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Energy Efficiency Rebate Available Restrictions apply. Learn more at DTE's website. Success! Rebuild Ypsilanti Kickoff Meeting
For more information, or to get involved in Rebuild Ypsilanti, please contact CEC Project Manager Greg Vendena at greg@cec-mi.org. RSVP: Ann Arbor Clean Cities Meeting The next Ann Arbor Clean Cities Meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, February 18 from 10am-noon. Mike Lazarra, Sales Manager at Michigan CAT, will present information on diesel engine repower solutions. Jody Pollok-Newsom, Executive Director of the Corn Marketing Program of Michigan (CMPM), will discuss the basics of ethanol and E85.
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meeting will take place in the boardroom of the Ann Arbor
Transportation Authority, 2700 S. Industrial Hwy, Ann Arbor, MI. To RSVP, email robyn@cec-mi.org by Monday, February 16. E85: Uo to $5,000 in Incentives Offered! Clean Energy Coalition is offering up to $5,000 worth of incentives per facility to public service stations and public fleet owners to convert fuel delivery systems to ethanol (E85) fuel. CEC is also offering marketing and educational materials to accompany both new and existing E85 fuel pumps. The funds and materials are made available through grants totaling $145,000 awarded by the State of Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth (DELEG) Energy Office and the Corn Marketing Program of Michigan (CMPM). The incentives will cover 50% of the conversion costs up to $5,000 per site. Free and reduced cost marketing materials provided through the project include: pumps wraps, pump toppers, vehicle magnets, and in-store educational posters. Projects must be completed and dispensing E85 by July 1, 2009 and station and public fleet owners must commit to purchasing E85 for at least 3 years after receiving the financial incentives.
For more information, email robyn@cec-mi.org or call 888.818.0987 x 704.
Mark your calendars for the 2009 Earth Day Festival, which is scheduled for Sunday, April 26 from 12:00 - 4:00pm at the Leslie Science and Nature Center (LSNC). The festival - which drew over 3,000 attendees in 2008 - will feature several diverse subjects, including Air Quality, Conservation, Food, Renewable Energy, Solid Waste, Trees, Transportation, Water, and Wildlife. This free family-friendly event includes the participation of over 40 local organizations. Youth-oriented educational displays, art projects, and experiments will all be part of the fun. Additional highlights will include green building, live animal programs, musical entertainment, and face painting. The All Species Parade is a chance for area children to dress up as their favorite animal or plant and join a parade to celebrate.
If your organization is interested in sponsoring or participating in the 2009 Earth Day Festival, contact us for more information. |
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Energy Tips *Use Daylight! If you have decent daylight entering your space, then take advantage of it – it's free! Daylight has also been proven to improve well-being, productivity and health of building occupants. You may be able to reduce overall light levels from artificial lighting or even eliminate general lighting when sufficient daylight is present. *Go on a lighting diet. Older office buildings, for example, are often overlit with too much general lighting. A more pleasant and energy efficient atmosphere is created by reducing ambient lighting levels and incorporating more task and desk level lighting. *Retrofit older T-12 fluorescents with high-performance T-8 fluorescents. Tube fluorescent lights come in different lengths and diameters. The most common size is a 4 foot long T-12 (T-12 indicates a 1.5” diameter). If the lamps are connected to a power supply known as a magnetic ballast, this is essentially the same technology as it was in the 1940s! If these oldies are retrofitted with high- performance T-8 (1” diameter) - or even T-5 (5/8” diameter) - then savings per fixture can be expected to be about 71 watts. Each fixture will save about $17 a year! *Exit signs. Exit signs are great opportunities for savings because they are illuminated 24 hours a day. Any technology other than LED should be retrofitted – especially incandescent! LED retrofit kits are available (no need to change the entire sign); they only use 4 watts!
Learn more at energystar.gov
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