Village End Use Efficiency Measures (VEUEM) are upgrades performed in rural Alaskan community buildings. From January 2005 through January 2007, the Alaska Energy Authority (AEA), with funding from the Denali Commission, worked with 17 villages to help them achieve energy savings by replacing or installing energy-efficient lighting, switch boxes, motion sensors, set back thermostats, weather stripping and low mass boilers. 

Community selection was based on the status of the respective village’s Rural Power System Upgrade (RPSU). The community either recently received or is slated to receive a new power system.

Alaska Building Science Network (ABSN-- www.absn.com) administered the grants on behalf of the communities. ABSN was able to leverage funds through in-kind contributions. As a result, significant progress toward community energy efficiency was achieved. Whenever possible, ABSN hired local labor and provided project-specific training along with boiler maintenance training.