I met Jerry Ufnal while volunteering for the Greenbuild conference last year.  He was the chair of the media and public relations committee for the local effort behind the national conference.  Jerry is a leader in the green building community and is a wealth of information when it comes to energy efficiency.  He was kind [...]

The Community Solar Garden Bill is about to be signed in Colorado by it’s governor, Bill Ritter. This bill essentially allows homeowners to buy into a share of a Community Solar Garden.  A solar garden is similar to a windmill farm, but on a smaller scale.  It’s a place that houses a number of solar [...]

The Cash for Caulkers bill, or the Home Star Energy Retrofit Act, was approved by the House on Thursday May 6 and is expected to pass the Senate this summer. What is it? Cash for Caulkers is similar to Cash for Clunkers where you get an instant rebate for making energy efficiency improvements to your [...]

Have you heard about the $25 mil grant the City of Phoenix received in partnership with ASU and APS as part of the Stimulus Bill?  You need to know about this! This grant is intended to make the Green Rail Corridor into a model of energy efficiency and sustainability.  Now what part of town is [...]

If you’re interested in participating in the Arizona Appliance Rebate Program which starts April 12, wait for this information to be announced: The telephone number and website address where you can make your reservation. What time on April 12 you’ll be able to make your reservation. I’ll post this information as soon as it becomes [...]

The latest news on the Arizona Appliance Rebate Program is the confirmation that you can’t buy your appliance before April 12, 2010 if you want to participate in the rebate program.  But this doesn’t mean you have to sit idle between now and April 12.  Use this time to research and price out the appliance [...]

The Arizona Department of Commerce’s Energy Office just announced the Arizona Appliance Rebate Program. Details are still sketchy, but I’ll give you a low-down on what you need to know in this week’s posts. There are three items that are eligible for this rebate: clothes washers, dishwashers and water heaters. The reason Arizona decided to [...]

Heating water accounts for up to 30 percent of the average home’s energy budget. So if you have an energy-hog of a water heater that you inherited with your 30-year-old home, you might want to consider replacing it.  Like most people, you’ll want to  wait until you have a problem with your water heater before [...]

Now that tax season is around the corner, here’s some information on what products are eligible for Tax credits under the ‘Stimulus Bill’ or The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Tax credits are available at 30% of the cost, up to $1,500 total, in 2009 & 2010 (ONLY for existing homes, NOT new [...]