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Salmo kicks BC butt in Earth Hour Challenge, wins $5K prize
by Contributor on Monday, April 2, 2012 - 10:57am

Thousands of residents from across the Okanagan and Kootenays joined one of the largest environmental campaigns on the planet by switching off for Earth Hour 2012 on Saturday, March 31 from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

For the fourth consecutive year, FortisBC sponsored the Earth Hour Challenge, encouraging residents from 17 communities to make a pledge to switch off all non-essential lighting, appliances and electronics.

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Energy Diet grant deadline looms...and win a TV by making a guess online!

by Contributor on 28 Mar 2012
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Energy Diet grant deadline looms...and win a TV by making a guess online!

Federal ecoEnergy deadline is this Saturday!

Reminder that if you want to qualify for up to $5000 in rebates from the federal ecoEnergy program, the deadline to have all of your energy saving upgrades complete is this Saturday, March 31.

Builder and energy assessor Ray Smith passionate about “passive” homes

by Andrew Bennett on 07 Mar 2012
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Ray Smith measures how much my house sucks

My reassessment by green builder Ray Smith was not only an opportunity to secure a fat cheque in the mail from BC and the feds—albeit three months from now—but Smith took the time to give me more insight into the future of construction.

Energy-efficient lighting saves money and electricity: Rebates available for a limited time on energy efficient lighting

by Contributor on 05 Mar 2012
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Energy-efficient lighting saves money and electricity: Rebates available for a limited time on energy efficient lighting

Spend less for the same result; that’s why switching to energy efficient ENERGY STAR® LEDs and CFLs light bulbs makes sense. And, when FortisBC electric customers purchase qualifying ENERGY STAR lighting before April 30, there are rebates available to help them start saving sooner.

“Switching to CFLs and LEDs is an easy and convenient way to save money and electricity," said Tom Loski, vice president, customer service, FortisBC. "These bulbs use 75 to 85 per cent less electricity to provide the same amount of light.”

Energy Diet update: Time's a wasting...Book your audit now!

by Contributor on 05 Mar 2012
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Energy Diet update: Time's a wasting...Book your audit now!

Have you booked your post energy audit yet? Verda-Tech, the energy auditing firm, will be in Rossland for the next two weeks (March 5 to 19)to perform post retro-fit energy assessments. We encourage you to book your post retro-fit audit, the final step in taking advantage of the many rebates offered by LiveSmart BC and EcoEnergy.

Assessment times are still available for homes requiring the post retro-fit audit. If you have not already booked your assessment and would like to do so, please email me at energydiet@fortisbc.com or call 250-368-1918.

Financial support continues for home energy efficiency upgrades

by Contributor on 10 Feb 2012
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Financial support continues for home energy efficiency upgrades

FortisBC customers planning to complete energy upgrades to their home are encouraged to take advantage of continued rebates and incentives available through the LiveSmart BC Efficiency Incentive program and from FortisBC directly.

A new pair of warm boots for the old basement

by Andrew Bennett on 08 Feb 2012
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A new pair of warm boots for the old basement

Last week I finally got around to fulfilling the old English builder's proverb: "A house needs a good hat and a good pair of boots."

I called in the services of Jesse Ewing of Ewing Insolutions Inc. of Nelson to spray my basement with R-10 of foam on the walls (about an inch and a half thick) and R-21-plus on the rim joists.

Conservative cancellation of Eco ENERGY grant program won't affect Rossland's Energy Dieters

by Contributor on 31 Jan 2012
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Conservative cancellation of Eco ENERGY grant program won't affect Rossland's Energy Dieters

Rossland Energy Diet Participants remain eligible for up to $5000 of Federal ecoENERGY grants even though this program is now closed to new registrants.

All participants were required to register online for a CID number prior to receiving their first audit. Once the registration form was completed on Natural Resources Canada’s ecoENERGY Retrofit – Homes web site, the CID number was sent by email. All participants who have a CID number can still apply for a grant.

Complete your upgrades soon

Goodbye bonus storage space...hello warmer floors

by Adrian Barnes on 27 Jan 2012
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Bonus storage space

This week I actually began the task of improving my home’s energy footprint after a month or two of meditation and...er...inaction. With February looming, and the March deadline for federal grant applications looms behind February, it’s clearly time to get off the pot and do something.

Energy Diet update from Fortis

by Contributor on 25 Jan 2012
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Energy Diet update from Fortis

FortisBC continues to be impressed with the tremendous energy that Rossland Energy Diet participants have put into saving energy.  In follow up calls, many of you are well under way or have already completed the planned energy upgrades to your homes. Book your post audit soon!

If you’ve already completed your energy upgrades, remember that you must have a post audit done to receive your rebates. Please keep in mind the following: