Library
Several great on-line libraries catering to the energy world, including efficiency and conservation, exist in Alaska:
Alaska Building Science Network has a plethora of free downloadable documents relating to the science of building (or retrofitting) efficiently and in a climate appropriate way.
Alaska Center for Energy and Power has a searchable database of presentations, papers and reports.
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation’s Research Information Center (RIC) includes a searchable on-line library. You can also visit the library in person at AHFC’s Anchorage office (corner of Tudor and Boniface).
If you’re in the Fairbanks area, the Cold Climate Housing Research Center offers an in-house library full of reference materials for use on-site relating to energy efficiency and building design in the north.
Green Star has some commercial sector specific tip sheets for improving energy efficiency.
University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Services also has a respectable number of articles catalogued relating to energy efficiency in Alaskan homes. Go to their publications catalogue, type “energy efficiency” in the search box, and you’ll find a long list of relevant articles.
My Home
Hot water on-demand
“Would I save money if I installed a so called tankless, or on-demand, water heater?” http://www.cchrc.org/docs/energy_focus/2008-11-27%20Water%20Heaters.pdf
Water Heating
Energy efficient strategies for supplying hot water in the home (DOE) http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/26465.pdf
Phantom Power
When you’re finished using an electronic device, it can still suck electricity. http://www.cchrc.org/docs/energy_focus/2008-7-24%20Phantom_Loads.pdf
Searching for Energy Saving Homes
A checklist for finding an efficient home in Alaska: http://www.lodestonesolutions.biz/absn/files/EEM-00252%20Searching%204%20Energy%20Saving%20Homes.pdf
Energy Savers Tips for manufactured Homes
Energy saving tips and resources specifically for manufactured homes. http://www.togetherwesave.com/manufactured-housing
Energy Savers tips for Rural Alaska
Compiled by the Alaska Energy Authority and the South West Alaska Municipal Conference
http://avec.securesites.net/downloads/Energy%20Savers%20Tips%20for%20Rural%20Alaska.pdf
Second Edition: Energy Savers Tips for Alaska 2011
Compiled by Alaska Energy Authority, Southwest Alaska Municipal Conference, Alaska Housing Finance Corporation, and Alaska Building Science Network:
http://www.akenergyauthority.org/Efficiency/Energy_Savers_Tips_2011.pdf
Residential Lighting
"Energy Efficiency: Residential Lighting Options," from the Renewable Energy Alaska Project: http://alaskarenewableenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/infosheet3.pdf
General Consumer Guides
Alaska Electric Light & Power offers great consumer guides for home-heating systems, water heaters, refrigerators, dishwashers, clothes washers and dryers on their website.
Workplace
Policy Vending Misers
Check out the impressive savings UAA achieved by adding motion sensors to their vending machines.
http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/sustainability/What-is-UAA-Doing/upload/VendingMiser2.pdf
Commercial Buildings 'Best Practices Guide" - from Flex Your Power (FYP) in California. Good information on a broad range of topics. Link: http://www.fypower.org/bpg/index.html?b=offices
AIEDA/AEA's Building Energy Policy
Serves as a great model for other workplaces looking to implement efficiency and conservation policies: http://www.akenergyauthority.org/eec-leadbyexample.html
T12, T8 and T5- Overview of efficient lighting choices for the workplace http://oikos.com/library/energy_outlet/tubular_fluorescents.html
Professional
Strategies for building in Alaska
Indoor air quality and ventilation strategies for cold climates.
http://www.lodestonesolutions.biz/absn/files/EEM-00450%20IAQ%20Strategies%20for%20Cold%20Climates.pdf
Remote wall systems
Save up to $1,076 per year.
http://www.cchrc.org/docs/energy_focus/2008-6-12%20REMOTE%20Wall.pdf
Lighting
Seattle Lighting Design Lab is a great resource for professionals. Materials and information include commercial and residential, with articles on a variety of topics.
Dept. of Energy LED Series
Measuring efficacy of LED lighting fixtures. http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/ssl/luminaire_efficacy.pdf
Are LEDs ready for general lighting (2009)? http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/ssl/led_basics.pdf
LED parking lot lighting project http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/alliances/led_parking_lot_lighting.pdf
Student
Save Energy for under $100
What you can do to save energy for less than $100.
http://www.cchrc.org/docs/energy_focus/2008-07-17%20Energy%20Savings%20Under%20$100.pdf
Summer Water Heating Alternatives
http://www.cchrc.org/docs/snapshots/RS2008-02-Water-Heater.pdf
Energy Efficiency Policy in the Unity States: Overview of Trends at Different Levels of Government
A technical report from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, December 2009
http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy10osti/46532.pdf
REEL in Alaska Roadmap
The Railbelt Electricity Efficiency Landscape (REEL) roadmap was prepared by the Alaska Conservation Alliance, to show how in 2025, Alaska’s railbelt can meet its electricity needs using half the electricity used in 2000.
Alaska Energy Authority Energy Efficiency Program and Policy Recommendations (June 2008): http://www.akenergyauthority.org/PDF%20files/6-12-2008_AKEnergyEfficiencyProgram&PolicyRecommendations.pdf
Educator
Knowledge is Power
How to record, manage and control your electric bill
http://www.cchrc.org/docs/energy_focus/2008-4-3%20Knowledge%20is%20Power.pdf
Additional Articles and Other Information Resources
“Plugged-In Age Feeds a Hunger for Electricity”, by Jad Mouawad and Kate Galbraithn, York Times September 19, 2009:
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation's Home Energy Rebate Programs receives special award from the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy! Read the great press release, which also includes good ideas for future policies in Alaska, on the ACEEE website!