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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL Power Hour: How to save energy in your new home
DESCRIPTION:We will be live streaming this presentation with the opportunity to ask questions and engage during the event. Please RSVP in advance\, and we’ll email out the link about 2 days beforehand. \nWhether you’re looking for your first-time home or your fifth\, and whether the house is 3 years old or 50\, we’ll help you determine what to expect from your potential utility bills\, energy hogs to keep an eye out for\, and how to make a prioritized list for energy-saving improvements (even in the mix of all the other upgrades you’re trying to squeeze in). We’ll touch on how to plan for adding an electric car and/or solar\, and other tools to help streamline the home buying process as an energy-savvy consumer. \nSchedule: \n4:55: Virtual Power Hour opens \n5:00 – 6:15pm: Panel Discussion\, Q&A \nSpeakers: \n\nRick Sams\, Broker\, NAR Green Designee\, ABR\, Earth Advantage Broker\, Team Sams\nJason Bradley\, Broker\, Plug-in Bend\nJohn Schwencke\, Chief Inspector\, Portlight Home Inspection\n\nAdditional Panelists \n\nLaurel Hamilton\, NABCEP Certified PV Technical Sales Solar Professional\, Elemental Energy\n\nThank you to our Presenting Sponsor
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/virtual-power-hour-how-to-save-energy-in-your-new-home/
LOCATION:Deschutes Brewery Public House\, 1044 NW Bond St\, Bend\, OR\, 97701\, United States
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SUMMARY:Power Hour | Is Zero energy the solution to housing affordability?
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity and Kor Community Land Trust \nWhen it comes to affordable homeownership\, Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity knows how to get it done. With 150 homes built (and counting)\, our community relies on their organization and volunteers to fill an important need for affordable homeownership. Kor Community Land Trust\, a new non-profit to the scene\, is also working to address the need for stable and permanently affordable housing. Both non-profits have committed to providing zero energy homes–that is\, homes that produce as much energy as they use–with no utility bills.\n\nWhy zero energy? Because it means their families can reliably count on stable housing costs\, even as utility costs continue to increase. Because it means healthier indoor air quality. And because the homes will be more durable and need fewer repairs over the life of the home.\n\nSpoiler alert–zero energy homes might just be the missing link to creating more affordable housing for our entire community. Join us to hear the whole story from Jacob Clark\, Director of Construction with Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity\, and Amy Warren\, Executive Director\, Kor Community Land Trust. They will show us how their homeownership programs are changing lives and why zero energy is a crucial piece of their missions.\n\nRegister \nMeet our speakers: \n\nJacob Clark\, Director of Construction\, Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity. Jacob proudly builds homes and changes lives through shelter. He brings a unique perspective on efficient and affordable shelter to the team.\nAmy Warren\, Executive Directory\, Kor Community Land Trust. Amy worked in the construction for 14-years before receiving a degree in Energy Systems Engineering from Oregon State University in 2015. She moved to Bend in 1996 and has seen first hand the change in our housing needs. She has a passion for equity in housing\, sustainable building and design\, and energy efficiency.\n\n\nThank you to our presenting sponsor\n\n\nEnergy Trust of Oregon\, an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to helping utility customers benefit from saving energy and generating renewable power. Their services\, cash incentives and energy solutions have helped participating customers of Portland General Electric\, Pacific Power\, NW Natural\, Cascade Natural Gas and Avista save $3.4 billion on energy bills. Their work helps keep energy costs as low as possible\, creates jobs and builds a sustainable energy future.\n\n\nThank you to our event sponsor\n\n \nEarth Advantage’s third-party certification ensures five key areas of building a sustainable home are met for these projects: energy\, health\, land\, materials\, and water.
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/power-hour-is-zero-energy-the-solution-to-housing-affordability/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201216
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SUMMARY:Power Hour | Home Energy Score: What’s in a score and why do we need them?
