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Better Housing for Tompkins County

March 23, 2011 - 4:53 pm

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The Newfield Garden Apartments, which serves elderly and disabled individuals, has undergone an energy efficiency upgrade and remodeling this year. Better Housing for Tompkins County, which owns the apartments, utilized a grant for over $1.6 million from the New York State Division of Housing and other groups to do the renovations. Contractors installed central water […]

NYSEG Energy Efficiency Programs

March 23, 2011 - 4:50 pm

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New York State Electric and Gas announced a competitive funding program for energy efficiency programs. Proposals were accepted from nonresidential customers or third-party associates working with those customers that included measures intended save at least 100,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity by October 2012. Proposals saving the most energy at the least cost would receive funding. The […]

LCSD Energy Saving Project

March 23, 2011 - 4:48 pm

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Lansing Central School District is implementing a $5.8 million energy saving project (part of the EXCEL Capital Project and Energy Performance Contract). The project entails a number of energy efficiency measures, including installing a geothermal heating and cooling system. The project also includes motor and boiler replacements, building envelope improvements, lighting upgrades, installation of sunblocking […]

Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services

March 23, 2011 - 4:46 pm

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Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services was the recipient of a $750,000 grant that will enable them to promote energy efficiency in low to moderate income families through home improvement loans focusing on efficiency upgrades. Fifty rural families will be able to receive loans thanks to the grant, with a special focus on first time homebuyers and […]

IC Energy Star Buildings

March 23, 2011 - 4:44 pm

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Two additional buildings at Ithaca College have been designated as Energy Star buildings. The Peggy R. Williams Center, which is undergoing review by the U.S. Green Building Council for certification at the LEED Platinum level, met the Energy Star certification for being at least 25% more energy efficient than comparable buildings.  A third Quad residence […]

Performing Arts Center NY-CHPS Project

March 23, 2011 - 4:43 pm

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The Performing Arts Center at the Ithaca City School District has recently been chosen as a candidate to pursue NY-CHPS verification. The NY-CHPS program is designed to support sustainability efforts in K-12 schools with a focus on energy reduction. There are currently an estimated 300 CHPS projects underway nationwide, 12 in NY, and of those […]

Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Plant

March 23, 2011 - 4:40 pm

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In a significant step toward meeting its Climate Action Plan goals, Cornell brought its new Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant on line. Before the CHP facility was built, 65,000 tons of coal were being burned each year to provide steam heat for approximately 150 of Cornell’s buildings. By switching fuel sources from coal to […]

Energy Financing Guide

March 23, 2011 - 4:32 pm

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Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County released its “Energy Financing Guide” in both hardcopy and web-based format. The guide simplifies the process of winnowing through all the information on the array of financing programs available to support energy efficiency upgrades and renewable energy integration. The guide helps the reader easily “drill down” to the programs […]

Community Outreach and Benchmarking Project

March 23, 2011 - 4:29 pm

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Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County began their Community Outreach and Benchmarking Project in Tompkins County. The goal of the project is to stimulate interest in home energy efficiency. CCE works with community leaders and project participants to collect utility billing data from NYSEG and suggest options for increasing home energy efficiency.

Lighten Up Tompkins

March 23, 2011 - 4:27 pm

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On October 30th, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County began a year-long educational program titled “Lighten Up Tompkins”. The campaign will be the largest energy efficiency community outreach in Tompkins County. Over twenty local businesses are donating energy efficent products, coupons, and refreshments for volunteers who will be going door to door delivering the energy […]

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