15, 2010 Sharon K. Anderson Cornell Cooperative Extension Energy and Climate Change Initiative. Energy Shapes Our Economy & Communities. Cheap Abundant Reliable Fossil fuels Expensive & volatile pricing Carbon market

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Communities and Energy

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  1. Communities and Energy CCE Inservice Nov. 15, 2010 Sharon K. Anderson Cornell Cooperative Extension Energy and Climate Change Initiative

  2. Energy Shapes Our Economy & Communities • Cheap • Abundant • Reliable • Fossil fuels • Expensive & volatile pricing • Carbon market • Environmental cost of fossil fuels • Tie to National security

  3. Outline • Large scale energy efficiency • Benefits to the community • Resources for CCE Educators

  4. Whole Building Upgrades • Heating • Insulation • Lights • Appliances $1.2 trillion saved nationally. Equal to all the non-transportation energy use in Canada Greenhouse gas abatement equivalent to removing the entire US passenger fleet.

  5. Benefits of Saving Energy • Ease energy transition • Greenhouse gas reductions • More money in community • Cost effective • $ stays local • Creates jobs • Matching state and federal $

  6. Cost Effective • $816 Annual energy savings per house • Makes housing more affordable

  7. Creates Jobs • 10-20 Permanent jobs created for every $1M of energy savings • Energy efficient jobs can’t be outsourced

  8. State & Federal Dollars

  9. Three Components • Demand • Money • Workforce Energy Efficiency Framework for CCE (ccetompkins.org/framework)

  10. Demand • Awareness of the benefits • Awareness of what can be done • Belief it can be done • Knowledge of what to do • Commitment to act

  11. Money • Existing funds and assistance programs • Increasing available resources

  12. Workforce • Awareness of career options • Getting people into the job pipeline • Train and certify workforce • Business support • Quality assurance

  13. Whom To Reach • Implementers: people with the power to act • Community Support

  14. Renewable Energy EE first

  15. Community Benefits Compatible with agriculture & environmental protection Economic diversification Build wealth through tax revenues and landowner payments Job creation Future growth of industry

  16. Preparing a Community Engage residents in planning from start Shared community’s vision Educate about alternatives including social & environmental along with economics Address concerns and issues

  17. Where to Start? • Energy Efficiency Framework for CCE • Pilot on a small scale then scale-up • We want YOUR pilots • (ccetompkins.org/framework)

  18. Summary • Changing energy-use patterns • Reduce energy demand • Promote renewables • Leadership and education: • Keep money in community • Increase green jobs • Local energy production • Protect agriculture and forestry

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