What is this program about? TOP

Steve Waller’s family of 4 powers their home with alternative energy, wind and solar. Steve can help you overcome the barriers that have kept you from going alternative, will answer your questions and demonstrate his unique, simplified and practical "Waller Payback Process" to make alternative energy a reality for you.

With Waller will be Sam and Christine Simonetta, owners of Upper Michigan's 5 Star Grant Winning Energy Efficiency and Innovation Home. They can answer your questions about their success, other residential incentive programs including those listed on the DSIRE Michigan Incentives for Renewable Energy page, lighting assessments, and can explain wind assessments if you are considering wind energy.

Program schedule TOP

• Your program next?
• Front Page article in the NMU Northwind Newspaper 2/22/2007
• Sierra Club Alternative Energy Presentation 1/24/2007
• Install Wind Turbine 7/2-4/2006
• NMU Earth Day Energy Program 4/21/2006
• House Tour 2/8/2006
• House Tour 6/26/2005
• BOW Alternative Energy House Tour 6/3-4/2005
• Install Simonetta Wind Turbine 5/20-21/2005
• NMU Earth Day Energy Program 4/15/2005
• Moosewood Nature Center Energy Program 6/26/2004
• BOW Alternative Energy House Tour 6/5/2004
• Saturday, March 20, 2004 1:30 - 4 PM, Workshop #4 at
  Peter White Public Library 217 N. Front St., Marquette, MI 49855. Phone: 906-228-9510.

Program outline TOP

• Define terms and alternative energy options
• Why go alternative?
• Overview Waller’s home alternative energy system
• Alternative equipment costs
• How Waller afforded his system
• System performance
• Reducing energy costs without sacrificing lifestyle
• Analyze utility bills
• Create green money and learn how to spend it
• Choose hardware for your situation
• Apply the "Waller Payback Process" for affording hardware
• About incentives: what is available?
• Go home happy and excited, prepared to purchase alternative energy

Who should come? Anyone who… TOP

• Uses energy
• Wants to save money
• Is tired of high energy bills
• Is interested in alternative energy
• Is a present or future homeowner
• Is preparing to build or refinance a home
• Wants to reduce pollution
• Wants to reduce foreign dependence on oil and nuclear power

What should you bring to the program? TOP

• 12 Months of utility bills
• Electricity, gas & water
• Notepaper and a pencil