Sustainable North

From the Anchorage Daily News on Tuesday, September 30, 2008: With a fresh infusion of $60 million into the state’s Home Energy Rebate Program, thousands of Alaska homeowners are clamoring to receive home-improvement rebate checks worth as much as $10,000, creating an unprecedented backlog and leaving many people frustrated and stressed with the process to [...]

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From the Anchorage Daily News on Sunday, September 28, 2008: Teri Hansen is tired of shivering in her own home. “Each winter it gets colder and colder and the bills go higher and higher. And it’s just not comfortable,” she said. “It’s actually cold. We wear sweaters, sweatshirts, bundle up, and our house is still [...]

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BY: Susan Keltner, PORTAL Program Liaison/Communications Coordinator Energy Focus: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner July 10, 2008,  Section A3 Home energy bills are increasing with the price of fuel and winter is fast approaching. Improving home energy efficiency is one way Interior residents can battle increasing energy prices. Fortunately, the Cold Climate Housing Research Center (CCHRC) has recently [...]

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The Portal On Retrofits, Training And Loans is now open to assist people in selecting a program that will help improve the energy efficiency of their homes through energy retrofits. The programs include Weatherization, Energy Rebates, and Second Mortgages for those wishing to improve the energy efficiency of their homes whether they rent, own, or live in a multi-family [...]

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From the Fairbanks Daily Newsminer July 8, 2008. With little hope that the price of heating oil will go down before winter sets in, several entities have jointly opened an office to help residents be more energy-efficient. The Portal on Retrofits, Training and Loans, dubbed PORTAL, is staffed with three pros who can help homeowners [...]

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From the Fairbanks Daily Newsminer July 6, 2008. Record-high prices for home heating fuel and utilities are putting a squeeze on family budgets throughout Alaska. People aren’t too happy about the situation, and many are looking for help. Gov. Sarah Palin and state legislators are evaluating additional ways to provide that help, both for the [...]

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From the Anchorage Daily News June 24, 2008. According to university researchers, the poorest families in Alaska’s most remote towns and villages are expected to spend more than 40 cents out of every dollar they make on power and heat in the coming year. Click here to read the full article. *** You must be [...]

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From the Fairbanks Daily Newsminer June 24, 2008. As part of a short-term energy relief program, Gov. Sarah Palin is proposing to give every Alaskan $1,200 this year to help with energy costs. But state lawmakers and the governor have already approved $300 million in funding for a pair of state programs offering home weatherization [...]

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Title: New Energy Rater Training Location: Cold Climate Housing Research Center Description: Alaska Building Science Network is holding an Energy Rater training to become a certified energy rater for the AHFC weatherization and retrofit program. Start Date: June 9,  2008 Start Time: 8:00 End Date:  June 11, 2008 End Time: 5:00

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From the Fairbanks Daily Newminer May 16, 2008 The Alaska Housing Finance Corp. kicks off a rebate program today to reimburse property owners for making their homes more energy-efficient. The new program will supplement a long-running weatherization effort available to residents who earn up to, but not above, the state’s median income. The rebate program [...]

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