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The Energy Savings for Appalachia program is expanding: Part 1

Monday, April 25th, 2016 | Posted by Eliza Laubach | No Comments

After achieving success in the North Carolina High Country, we are expanding the Energy Savings for Appalachia campaign to the service territory of the French Broad Electric Membership Corporation. [ Read More ]


Eliminating poverty housing with efficient and alternative energy use

Tuesday, July 14th, 2015 | Posted by Eliza Laubach | No Comments

When North Carolina’s Ashe County Habitat for Humanity formed five years ago, seven people came together to study how to best build a home. They made a commitment not only to affordability, but also to energy savings, and the board voted to build all Ashe County Habitat houses to maximize efficiency and place an emphasis on alternative forms of energy. [ Read More ]


Video illustrates need for energy efficiency in the High Country

Friday, June 19th, 2015 | Posted by Eliza Laubach | No Comments

16365617920_c4714ff016_bIn the mountainous northwestern corner of North Carolina, many residents struggle to afford to heat their homes, especially during the region's long, harsh winters. As part of our High Country Energy Savings campaign, we produced a video featuring the three winners of our High Country Home Energy Makeover contest that provides a glimpse of their experiences with high energy bills and the benefits of greater energy efficiency. [ Read More ]


Two historic homes get some TLC energy

Wednesday, April 8th, 2015 | Posted by Eliza Laubach | 1 Comment

eliza-home-energy-contestMeet two families in the High Country of North Carolina who paid extraordinarily high electric bills and still suffered from drafty homes—until they won energy efficiency home improvemetns in Appalachian Voices' contest. [ Read More ]


Meet Zack Dixon, grand prize winner of the home energy makeover contest

Tuesday, February 17th, 2015 | Posted by Eliza Laubach | No Comments

Zach Dixon, a resident of Boone, N.C., and the grand prize winner of Appalachian Voices' High Country Home Energy Makeover Contest heats his house with space heaters, and chronically struggles to pay his electricity bills. With help from many partners around the High Country, we're working to change that. [ Read More ]


Community members gather for Blue Ridge energy efficiency kick-off

Thursday, October 16th, 2014 | Posted by Eliza Laubach | No Comments

photo 1-2Did you miss the party? Last Thursday, Energy Savings for Appalachia hosted a launch party for our new campaign focusing on Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corp. Energy efficiency advocates and residents facing high energy costs gathered in our downtown Boone office to hear about the campaign and how they can get involved in our outreach efforts. [ Read More ]



 

 


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