Education

Saving energy in schools and making energy efficiency a lesson for students is fundamental in shaping a new generation of energy efficiency leaders.

Next Generation's Leaders

Nationwide, schools spend $8 billion per year on energy. To lessen the economic blow and influence the next generation of leaders, the Alliance uses a variety of educational programs to reach students.

PowerSave Schools and the PowerSave Campus Program

Through basic changes in operations, maintenance and individual behavior, PowerSave Schools has reduced energy use by 5-15% among participating schools. PowerSave Schools also encourages students to apply the lessons of energy efficiency in their homes and communities.

The PowerSave Campus Program is leading the way toward green careers and campus sustainability by growing the next generation of energy efficiency professionals.Through PowerSave Campus, students save energy on their campuses by conducting educational outreach; infusing energy conservation and efficiency into course curricula; and implementing projects targeting energy use, student purchasing decisions and operational changes.

Because even the youngest members of a household can be stewards for energy efficiency, the Alliance's mischievous Energy Hog teaches kids about ways they, and their parents, can practice energy efficiency at home.

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Alliance Annual Green Campus Summit 2009

Date: Feb 18, 2009

At the 2009 Green Campus Energy Efficiency Summit, held this year at UC Irvine from January 24 – 26, nearly 60 Green Campus Interns joined over 40 Green Campus stakeholders for three days of energy efficiency activities and discussions.

Recovery Act - Chart of Energy Efficiency Provisions

February 13, 2009

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama on February 17, 2009 and represents the greatest federal investment in energy efficiency of all time. This page provides a chart summary of energy efficiency provisions in the bill.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama on February 17, 2009 and represents the greatest federal investment in energy efficiency of all time. Below is a chart of the major energy efficiency provisions in the bill.

Topics: Appliances, Business, Codes and Standards , Education, Federal Energy Management, Financing, Homes and Buildings, Industry, Lighting, Policy, Saving Money and Energy, Transportation, Utilities and Distribution
Programs: Policy and Research Program
Resource Type: Policy Summary

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Saving Water in South African Schools

Date: Jan 29, 2009

Recently, the Alliance, along with the Coca-Cola Foundation and USAID, completed work on the Water for Schools program in South Africa, which repaired water systems and improved water sanitation in seven South African primary schools and their communities.

January 2010 – A leaky faucet might seem like a pretty harmless thing. On a large scale, however, it can translate into water shortages and related sanitary conditions for an entire community, affecting families, neighborhoods, businesses – and schools.

House Votes Massive Federal Investment in Energy Efficiency to Aid Nation’s Economic Recovery

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January 28, 2009

The Alliance to Save Energy today commended the House of Representative for voting to invest billions of federal dollars in increased energy efficiency to help revive the nations’ flagging economy.

Washington, D.C., January 28, 2009 – The Alliance to Save Energy today commended the House of Representative for voting to invest billions of federal dollars in increased energy efficiency to help revive the nations’ flagging economy.

Topics: Appliances, Business, Climate, Education, Homes and Buildings, Policy, Saving Money and Energy, Windows
Programs: Efficient Windows Collaborative, Policy and Research Program

Energy Efficiency and Economic Recovery Initiative

December 19, 2008

To put Americans back to work, lower their energy bills and cut greenhouse gas emissions, we encourage President-elect Obama and Congress to launch the Energy Efficiency and Economic Recovery Initiative described below. The Initative has a national goal of retrofitting 2 million buildings over the next two years to substantially reduce their energy use. America’s building sector is in crisis. Now is the ideal time to jump-start a green jobs market, using the skilled and underemployed construction sector work force that is ready and waiting, and to stimulate a large secondary market in product and equipment sales. The Initiative will build the policy framework needed to achieve these goals.

Topics: Appliances, Climate, Codes and Standards , Education, Federal Energy Management, Homes and Buildings, Industry, Policy, Saving Money and Energy, Water
Programs: Policy and Research Program
Resource Type: Position Statement

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Energizing the Economy

Date: Dec 18, 2008

An economic stimulus package is certain to be one of the first priorities of the new Congress. Will energy be a key ingredient, and if so, to what extent? The Alliance to Save Energy and its allies have asserted that good energy policies - particularly those promoting energy efficiency - can kick the economy back into gear. Here's how.

Planning is underway for a new economic stimulus package that will help get the economy to its feet after a particularly bad fall down the stairs. And many groups agree with the Alliance to Save Energy that energy - particularly energy efficiency - should play a prominent role in the overall economic strategy.

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Energy Hog Goes to North Dakota

Date: Dec 18, 2008

The Energy Hog is heading north - to North Dakota, that is. Here he will entertain some 4,000 school children with antics that teach the importance of saving energy. According to the Office of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in the North Dakota Department of Commerce, the program's funder, this is a lesson that all North Dakotans can benefit from.

This year, more than 4,000 students across North Dakota will learn about energy efficiency and environmental stewardship through the Alliance's immensely popular Energy Hog program, an elementary education program designed to teach kids about the importance of saving energy.

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Saving Energy 101: the Programmable Thermostat

Date: Dec 18, 2008

In the first of our Consumer Awareness series, Saving Energy 101, Steve Capanna and Tom Simchak investigate the workings of the programmable thermostat.

Heating and cooling your home consumes a lot of energy – roughly half of an average home’s energy use, according to the Department of Energy. This translates to big costs for electricity and heating fuels, especially as electricity and fossil fuel prices continue to rise.

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DC Middle School Students Get Energized with SEDS

Date: Nov 18, 2008

With direction from the Saving Energy in DC Schools Program (SEDS), students at Oyster-Adams Bilingual School in Northwest DC discovered the how's and why's of energy consumption by conducting an energy audit of their school grounds. Now it's up to them to take the message of energy efficiency to the homefront.

On Thursday, November 13, middle school students at Oyster-Adams Bilingual School in Northwest DC became energy auditors for a day. By completing an assignment to audit their school grounds, the students were participating in a training exercise conducted by Saving Energy in DC Schools Program (SEDS), which is operated in partnership by the Alliance’s Green Schools Program and the DC Energy Office, and funded under the DC Public Service Commission by the Natural Gas Trust Fund.

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New Alliance Green Schools Program Launched in the Capital

Date: Nov 05, 2008

With Alliance Green Schools Programs in place all around the country, the nation's capital is welcoming its own chapter. The new Saving Energy in DC Schools (SEDS) Program was launched in October with an inaugural workshop, where representatives from DC schools learned just how much fun saving energy can be.

The Alliance to Save Energy kicked off its first Green Schools program in its hometown last week, bringing the Saving Energy in DC Schools (SEDS) Program to the District of Columbia.

Funded under the DC Public Service Commission by the Natural Gas Trust Fund and co-implemented with the District Department of the Environment’s (DDOE) Energy Office, the SEDS program engages students, teachers, facilities, staff and administrators in teaching and learning about energy efficiency while actively pursuing energy saving opportunities at school.