Your 100% Renewable Energy Plan

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Make your plan to cost effectively transition to 100% Renewable Energy. Here you can let us know which steps you have plans for, which steps are in progress, and which are complete.

Email *

Name *

City/Town of Residence *

Phone

Step 1: Renewable Electricity *

My town/municipality provides renewable electricity as the default electricity supplier with my utility through a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA), and I am signed up.

My town/municipality has not joined a 100% renewable CCA, but I have contacted the Town Board and asked them to join.

I purchase green electricity from an energy service company. (This is not community solar)

I have home solar, and it covers all my electricity needs every year.

I have a plan to do one of the options above in the next month.

I do not pay an electricity bill.

I need help with this step - please contact me.

Step 2: Home or Community Solar *

I have signed up for Community Solar, and am saving up to 10% on my electricity bill.

I have solar on my building.

I am in the process of signing up for Community Solar.

I am in the process of having solar installed on my building.

I do not pay an electricity bill. If someone pays an electricity bill on my behalf, I have told/will tell them how they can save money with Community Solar.

I need help with this step - please contact me.

Step 3: Insulation and Air Sealing *

My building was built to a green building standard such as Energy Star or Passive House in the last 20 years.

I have had an energy audit or equivalent and have made or plan to make the recommended building upgrades.

I have a plan to contact a energy conservation professional and engage their services in the next month.

I'd like to weatherize my building, but can't afford to spend anything right now. Contact me about ways to pay for this with no upfront cost as long as the payments are smaller than the energy savings.

I do not own my building, but have talked/will talk to the owner about building insulation and air sealing.

I need help with this step - please contact me.

Step 4A: Efficient Lighting *

All of my frequently used lighting fixtures are energy efficient options like LEDs or CFLs

I have a plan to replace all my frequently used lighting with efficient options in the next month.

I need help with this step - please contact me.

Step 4B: Efficient Appliances *

When I buy appliances, I will check the Energy Star labels and consider both if an item is Energy Star and its total annual energy use.

I need help with this step - please contact me.

Step 5: Transportation *

My future new vehicle purchases/leases will be electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

I will only purchase or lease used vehicles until there is an electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that meets my needs.

I don't have or need a car or truck.

I need help with this step - please contact me.

Step 5A: EV Charging *

I don't own a vehicle.

I don't have a private parking space

I have an EV charging station installed near my parking space.

I have a 240 volt outlet near my parking space that I will use for an electric vehicle charger when I get an EV.

I have a standard 120 volt outlet near my parking space, and 5 miles/hour trickle charging is enough for my driving needs.

The next time I have an electrician come to my building for any reason, I will ask about installing a 240 volt outlet (NEMA 14-50 recommended) near my parking space so I will be prepared to charge a future electric vehicle.

I need help with this step - please contact me.

Step 6: Heating and Cooling *

I primarily heat with air source heat pump(s)

I primarily heat with a geothermal (ground source) heat pump

I primarily heat with a high efficiency wood or wood pellet stove or boiler.

When my heating system or air conditioning breaks or approaches its end of life, I will replace it with one of the above options.

I don't own my building, but I have talked/will talk to the owner about the advantages of the above options.

I need help with this step - please contact me.

Step 7: Hot Water *

My water is heated with a heat pump water heater or geothermal heat pump.

My water is heated with solar hot water.

My water is heated by an efficient wood or wood pellet boiler.

My water is heated with a traditional electric water heater, and I do not have a suitable indoor space to replace it with a heat pump water heater.

I have a plan or will make a plan to replace my water heater with one of the above options when or before it breaks.

I don't own my building, but I have talked/will talk to the owner about the advantages the above options.

I need help with this step - please contact me.

Step 8A: Cooking *

I cook with electric induction

I cook with traditional electric, and it's good enough for me.

I have/will purchase an inexpensive countertop induction burner to reduce my fossil fuel cooking and become familiar with the technology.

My next stove and/or oven will be one of the above options.

I need help with this step - please contact me.

Step 8B: Laundry *

I have a heat pump clothes dryer

I have a condensing clothes dryer

I have a traditional electric clothes dryer

I mostly use a clothesline/drying rack

I don't own a clothes dryer

My next clothes dryer will be one of the above options.

I need help with this step - please contact me.

Step 9: Yard and power equipment *

I don't own or need any fossil fuel powered equipment not covered in the previous steps.

I will not purchase a new lawnmower, snowblower or other power equipment that uses fossil fuels without first researching and determining that there are no electric options that meet my needs.

I need help with this step - please contact me.

Step 10: Learning, Sharing, and Beyond

I have helped others shift to renewable energy by sharing what I have learned

I have lowered my carbon footprint with other lifestyle changes

I vote and the environment is an important part of how I vote.

I invest with the environment in mind

I volunteer or am politically engaged on environmental issues

I purchase carbon offsets to cover fossil fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions that I can't otherwise eliminate

I have relevant skills and would like to get involved with public education on this topic

Other:

“I pledge to shift my energy use to 100% Renewable Energy, as quickly as I am able. I will save money immediately with community solar or install solar on my building. I will learn about electric and renewable alternatives so that I am prepared to replace a fossil fueled vehicle, appliance, or tool. I will keep at it and share lessons learned in the community.” *

I am an individual and will apply the pledge to my personal life.

I am a business and will apply the pledge to my business operations. If I sell anything that uses fossil fuels, I will also carry an electric or renewable option and offer it to my customers first. I will provide them with the information they need to make an informed decision between the options.

I'm not ready to take the Pledge yet... just making a plan.

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