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April 9th, 2013 | by sgordon | published in Challenge News, Residential
Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner Launches Neighborhood Energy Challenge
March 29th, 2013 | by sgordon | published in Challenge News, Municipal, Residential
Hey Syracuse, are you up for a challenge?! $5,000 says you are! Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner has announced the launch of the 2013 Syracuse Neighborhood Energy Challenge program. The Challenge welcomes neighborhood associations and community organizations to form teams and compete to receive a $5000 grant through the Gifford Foundation to put toward a neighborhood sustainability [...]
Sustainable Skaneateles Joins the Energy Challenge!
March 28th, 2013 | by sgordon | published in Challenge News, Municipal, Residential, Uncategorized
The Challenge is partnering with Sustainable Skaneateles to launch an Energy Challenge Team initiative. Sustainable Skaneateles is an ad hoc group of Village and Town Residents. Their mission is to foster action, communication, education, and collaboration to achieve a sustainable community for current and future generations. The group organized a event in coordination with the international [...]
It Works! Energy Challenge Team Program Celebrates Success
February 25th, 2013 | by sgordon | published in Challenge News, Residential
The Central New York Energy Challenge Team Pilot is celebrating the success of its pilot program completed in 2012 with participants in the City of Syracuse. Thirty four households participated in the initial pilot, each household was asked to fill out a baseline survey at the beginning of the program to understand basic demographic information, [...]
Ask the Experts – NYSERDA: Save on Your Home Energy Bills – Start Today
January 3rd, 2013 | by sgordon | published in Ask the Experts:, Residential
Take the first step toward saving hundreds—or even more—on your energy bills Here are three great reasons why you should contact a participating Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® contractor and apply for your comprehensive home energy assessment today. For most New Yorkers, the home assessment is free. Depending on household income, a small percentage [...]
Ask the Experts: LED Christmas Lighting
December 6th, 2012 | by sgordon | published in Ask the Experts:, Residential
Use LED holiday lights to light up your winter celebrations without lighting up your utility bills. Why You Should Do It LED (light emitting diode) holiday lights are a simple way to keep your holidays bright without spending too much money (read our blog post from Consumer Reports in June). These strands use over 80% [...]
Energy Challenge Team Update
October 5th, 2012 | by sgordon | published in Challenge News, Energy Challenge, Residential
Betsy Burton is a librarian for the Onondaga County Central Library, after attending a presentation on the Energy Challenge Team program – she decided she wanted to start an energy team. Betsy reached out to her colleagues at the library and found five willing participants. Their group met over two-months on a bi-weekly basis and [...]
New Bills Enhance Solar Incentives in New York
August 21st, 2012 | by sgordon | published in Challenge News, Commercial, Renewable Energy, Residential
Governor Andrew Cuomo recently signed a series of bills that extend tax credits, exempt sales taxes taxes, and offer tax abatements to make solar energy more affordable for homes and businesses in New York. “The bills signed (Aug. 17) continue to build momentum for the state’s NY-Sun Initiative by accelerating the installation of solar power [...]
Your Stories: Debra and Ken Brock
June 11th, 2012 | by sgordon | published in Renewable Energy, Residential, Your Stories
Debra Brock had been a business analyst, but always wanted to return to farming. So when they moved to Preble, she became a town board member. Along with that, she and her husband, Ken, began to operate a small niche farm where they have recently installed a solar photovoltaic system. The Brocks began to realize that [...]
Energy Innovations: Brooklyn Apartments to Generate Their Own Power
June 7th, 2012 | by sgordon | published in Municipal, Renewable Energy, Residential
In a recent NY Times article Ronda Kaysen writes about an apartment complex that is being renovated with a new goal in mind: “renovate an apartment building so it generates as much energy as it uses.” The $1 million rehabilitation of a 19th-century brownstone in the Park Slope neighborhood should be completed in 2013 according [...]
