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MORE2 provides much-needed home energy improvements to Oak Ridge home

Posted at 12:41 pm May 10, 2017
By Annie Cacheiro Leave a Comment

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Oak Ridge resident Peggy Brummett is just one of many happy participants in the MORE2 Program offered in our community and she urges others to apply.

“I would highly recommend this to anyone!” Brummett said in a recent interview. “I don’t understand why there aren’t a whole lot more Oak Ridgers applying. It’s made a huge difference in our home.”

Brummett applied for the MORE2 program, hoping it would help with her utility bills and, more importantly, with her peace of mind.

“I can now sleep better knowing I can rely on our heat or air conditioning and knowing it won’t cost us so much in the future,” Brummett said. “And as a bonus, there is less dust in our house.”

She suspected her old heating, ventilation, and air conditioner (HVAC) wasn’t working effectively, and her utility bills were proof she was correct. Her home was losing a great deal of costly energy due to air leakage, inadequate insulation, and the poorly working HVAC unit.

At no cost, the MORE2 Program provided a new HVAC unit, new insulated ductwork, and performed air sealing throughout the home. Brummett is recently retired from a large retail establishment in Oak Ridge, where she worked in customer service. Having worked in customer service, she knows good service when she sees it and commented on the program. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Federal, Government, Oak Ridge Tagged With: Bruce Applegate, City of Oak Ridge, electric bills, energy consumption, energy improvements, energy use, energy-efficiency education, energy-efficient equipment, MORE2, MORE2 Program, Tennessee Valley Authority, utility bills

Anderson school system celebrates energy-efficiency project

Posted at 8:12 am February 4, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Anderson County Schools ESG Groundbreaking

Anderson County officials and ESG representatives celebrate the kickoff of a $9.7 million energy-efficiency project in Anderson County Schools. (Photo courtesy Pam Crawford)

On Friday morning, the Anderson County school system celebrated the kickoff of a $9.7 million energy efficiency project that will make significant improvements to all 17 county schools, all with the aim of improving the learning environment, reducing energy use and, subsequently, the cost of energy across the system.

The Anderson County Commission recently approved a 15-year contract with Energy Systems Group—or ESG—to design and implement a $9.7 million energy efficiency and building modernization project throughout Anderson County Schools. All 17 county schools will receive energy improvements, including upgrades to the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning—or HVAC—systems and electrical systems as well as energy-efficient lights, water conservation measures, and advanced energy management controls—including sensors that will detect when a room is occupied and adjust heating and lighting automatically, and new suspended ceiling systems. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Education, Government, K-12, Top Stories Tagged With: air-conditioning, Anderson County Commission, Anderson County school system, Anderson County Schools, electrical systems, energy efficiency, energy improvements, Energy Systems Group, ESG, heating, HVAC, Larry Foster, ventilation, WYSH

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