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the last virtual Power Hour of the year!  \nOur homes are the biggest investment we will make. When making a decision to buy a home we expect disclosures about the true state and value of the homes we are considering. Energy scores give us the opportunity to bring more information and transparency to the home buying process and truly understand the lifetime operating costs that we’re signing up for.  \nJoin us as we hear from two experts from the Oregon Department of Energy and nonprofit organization\, Earth Advantage\, to take a step back to look at the basics: What is the Home Energy Score?  \nWe’ll dig into what information these scores can tell us about the places that we call home and how they can help us meet our climate goals. We’ll analyze the opportunities and challenges of implementing a Home Energy Score program and uncover what resources are available to help a program in Bend succeed. \nRegister \n  \nMeet our speakers\nRoger Kainu serves as an Energy Analyst with the Oregon Department of Energy\, primarily operating in the residential sector.Roger has an extensive background in both public and private sector energy efficiency and specializes in policy and program design and implementation. With ODOE\, Roger is the lead for Oregon’s Home Energy Scoring Program\, which involves continuous engagement with stakeholders to develop a strategy to deliver effective home energy scoring to consumers. Roger is also a representative of the Metro Regional Solutions team\, integrating state agency work and funding to ensure that projects are finished as quickly and cost-effectively as possible. \nAnthony Roy is the Director of Programs at Earth Advantage. He oversees the organization’s diverse array of program offerings\, professional and workforce training priorities\, buildings-related research\, and energy policy activities. Anthony and the Earth Advantage team specialize in residential energy labeling\, zero energy construction\, and activating green building data into real estate and lending processes. \n  \nThank you to our presenting sponsor\n\n\nEnergy Trust of Oregon\, an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to helping utility customers benefit from saving energy and generating renewable power. Their services\, cash incentives and energy solutions have helped participating customers of Portland General Electric\, Pacific Power\, NW Natural\, Cascade Natural Gas and Avista save $3.4 billion on energy bills. Their work helps keep energy costs as low as possible\, creates jobs and builds a sustainable energy future.\nRegister
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/home-energy-score-whats-in-a-score-and-why-do-we-need-them/
LOCATION:Deschutes Brewery Public House\, 1044 NW Bond St\, Bend\, OR\, 97701\, United States
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SUMMARY:Newberry Volcano Geothermal Projects\, Past and Future
DESCRIPTION:Forty years of geothermal exploration and attempted development on Newberry Volcano has yet to result in geothermal electricity production. Since the National Volcanic Monument was formed in 1990\, all drilling efforts have been on the volcano flanks where deep wells have encountered very high temperature at depth (320 C and 3 km)\, but no significant permeability. From 2010-2015\, AltaRock Energy used the latest technologies and Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) methods to stimulate NWG 55-29\, a well drilled by Davenport Newberry in 2008. That project ended with significant progress but not enough funding to drill a production well and prove the EGS resource. Private and public funding for geothermal research and development\, which has been cyclical depending on the price of oil\, global warming concerns\, and politics\, is back up. New plans to drill deeper at Newberry to access temperatures above 400 C are being made by AltaRock and a new drilling technologies partner\, Quaise Energy. \nThis event can be attended on its own or as the first in a two-part series on geothermal energy for our March Power Hour on Wednesday\, March 30th. Register for this event\, Homegrown Renewables: Geothermal Energy\, here. 
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/newberry-volcano-geothermal-projects-past-and-future/
LOCATION:Deschutes Brewery Public House\, 1044 NW Bond St\, Bend\, OR\, 97701\, United States
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220331
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SUMMARY:Power Hour! Homegrown Renewables: Geothermal Energy
DESCRIPTION:Central Oregon can and should be a leader in the local generation of renewable energy. We have rich resources to explore here in our backyard. As the community embarks on discussions around creating an energy plan for Deschutes County and as the City of Bend explores local generation opportunities to meet renewable energy goals laid out in the Community Climate Action Plan\, now is the time for us to come together and learn about the resources that are available in our community. This series will explore homegrown opportunities to produce renewable energy.  \nFirst up\, geothermal energy! We will review what geothermal energy is and how it is used in Oregon\, dig into case studies of projects that have happened here in Oregon\, and look at resources to get projects started.  \nRegister for this event \nMeet our Speakers \n\nDr. Daniele McKay is an adjunct instructor in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Oregon. She lives in Bend\, Oregon and teaches online geology courses throughout the academic year\, and field courses in central Oregon during the summer. Her research background is in physical volcanology with a focus on recent mafic eruptions in the central Oregon Cascades. She is also interested in how societies prepare for and respond to natural disasters\, especially volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. She has worked with Deschutes County\, the Oregon Office of Emergency Management\, Oregon Partnership for Disaster Resilience\, and the Red Cross on natural hazard preparedness and mitigation in central Oregon. \n\n\nJoshua Reed\, Project Manager\, Renewable Energy\, Energy Trust of Oregon \n\nFuture events will include conversations about biomass\, micro-hydro\, and solar. The full line-up will be listed on our the Power Hour page as details are released! \n__________ \nYou can kick off this discussion topic by attending the Central Oregon Geoscience Society’s event\, Newberry Volcano Geothermal Projects\, Past and Future\, on Tuesday\, March 22nd. \n___________ \nThese events are meant to be exploratory and not necessarily answer which sources of energy are the best for each community. Rather\, we want to see communities engage in robust dialogue about what is available so that when it comes to making energy plans and decisions on where we prioritize getting energy from\, we all have some foundational knowledge to work from. \nSince we are not the only community navigating renewable energy and energy planning conversations right now we are collaborating with Sustainable Northwest and their Making Energy Work coalition to expand this conversation across rural Oregon so that we can learn from more communities engaging in this impactful work right now. \nRegister for this event
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/power-hour-homegrown-renewables-geothermal-energy/
LOCATION:Deschutes Brewery Public House\, 1044 NW Bond St\, Bend\, OR\, 97701\, United States
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SUMMARY:Power Hour | Homegrown Renewables: Community Solar
DESCRIPTION:This year for Earth Month (and beyond)\, we’d love to see our community take action in a multitude of ways to secure a healthy climate future. A super easy and convenient way to take action is to sign up to get your electricity from renewable solar energy that is produced right here in Oregon through Oregon’s Community Solar Program. We’ve put together this event so that you can learn about the program and find out how you can sign up for the program. \nOregon’s Community Solar Program has projects coming online this year for Pacific Power customers! Community solar allows subscribers to benefit from solar without installing panels on their own roof. Individuals\, businesses\, and organizations can subscribe to a central\, off-site project and receive the energy benefits for their portion of the project on their current Pacific Power bill*. \nThis opportunity allows households that have traditionally been underserved by solar energy such as renters and those who live in multifamily residences to invest in clean\, renewable energy without barriers such as not owning your home\, high up-front costs\, or having a shady roof. The added bonus is that you will pay less for the renewable energy than your current electricity rates! Additionally\, income-eligible households can save up to 40% off the cost of their electricity. \nCome learn more about Oregon’s Community Solar Program! You will see where projects are being built in Oregon and how to subscribe! \nRight now\, through Sunday\, May 15th\, Oregon Shines will donate $25 to TEC for each community solar subscription. It’s a win-win for our community! \n*If you are a CEC customer learn more about their programs here. \nMeet our speaker \nCarly Sellers is a Program Manager at Oregon Shines. She manages and develops programs that are designed to connect Oregonians with sustainable energy options while also providing resources and education on the importance of clean energy for a sustainable future. Our mission is to educate individuals\, businesses\, and municipalities on the benefits of Community Solar so that they are empowered to take part in creating a more sustainable future.  \nRegister for the in-person event \nRegister to attend virtually
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/power-hour-homegrown-renewables-community-solar/
LOCATION:Deschutes Brewery Public House\, 1044 NW Bond St\, Bend\, OR\, 97701\, United States
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SUMMARY:Power Hour | Homegrown Renewables: Woody Biomass
DESCRIPTION:Central Oregon can and should be a leader in the local generation of renewable energy. We have rich resources to explore here in our backyard. As the community embarks on discussions around creating an energy plan for Deschutes County and as the City of Bend explores local generation opportunities to meet renewable energy goals laid out in the Community Climate Action Plan\, now is the time for us to come together and learn about the resources that are available in our community. This series will explore homegrown opportunities to produce renewable energy.  \nWe will kick off this event by learning about Oregon’s new green tariff program and how it could help us meet local renewable energy goals\, then we’ll explore the City of Prineville’s proposed 24 MW woody biomass energy generation project and hear about resources to get biomass projects started and learn about other ways to utilize woody biomass. We have a lot to cover but don’t worry\, we will give you plenty of time for Q&A with our expert panel!  \nThese events are meant to be exploratory and not necessarily answer which sources of energy are the best for each community. Rather\, we want to see communities engage in robust dialogue about what is available so that when it comes to making energy plans\, we all have some foundational knowledge to work from. \nAgenda\n5:00 – 5:30 – In-person event: Doors open\, grab a beer/drink\, find a seat \n5:30-7:00 – Virtual and In-person event: Presentation and panel discussion \n  \nRegister for the in-person event \nRegister to attend virtually \nMeet our Speakers and Panelists\nEric Klann\, City Engineer and Public Works Director\, City of Prineville. Eric has become known for his commitment to bettering the Prineville community through the forward-thinking projects which have been completed under his leadership including the award-winning Crooked River Wetlands Complex and the Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project. Due to these types of pioneering projects\, the City of Prineville is well-positioned to accommodate significant economic development and residential growth for decades to come. In addition to his role as City Engineer\, Eric leads a team of fifteen people in the Public Works Department. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering\, a P.E. in Civil Engineering\, and spent seven years as a sawmill Engineering/Maintenance Manager prior to his now 14-year tenure with the City of Prineville.  \nJoshua Reed\, Project Manager – Renewables\, Energy Trust of Oregon. Energy Trust is an independent nonprofit established to administer the public purpose charge funds from Oregon’s investor-owned utilities and help deliver clean\, affordable energy to those utilities’ ratepayers. He works with the “Other Renewables” team\, which supports the development and installation of non-solar renewable energy projects. They provide incentives for qualified hydropower\, biopower (biogas/biomass)\, geothermal electricity\, and municipal-owned community wind power projects. \nDylan Kruse\, Vice President\, Sustainable Northwest. Dylan is responsible for state and federal legislative activity and agency engagement and represents Sustainable Northwest’s broad market and public policy priorities. He is also coordinator of the Western Juniper Alliance\, a 50-member partnership to accomplish rangeland restoration\, produce sustainable wood products\, and create jobs in juniper supply and market chains along the West Coast. In addition\, he is the organization’s bioenergy lead and works on wood biomass utilization and energy projects across the Northwest. Dylan serves on the board of the Biomass Thermal Energy Council\, holds a seat on the steering committee of the National Rural Assembly\, and sits on the Leadership Team of the Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition. Before joining Sustainable Northwest\, he attended Lewis & Clark College in Portland\, OR\, and received a B.A. in International Affairs. \nMeagan Hartman\, VP & Director of Business Development\, Wisewood Energy. Meagan came upon wood energy at the confluence of her interests nearly a decade ago. After cutting her teeth on all aspects of biomass projects\, origination through operations\, Meagan now leads business development across the American West for Wisewood. Wisewood Energy outfits communities\, businesses\, and industrial partners with biomass energy systems that strengthen local economies\, lower heating costs\, and promote environmental stewardship. \n  \nRegister for the in-person event \nRegister to attend virtually
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/power-hour-homegrown-renewables-woody-biomass/
LOCATION:Deschutes Brewery Public House\, 1044 NW Bond St\, Bend\, OR\, 97701\, United States
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SUMMARY:Power Hour | Homegrown Renewables: Micro Hydro
DESCRIPTION:The City of Bend’s Community Climate Action Plan (CCAP) calls for Bend to transition to 100% renewable energy by 2025. In the OR 2021 legislative session\, HB 2021\, also known as the 100% Clean For All bill\, passed which will allow communities to buy renewable energy from Pacific Power or PGE through a special rate structure and a long-term contract. Come learn what this means for meeting our renewable energy goals and you can help support this work.  \nCentral Oregon can and should be a leader in the local generation of renewable energy. We have rich resources to explore here in our backyard. As the community embarks on discussions around creating an energy plan for Deschutes County and as the City of Bend explores local generation opportunities to meet renewable energy goals laid out in the Community Climate Action Plan\, now is the time for us to come together and learn about the resources that are available in our community. This series will explore homegrown opportunities to produce renewable energy right here in Deschutes County and beyond.  \nWe will kick off this event by learning about irrigation modernization with three local irrigation districts. These projects not only save water\, they save energy and make renewable energy production a possibility for irrigation districts and rural communities. We’ll learn about modernization progress and renewable energy generation to date (spoiler: they are already producing A LOT of energy and more could be in the works) and what that could mean for our local energy and resiliency goals.  \nThese events are meant to be exploratory and not necessarily answer which sources of energy are the best for each community. Rather\, we want to see communities engage in robust dialogue about what is available so that when it comes to making energy plans\, we all have some foundational knowledge to work from. \n  \nRegister for the tour \nMeet our speakers  \nJer Camarata\, General Manager\, Swalley Irrigation District. Jer holds two degrees in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning\, a BLA and MLA with honors — regional resource planning\, GIS and database\, and land use were his acedemic focus. Jer has over twenty years experience in the water resource industry and has led two irrigation districts in Oregon — Swalley ID\, Bend and Farmers ID\, Hood River — taking responsibility for large-scale irrigation and hydropower infrastructure assets. \nAt Swalley\, Jer strives to achieve environmentally and economically sustainable energy and irrigation service for the common good. As Swalley’s executive officer\, he has charge of the staff\, oversees field and office operations\, proposes and manages budgets\, spearheads strategic planning efforts\, implements large-scale capital improvement projects\, and is responsible for implementing and interpreting policy as well as engaging in and executing District negotiations\, contracts\, and agreements. \nMarc Thalacker\, Manager\, Three Sisters Irrigation District. \nMarc has been the manager of Three Sisters Irrigation District since 1997. As a farmer in Central Oregon since 1988 he has firsthand experience in the needs of irrigators. At the beginning of his irrigation management career Marc saw the writing on the wall and started pre-emptive measures to restore water to the creek while maintaining\, and improving\, water distribution to TSID patrons. \nOver the last 25 years TSID has piped the district with HDPE pipe and installed the 700 kW Watson Hydroelectric facility\, which generated close to 3 MW in 2016. The 200 kW Micro-Hydro Demonstration Project was installed in 2018. The current project is a 300 kW McKenzie Hydroelectric facility which will be completed in 2022. \nMarc has been recognized for his work in conservation by various agencies and lauded by TSID patrons for his work in improving irrigation water distribution. His ultimate goal is to make TSID carbon neutral. Marc serves on several boards including Oregon Water Resources Congress and Family Farm Alliance and is actively involved in water and energy legislation. \nDoug Watson\, Director of Hydro\, Central Oregon Irrigation District. Doug is a Central Oregon native that recently parted ways with the United States Navy to pursue his career and opportunities within the Hydro community. He has a degree in renewable energy from Northwest Renewable Energy Institute. More geared towards wind/solar until introduced to hydroelectric generation to which he saw a better way to benefit and impact his community. He works continuously to keep both of COID’s Powerhouse facilities running at peak performance. Upholding the highest of standards for his facilities through FERC license and keeping Siphon Power project with LEHI certification. He manages all aspects from the business side of operations to maintenance. Doug also took on the roll of modernizing and upgrading the COID irrigation system via remote operations and controls giving water management features to piping projects and paving the way for the future operations. \n  \nRegister for the tour \nLearn more about renewable energy goals in Central Oregon\, the new green tariff program\, and how you can support these efforts\nWednesday\, June 29th\, 5:00-7:00 @ The Environmental Center or tune in virtually.  \n \nRegister
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/33649/
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SUMMARY:Power Hour | Creating an Energy Plan for Deschutes County
DESCRIPTION:This will be a hybrid event. If you would like to attend the event virtually via a livestream\, sign up for the here and you will get the livestream details the day before the event.  \nThis past year The Environmental Center\, in collaboration with Sustainable Northwest\, has hosted a Resource Assistance for Rural Environments (RARE) AmeriCorps member\, Grace Andrews. Grace has been researching best practices for rural energy planning and leading the development of a toolkit to help communities create baseline energy inventories along with a group of OSU-Cascades interns. Come learn about her work and how it will shape conversations about the future of energy in Deschutes County.  \nMeet our speaker \nGrace Andrews\, Energy Program Coordinator\, The Environmental Center. Grace is an AmeriCorps member with Resource Assistance for Rural Environments (RARE)\, a program that increases capacity for communities across Oregon to tackle community-based projects. She recently graduated from Colby College with a B.A. in Environmental Science\, where she enjoyed working with the writing center and the outdoor orientation program for first year students. She is excited to be in Central Oregon and explore the beauty it has to offer. You can find her hiking\, paddling a canoe or kayak\, skiing downhill or XC\, or on a rainy day\, curled up with a cup of tea and a good book. \nRegister for Power Hour
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/power-hour/
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