Trade Ally Roundtables feature new format, locations
Services and support for trade allies continues to grow.
Energy Trust held the second quarterly trade ally
roundtable sessions on June 11, 12 and 13. The sessions
featured a new format and more representation from each of
Energy Trust's programs. The added session in Bend
accommodated the growing number of trade allies in
Central Oregon. Our new format included breakout sessions
for commercial and residential groups. Trade allies
requested breakout sessions to make the roundtable meetings more
pertinent to their needs. CLICK TO CONTINUE
Pacific Power campaign focuses on Southern Oregon
Pacific Power has launched a media advertising campaign in
Southern Oregon. The ads, which include television, radio
and print in Roseburg, Grants Pass, Medford and Klamath
Falls, are targeted at both residential and commercial
customers and will run throughout July and August. Pacific
Power and Energy Trust are also collaborating on a direct
mail campaign for businesses in selected industries,
including restaurants, lodging, auto dealerships,
congregations and office buildings.
Project Sorting update, incentive updates for Existing Buildings, New Buildings and Production Efficiency programs
Energy Trust strives to support trade allies in their work
and provide the best customer service to program
participants. As a way to achieve these objectives, we
have standardized custom project sorting criteria and
program incentives for Existing Buildings, New Buildings
and Production Efficiency. CLICK TO CONTINUE
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY: Customers
with oil-heated homes qualify for rebates, CFLs
Energy Trust trade allies can help customers with
oil-heated homes too. If Portland General Electric or
Pacific Power serves an oil-heated home, a homeowner can
receive four free compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs)
from Energy Trust and qualify for a rebate from the State
Home Oil Weatherization (SHOW) program. CLICK TO CONTINUE
Rate increases coming this fall
NW Natural announced on July 15 an anticipated fall rate
increase ranging from 35 percent to 40 percent. This announcement
made front-page news in The Oregonian and we
expect that both residential and commercial customers will
be concerned about how these increases will impact their
families and businesses. Cascade Natural Gas customers will
face an increase of 15 percent to 20 percent. The natural gas
rate increases will take effect November 1, 2008. Portland General Electric is requesting an increase of 14-15 percent beginning
January 1, 2009. We expect these rate increases to create
greater demand for your services and for Energy Trust programs.
A story in the July 17 Daily Journal of Commerce shares
this perspective. CLICK TO CONTINUE
Northwest Energy Efficiency Taskforce seeks work group volunteers
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Taskforce was formed to
bring together a group of high-level leaders to focus and
improve the efficiency of electricity use throughout the
Pacific Northwest. The taskforce will work to pull
together innovative ideas from successful energy
efficiency programs and explore how, through regional
collaboration, energy efficiency can be delivered more
efficiently. If you would like to participate in any of the
NEET work groups, please complete this sign-up form
and return it to Darby Collins. For more information,
visit the Taskforce Web site.
