Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative

Please Attend

Button Up NH Workshop
Thursday, February 7^th
Pease Public Library 6:30-8:00pm
Refreshments provided by Local Foods Plymouth

The Plymouth Energy Commission, Plymouth Better Buildings and PAREI are hosting a free Button Up NH weatherization workshop where participants will learn basic building science concepts and learn how to undertake basic air sealing, insulating, and conservation measures to reduce fuel and electricity use.  The workshop will lead participants through how to sign up for Home Performance with Energy Star (HPwES)* – a program that provides financial incentives and technical expertise to assist homeowners with buttoning up their homes.

Plymouth residents that attend will be entered in a raffle to win up to $2000 towards home energy improvements.  Better Buildings will contribute ½ of the Home Performance with Energy Star (HPwES) customer co-pay up to $2000.  Normally customers who qualify for HPwES incentives receive 50% of the cost of recommended energy efficiency improvements up to $4000.  The recipient of this additional Better Buildings incentive would receive an additional 25% of improvements – totaling 75% of project costs!  Think of it this way – you could receive $8000 worth of energy efficiency improvements for just $2000 out of pocket, which can likely be added to your monthly electric bill over time.

Qualifications for the winner of the Better Buildings ½ Customer Co-pay incentive up to $2000 must:

• Be a Plymouth resident
• Attend the February 7^th Button Up NH workshop
• Either be current HPwES participant that has not yet completed a project OR be a new HPwES participant
• Commit to completing their projects by April 15, 2013

The raffle will be drawn the night of the February 7^th Button Up NH workshop.  All Button Up NH workshops are free to attend and open to the public.

Visit www.betterbuildingsbuttonup.eventbrite.com for registration information (registration is encouraged but not required) or contact Zak Brohinsky, zak@plymouthenergy.org, or call PAREI at 536-5030 or just show up!

*The HPwES program is run through Public Service of New Hampshire (PSNH) and New Hampshire Electric Co-op (NHEC).  More information on HPwES can be found at http://www.nhec.com/residential_homeenergysolutions.php