What is your Household Carbon Footprint?
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Local opportunities for renewable energy career training:
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What is your Household Carbon Footprint?
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Local opportunities for renewable energy career training: |
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Energy Reduction In November 2012, the Inyo County Board of Supervisors approved a Cost, Energy, and Service Efficiencies, Action Plan that was developed to guide energy reduction at County facilities. To view a copy: Cost, Energy, and Service Efficiencies, Action Plan The County is also working on Energy Reduction policies for the General Plan as part of the update. If you have ideas or suggestions you can follow the General Plan update process at: http://inyoplanning.org/GPandZoningUpdates.htm
Evaluate: Where and how is your home leaking energy?
Weatherize: Whether it's warm or cool air, keep it in the house! Incentives: Ways to help you pay. Upgrade to Energy Efficient Applicances: look for the Energy Star. There are 2 financial institutions that include Inyo County in their service territory that also have loan programs for both energy reduction projects and small scale renewable energy development:
There are also other institutions and groups that offer financial assistance for home energy reduction projects including:
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Renewable Energy Renewable energy is energy that comes from a natural resource such as wind, rain, tides, waves, geothermal activity and sunlight. There has been a recent, renewed, interest in the development of renewable energy over the past several years. This interest has stemmed from various reasons including the decreasing levels of oil availability and the dependence on foriegn countries for oil, to an interest in lowering greenhouse gasses and concerns about global warming. Inyo County promotes the development of alternative energy for both large and small scale projects and has taken actions to make renewable energy development as easy as possible. Residential and Commercial Solar - The following links are intended to help individuals who wish to generate onsite, private use, solar energy. What to expect, permitting and inspections Private, small scale, Photovoltaic systems are allowed in all County Zoning Districts. If you have additional questions about the process contact the Building and Safety Department at the Independence Office: 760-878-0213 or the Bishop Office: 760-873-7857
Both power companies that serve electricity in Inyo County have Residential and Commercial solar incentive programs: How to pay for it? There are 2 financial institutions that include Inyo County in their service territory that also have loan programs for both energy reduction projects and small scale renewable energy development:
There are also other institutions and groups that offer financial assistance for home renewable energy projects including: Inyo County also participated in the Southwest Solar Transformation Initiative (SSTI). The SSTI is part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Rooftop Solar Challenge and received funding to help “streamline and standardize permitting, zoning, metering and connection processes – and improve finance options for residential and commercial rooftop solar systems.” The idea behind the SSTI work is to get as much solar energy generation as possible on already built areas. Increasing the amount of energy produced on rooftops and already built on properties can decrease the need for huge solar projects that take up acres of land. For more information about the SSTI as well as addtional resources for private Solar Development.
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