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To: Neeka who wrote (314883)	7/15/2009 4:08:39 PM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793843

>>Do you have SP to thank for that program?<< The state resurrected an old energy conservation program that hadn't been funded since 1996. The driving forces were skyrocketing local energy prices coupled with flush state coffers. Palin shares credit with the legislature on this... Palin on energy Governor's record here is better than McCain's energy platform adn.com Affordable describes Alaska's three-part plan for energy conservation on the home front. Unlike Dick Cheney, the man she hopes to replace, Palin never dismissed conservation as a personal virtue. She invested in it. The Home Energy Rebate, Weatherization and Second Mortgage programs offer Alaskans a choice of help to make their homes more energy efficient, and Palin backed more liberal qualifying rules and $300 million in state support. Economist Erickson questions whether such programs provide sufficient return on a statewide basis to justify the costs. That's debatable, but there's no question Alaskans can gain from the energy audits and state-paid home improvements. Also see... Home Energy Rebate, Weatherization, and Loan Programs (Updated 06/09/09) ahfc.state.ak.us