Heat Pump 101

Wow, how gratifying it is when our community shows up! We unexpectedly filled both virtual and physical rooms with last week’s Heat Pump 101 event in numbers greater than we’ve seen since precovid.

If you were not one of the ~130 people in attendance and are curious about heat pumps, watch the meeting recording here. This event was held in Homer as part of Homer Drawdown’s Climate Smart Homes program.

Presenters included:

Andy Romanoff, Alaska Heat Smart Director

Andy Lorentz and Randy Ardnt, local heat pump installers

Erin Mckittrick, HEA Board Member

If you are in the Homer area and are interested in a heat pump, you can find a list of local installers here.

Join us for our next Homer Drawdown Meeting:

Homer Drawdown: Climate Smart Homer Homes

What: December Planning Meeting

When: Tuesday, December 10th, 5:30pm Soup | 6pm Meeting

Where: Kachemak Bay Campus

Why: To continue planning January’s Homer Energy Fair

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by Bridget Maryott | Jun 28, 2024 | blogs, Climate Change, Cook Inlet, Energy & Alaska, Homer Electric Association

Cook Inlet natural gas is dwindling and still supplies over 80% of HEA’s energy production. Net metering gives members agency to generate their own power, while also generating power for other members when returned back to the grid, and offsetting our dependence on natural gas. Closing the door on net metering only hurts HEA and its members.

The Donlin Gold Mine Equals Disaster

by Bridget Maryott | Jun 28, 2024 | blogs, Clean Water, Donlin Gold Mine, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat, Homer Electric Association, Local Economies, Mining, Pebble Mine

My family has a cabin on the river where we frequently haul supplies on our little boat to fish camp; with a large load, the process is very challenging. With the Donlin project’s barging requirements, safely harvesting fish, bringing our kids to fish camp, and living life safely on our rivers will be nearly impossible.

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by Bridget Maryott | May 28, 2024 | blogs, Climate Change, Cook Inlet, Energy & Alaska, Homer Electric Association

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Based on the lack of progress since Janorschke’s nearly identical presentation about renewables two years ago, the Board’s rescinding of the renewable energy goal policy, and lack of movement with wind study funding HEA received two years ago, HEA has not demonstrated follow-through.

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