A quarter of all U.S. households and two-thirds of low-income households have high energy burdens, meaning they spend more than 6 percent of their annual income on energy costs, and two out of five low-income households have severe energy burdens, meaning that they...
Green Initiatives
Heat Pumps: What Misconceptions Do Members Have?
by Kimberly Dailey | Jan 12, 2022
Heat pumps are misunderstood by many homeowners – many still believe that they do not adequately heat homes or know very little about them. Heat pumps are more energy efficient, because they move warm air from one space to another instead of generating cold or hot...
Electric Vehicles Expand Energy Equity Opportunities
by Kimberly Dailey | Nov 9, 2021
The transportation sector has been the largest CO2 producer in the United States since 2017 when it surpassed power generation, a sector which reduced CO2 emissions through the switch from coal to natural gas and growth in renewables. Transportation is currently...
Can Cooperatives Thrive and Grow in an Environment of Decarbonization?
by Bob Stoyko | Aug 12, 2021
Natural gas cooperatives have a long history of growing their member base by promoting the virtues of natural gas when compared to other energy options: natural gas is clean-burning, energy efficient and cost effective. The expanding concerns about climate change and...
Cooperatives Have Important Role in Decarbonized Energy
by Kimberly Dailey | Jul 16, 2021
The power generation sector has made great strides in creating decarbonized energy, with transportation overtaking the power generation sector as the largest CO2 producer in 2017. This change did not occur as a result of transportation emissions increasing or...
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
by bstickle | May 20, 2021
Cooperatives Can Now Deliver Peace of Mind to the EV Member ExperienceElectric Vehicle adoption is expected to accelerate, with more than 20 percent of annual vehicle sales expected to be EVs by 2030. As more EVs enter the market, more of your members will be...
Installing Level 2 Charger Increases Satisfaction, But is Disjointed Process
by Kimberly Dailey | May 11, 2021
With transportation accounting for the greatest percentage of greenhouse gas emissions, and electrification of the sector as a common solution to achieving state and utility decarbonization goals, the importance of electric vehicle adoption is well understood by...
Electric Vehicle Fleet Education: Partnering with Transportation Owners
by Kimberly Dailey | Apr 12, 2021
Although electric vehicles (EVs) are primarily marketed toward individual drivers, targeting information at commercial fleet managers can be very impactful in the proliferation of consumer EV ownership. With the U.S. pledging to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by...
Natural Gas Leads Energy Industry in Decarbonization
by Kimberly Dailey | Mar 25, 2021
Natural gas is shrinking the energy industry’s emissions, while utilities continue to improve decarbonization efforts with innovative processes and technological advances. Natural gas has been playing an understated role in limiting climate change by becoming the...
Energy Efficiency: Why Are Some Homeowners Unengaged?
by Kimberly Dailey | Jan 22, 2021
Energy efficiency is an important part of many cooperatives’ demand-side management and outreach efforts, but your message may be ignored, or your member simply may not be able afford the repairs, replacements or upgrades needed to make their homes more energy...
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Electric Vehicle Charger Installation
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Addressing Cooperative Objectives
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Poll Shows Savings Sparks Interest in Energy Efficiency
A major retrofit with an eye toward energy efficiency, including energy efficient heating, new windows, installing LED bulbs, improving insulation, replacing roofs and taking other actions to seal the thermal envelope can cut home energy use at least in half,...