January 9, 2012
In their 2008 policy report [hyperlink stays the same] to the Cold Climate Housing Research Center, Information Insights recommended a comprehensive public awareness campaign, among other things, be undertaken to improve energy efficiency and conservation in Alaska. The Alaska Energy Authority (AEA) has initiated a broad spectrum, collaborative Energy Efficiency and Conservation (EE&C) education and outreach campaign with the understanding this is a vital component of ensuring a long term, stable energy supply for Alaskans. More recently, in December 2011, Information Insights produced a new report titled Recommendations for Alaska Energy Efficiency and Conservation Public Education and Outreach that includes precise recommendations for launching an effective comprehensive, statewide EE&C public education campaign.
At the center of AEA’s EE&C outreach efforts are the Alaska Energy Efficiency Partnership and the Partnership’s collaborative website www.akenergyefficiency.org. This stakeholder group is consists of over 30 statewide public, private, and non-profit entities from around Alaska working together to achieve common goals. You can read the Partnership’s mission statement here. The Partnership meets quarterly in Anchorage with teleconferencing for participants out of town. The collaborative website was launched just over a year ago and is a one-stop-shopping reference for energy efficiency information. The site, among other things, provides easy to understand energy saving tips, offers space to review or read reviews of energy raters, lists learning opportunities and other events relating to EE&C around Alaska, and soon will include a map of energy efficiency and conservation projects, data, and success stories from around Alaska (coming February 2012).
