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Jul. 04, 2009
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NV Energy launches three-part 'green' strategy
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NV Energy has embarked on a three-part strategy to meet Nevada's growing energy needs. A member and platinum sponsor of Nevada Energy Star Partners, a statewide coalition of developers, utilities, manufacturers, retailers and consultants committed to promoting energy conservation, NV Energy is launching its initiative that includes expanding energy efficiency and conservation programs, expanding renewable energy resources and adding new, more-efficient generating power plants.

According to Greg Kern, director of Customer Renewable Generation & Energy Efficiency, because of the utility's investments in renewable energy and new, traditional power plants, the state is less dependent on the volatile wholesale power markets to meet peak demand on the hottest summer days. "Over the long term, this means residential power bills should be more stable," he said.

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    • "Especially good news to residential and business customers is the reduction of power demand and our ability to give our customers the power to control their usage and their expenses," he said of NV Energy's energy efficiency and conservation programs.

    According to Kern, there is a long list of things consumers can do to conserve energy. Some are easy and free like setting the thermostat to 78 or higher degrees when you are home and leaving your blinds closed during the day. Others are relatively simple, like installing a programmable thermostat and landscaping in order to shade your home from the hot summer sun.

    NV Energy also has programs in place to assist customers in saving energy at their home or workplace. With programs like the refrigerator recycling program, customers can even make money. NV Energy will pick up old, working refrigerator -- like the nearly empty unit in a garage that works hard to keep a can of soda cool. In addition, the utility will pay $30 to customers for old working refrigerators that they recycle.

    According to Kern, the average refrigerator or freezer manufactured before 1990 consumes about 1,500 kilowatt-hours annually, costing up to $150 a year to run. Since 2001, federal codes called for more energy efficient refrigerators/freezers, which use about 450-500 kilowatt-hours a year.

    In addition to recycling old refrigerators and freezers, NV Energy works to reduce electricity demand by offering Renewable Generations rebates for residential solar, wind and hydro systems. NV Energy also offers air-conditioning load-management programs and rebates for energy-efficient improvements to homes and commercial buildings.

    At NV Energy.com, customers can access MyAccount and take advantage of tools to perform a comprehensive energy audit of their home. This allows them to compare their energy use against similar homes in their area, examine energy use over time, look at their billing history, and ultimately discover specific ways to lower their electric bill and pay online.

    For more conservation tips and for additional information, visit NVEnergy.com.

    Now in its ninth year, Nevada Energy Star includes partners representing utility companies, builders and developers, and manufacturers of energy-saving products. The partnership was recently recognized in April 2009 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. with its most distinguished award, Sustained Excellence. This is the seventh consecutive year Nevada Energy Star Partners has received this award - a feat accomplished by no other Energy Star partnership in the country.

    Nevada Energy Star Partners encourages sharing tips on how to make a difference. For more information or to submit a story or tip, visit thinkenergystar.com.

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    Tim Brennan wrote on July 24, 2009 08:53 AM: Pure hogwash. NV Energy purchases 61%
    of electricity used from other providers. While electricity consumption went down due to the poor
    economy, rates continue to skyrccket
    upward due to NV Energy's monopoly
    of the area and the willingness of the
    PUC to approve rate increases proposed.
    The price of natural gas has dropped
    13.1% in the past year and yet,
    increased fuel costs are cited by
    NV Energy as justification for another
    rate hike.

    As consumers put forth efforts to
    conserve energy, NV Energy simply
    calls for more rate hikes,simply
    giving them more income for less
    production and effort.


    Same old story wrote on July 04, 2009 10:57 AM: And were supposed to believe everything NVE tell us? NOT!!!

    What they need to do is lower our electric bills and quit gouging us.

    Sing along with Mitch: "I see GREEN alligators and long-necked geese".....a hokie-dokie and a chimpanzee...............


    Mac wrote on July 04, 2009 07:57 AM: What a bunch of baloney.

    Seems that the bulk of the story is about using less. Doing less. Energy fuels this nation and economy. We have plenty of energy available today. It's called coal, gas, oil, but we are suddenly afraid to use it because of the Al Gore boogey man and his buddies in Washington. No, the earth is not getting hotter, and no, anything we do about "climate" in the U.S. alone won't amount to anything. Yet they want us to curtail our natural resources.

    Oh, and what happened to nuclear? Much of Europe is powered by nuclear, but not here. Hmmmmm. No CO2 there!


    Dan wrote on July 04, 2009 04:46 AM: For the past 18 months, after our home energy audit, we have been collecting ideas from hundreds of people across North Amercia ways they use in their own homes to reduce their consumption of electric, home cooling, water heating, home heating and clean water resources.

    http://dailyhomerenotips.com/energy-conservation/

    To date we have collected more than 500 of their suggestions (above) of which 400+ are simple and easy to do, 275+ cost absolutely nothing to do while 115+ cost just a little.

    Reducing a household's consumption of non-renewable natural resources used to provide electricity, water heating, home cooling, home heating and clean water directly and immediately reduces that household's utility bills month after month after month ... as well as being environmentally friendly.

    Being green = seeing green.

    Dan