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Community Energy Efficiency Program

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Clark Public Utilities
Matt Babbitts, Energy Efficiency Program Manager
1200 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver, WA 98663
360-992-3365
mbabbitts@clarkpud.com
http://www.clarkpublicutilities.com/

Target Audience: Clark County: moderate income households in the Rose Village, Fourth Plain Village, Harney Heights and Fruit Valley neighborhoods in the Fourth Plain Corridor Revitalization Area of the City of Vancouver. We are also targeting households with occupants 60+ years of age in the Heights neighborhood within the Vancouver Urban Growth Area.

Objective: Canvass residences and small commercial businesses, provide energy conservation education kits, conduct energy audits and complete weatherization retrofits and commercial lighting retrofits; provide a community-based model that coordinates multiple stakeholders in ensuring energy consumption reduction and the creation/retention of 7.5 jobs in the first year.

Strategies: This pilot builds on an established utility conservation incentive program by enhancing insulation and duct-sealing retrofits at little or no cost to the customer. Establish an oversight committee for the pilot program to include representatives of Clark Public Utilities, the City of Vancouver, Clark County, and the Americans Building Community (this nonprofit organization is established and contracted to canvass in one of the targeted neighborhoods). Enlist volunteers from local churches, neighborhood and small business groups, and ethnic and cultural organizations.

Partnering Opportunities: Work with Clark County Housing Preservation program leaders to leverage processes used for successful and long-lived low-income weatherization program. Where applicable, provide qualified leads to the Energy Trust on behalf of NW Natural Gas Company. Administer grant funds and provide low-interest loans to qualified recipients as needed.

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Success Story

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"The work performed and the overall program has been fantastic for us. We would not have been able to afford these measures on our own, and thanks to the program we are now saving money every month!"

A retired couple in their 70s, located in Vancouver, received air sealing, attic insulation and wall insulation from Clark Public Utilities.