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For Release: Wyoming Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® Forms Alliance to Offer Consumer Workshops, Financing Cheyenne--Wyoming Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® (WHP) announced the formation of the Wyoming Home Performance Alliance. This voluntary initiative allows Wyoming-based energy utilities and developers, government, education, and private-sector organizations to publicly demonstrate their commitment to encouraging Wyoming residents to take control of rising residential utility costs by using a comprehensive "whole-house" approach to make energy-related improvements. The WHP Alliance provides a forum for energy utilities and other organizations to enhance and expand WHP program offerings statewide as attention focuses on the most expensive-ever home heating season starting this fall. Founding WHP Alliance Partners include Black Hills Power and subsidiary Cheyenne Light, Fuel, & Power; SourceGas, and Wyoming Rural Electric Association (WREA). WHP's goal is to encourage whole-house improvements for at least 500 homes annually. Certified Contractors in the Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program are trained to perform a comprehensive home assessment to evaluate how heating, cooling, insulation, and other things in a home work together so they can develop a plan to create whole-house, year-round comfort while protecting the health and safety of the occupants. The contractors then work with the home owner to install the necessary improvements. Benefits derived from making the recommended improvements include increased home affordability, improved home comfort, reduced utility bills, carbon emissions reduction, and reduced energy usage. WHP Alliance Partners include utilities, energy developers, and manufacturers, local government, and organizations interested in affordable housing. In a prime example of "coop‑etition", these organizations are teaming-up in this voluntary initiative to provide resources to help consumers prepare for the severe rise in energy prices anticipated this winter. Planned activities include: · Home Energy Makeover Workshop. Cheyenne, October 2008. A consumer-oriented event to demonstrate advanced home performance diagnostic techniques and invite homeowners to take control of their utility costs and comfort by scheduling a comprehensive home assessment with a qualified contractor. · Consumer Financing. The Wyoming GEOSmart Loan program in partnership with the nationally recognized Electric & Gas Industries Association (EGIA) will provide unsecured financing options for homeowners to make energy-related improvements. · Expanded Training and Analysis. Local workshops and special training for homeowners and home improvement contractors. · Expanded Web Site. A place for consumers to learn more about WHP and WHP Alliance Partner resources such as rebates and small-loan programs. Three tiers of participation are available to for-profit companies and non-profit organizations. For more information on becoming a WHP Alliance Partner, contact Tiger Adolf, Executive Director, Wyoming Energy Council, tadolf@wyoec.org. Also see www.wyominghomeperformance.com/alliance.html The Wyoming Energy Council an ENERGY STAR® partner sponsoring Home Performance with ENERGY STAR in with support from Wyoming Business Council's State Energy Office. The mission of the Wyoming Business Council is to facilitate the economic growth of Wyoming. For more information, please visit www.wyomingbusiness.org. Tiger Adolf Executive Director Wyoming Energy Council Office: 307.742.0313 Email: tadolf@wyoec.org
Tom Fuller Manager, State Energy Programs Wyoming Business Council Office: 307.777.2804 Email: tom.fuller@wybusiness.org
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