While it seems like summer never really came to the Northwest, fall is definitely on it's way with cooler nights, and lower daytime temperatures. It's time to make sure you are ready for what is predicted to be a colder than normal winter. The first step is to have your heating system tuned-up!
0 comments - Posted by Bel-Red at 6:23 PM - Categories: Efficiency | General | Heating | Safety
Puget Sound Cooperative Credit Union (PSCCU) a non-profit credit union orignally affiliated with Puget Sound Energy, is offering an outstanding deal on Energy Efficiency Loans with terms up to 8 years and loan amounts up to $20,000 with fixed rates as low as 5.24% for most energy efficient projects*.? PSCCU also provides financing for permanenty installed Stand-By Generators.
With 30% tax credits set to expire soon, the savings that these improvements can generate, utility rebates, and now low interest financing throgh PSCCU, it is a great time to invest in the efficiency and comfort of your home.
0 comments - Posted by Bel-Red at 2:37 PM - Categories: Efficiency | General | Green Economy
The unseasonably cool summer we've had in the Northwest this year is Trane's loss and your gain! To clear out excess inventory in their warehouse, Trane is offering INSTANT REBATES of up to $500 on select high efficiency heating and cooling systems. This offer expires on August 14th, so ACT NOW!
0 comments - Posted by Bel-Red at 1:02 PM - Categories: Cooling | Efficiency | General | Heating | Products
As part of the the Washington State Cash for Appliances Rebate program, Bel Red Energy Solutions is proud to offer the following products that qualify for rebates of up to $750 . Combine these rebates with available utility incentives and current tax credits, and you could save over $3,000 on your new system!
0 comments - Posted by Bel-Red at 12:37 PM - Categories: Cooling | Efficiency | General | Green Economy | Heating | Products
The non-partisan Washington Policy Center has requested further analysis of the costs and benefits of the new energy code requirements, specifically the sections that apply to existing homes (not new construction). While Bel Red is in favor of voluntary duct testing and sealing, we are opposed to forcing this on homeowners retroactively. To read more on this issue, please check out this link to the Washington Policy Center.
0 comments - Posted by Bel-Red at 1:34 PM - Categories: Efficiency | General | Green Economy
Bel Red Energy Solutions has become a member of Comfort Institute, an international indoor comfort research, training and consumer protection organization dedicated to helping homeowners achieve a safe, healthy, clean, comfortable and affordable indoor living environment. By joining Comfort Institute, Bel Red is now able to bring the most effective tools, skills and techniques to bear to assist its customers with improving the comfort, health and safety of their homes.
0 comments - Posted by Bel-Red at 10:22 AM - Categories: Efficiency | General | Green Economy | Safety
At the urging of the Council of Economic Advisors, and after filing of a lawsuit by the Building Industry Association of Washington, Governor Gregoire requested a delay of the implementation of the new energy code until April 1, 2011. In a letter to the Satate Code Commission, she stated: "We cannot risk further delay of our state recovery, or worse, a deepening recession. The needs of our families and communities for jobs, and a healthy economy, must take precedent."
What the Code Council and Governor made abundantly clear is that this is just a delay, not a change in direction. Ultimately, the Legislature and the Governor have charged the Code Council to reduce energy use by 70% between the current code and the 2031 code. In asking for a 70% reduction in energy use in just over 30 years, they have set an arbitrary and overly agressive target that may never be met, and have done so without input from the industries that are being charged with carrying out those mandates, or any idea of what the ultimate costs of these changes will be.
In the coming months, we will be working with state and national organizations to promote some common sense changes to the new code, trying to make it both effective AND workable for everyone. We will let you know how you can make your voice heard on this issue too. We look forward to an engaged dialog with our customers and the government in Olympia.
0 comments - Posted by Bel-Red at 9:48 AM - Categories: Efficiency | General | Green Economy
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