Haines Borough Energy Sustainability Commission

Haines Borough Energy Sustainability Commissioners

Gary Lidholm, Chair

Pete Lapham, Deputy Chair

Leonard Dubber

Danny Gonce, AP&T

Brad Ryan, Chilkoot Indian Association

JIm Stanford

Dan Wackerman

Eric Hollee

Patty Campbell

Non-voting Participants:

Steve Vick, Assembly Liaison

Stephanie Scott, Coordinator, Commisison Recorder

Commission Business

• Rules and Procedures
• Meeting Agendas and Meeting Documents
• Minutes

Reports to the Commission & to the Haines Borough Assembly

• Coordinator's Reports
• Municipal Energy Bills: August 2008 through July 2010
• Comprehensive Public Energy Consumption & Costs, August 2008 to present
• Vehicle Fuel Consumption Charts
• NEW! Do numbers boggle your mind? Click here to look at FY10 KWH conservation target achievement by facilities expressed as smiles, neutral faces, or frowns. Click here to see FY11 smiles, neutral faces, or frowns.
• Municipal Energy Conservation Plan
• Retail Energy Prices in the Chilkat Valley
• NEW! Download the energy profiles for Borough and School District facilities/functions. (Posted August 19, 2010) {Profiles 1.6 MB}

Energy Conservation, Energy Efficiency, and Renewable Energy Information

• Energy Conservation & Efficiency
• Renewable Energy Installation
• Wind
• Energy Talk
• Biomass
• July 30 - August 2, ESC Booth at the Southeast Alaska State Fair ! See the pictures!

Previous Commissioners: Melissa Aronson, Scott Hansen, Andy Hedden, Frank Holmes, Tom Moody, Bud Stewart.

Look for a copy of AEA's Energy Savers Tips for Rural Alaska at the Haines Borough Administration office, Howsers IGA, and Alaska Meat and Grocery.

Link to graphic display of Haines KWH (electricity) day by day consumption. Plus graphic display of the amount of power generated by hydro and the amount generated by diesels for Haines & Skagway combined. Thanks to Bear Star Web Design and the Haines Community website.

Commission Meeting Schedule

September 21, 6:30 PM, Regular Monthly Meeting (#29) Assembly Chambers, Public Safety Building.

Did you miss the previous meeting on August 3? Link to Agenda and Meeting Documents.

EVENTS

July 28, 2010, 7 PM, Assembly Chambers, Public Safety Building, Andy Boutin, Pellergy LLC, Engineer for Chilkoot Indian Association pellet-fired boiler project; Chris Brooks, Vermont Wood Pellet Company. Public presentation and Q&A hosted by ESC and the Haines Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Committee. Moderated by ESC Chairman Gary Lidholm. Download announcement {An Idea to Explore}

See Photos from the Fair here!

Commission News

Haines Borough Energy Audits, Final: Administration Building, Public Safety Building, Senior Center, Alaska Energy Engineering, LLC, July 26, 2010 {Audit - 500 KB}

Haines Borough Draft Energy Audits: Administration Building, Public Safety Building, Senior Center, Alaska Energy Engineering, LLC, April 27, 2010 {Energy Audit} Commission Comments {Commission Comments}

Haines Borough Wood Heat Feasibility Study now available. Go to Biomass Page to download Study and its appendicies. Download most recent Commission Comments. {Download} For previous written comments on this study, go to January 21 meeting documents page.

2009-10 Purpose Statement developed September 22, 2009. (click to link to page.)

Haines Energy & Sustainability Commission Annual Report and Recommendations, Final Version, August 2009 {Download} (2.5 MB)

NEW! Energy Information Kiosks now installed at Howsers IGA and Alaska Meat & Grocery! Thanks to the retailers and to Haines Friends of Recycling for managing the supply of information.

You can pck up free vital information from the Alaska Energy Authority, from Energy Star, from GeoExchange, and from the Alaska Cooperative Extension Service!

Get informed! Get efficient! And best of all, use your knowledge to lower your energy bills!