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Wehavealotofpeoplecomingtousaskinghowtheycanfurtherreduceen-ergyconsumptionintheirhomes.Oneofthethingsweseeisthatreducingairleakageisoneofthemostpracticalandcosteffectivewaysofsavingenergy.LouieAzzoliniArcticEnergyAlliance22TuesdayApril232013NATIONALIMMUNIZATIONWEEKAPRIL21-272013Immunizationprotectseveryone.ProtectyourselfandthepeoplearoundyouTheCanadianImmunizationguiderecommendsimmunizationbeginningasaninfantandcontinuingthroughallstagesoflife.Followingthestandardschedulewillensuresthemaximalprotectionisachieved.Under-immunizedadultsareatriskofcontractingdiseasesthemselvesandtheycaninfectothers.Forexampleadultswhocontractpertussiswhoopingcoughcaninfectinfantswhomaynotyetbefullyimmunized.Whetheryouareaparentgrandparentoryoungadultwithbrothersandsisterstalktoyourdoctornurseuptodateonyourimmunizations.InformationprovidedbyCanadianCoalitionforImmunizationAwarenessPromotionCCIAPPleasecallPublicHealth872-6203tocheckyourimmunizationstatus.EnvironmentEnergyByRENEFRANCOEURNorthernerscansaveevenmoremoneywhileloweringtheirhomeheat-ingcostsandbecomingmoreenergyefficientfol-lowingnewchangestotheNorthwestTerritoriesEnergyEfficiencyIncen-tiveProgramEEIP.TheinitiativebyArc-ticEnergyAllianceandtheGNWTputinplacethroughtheEnergyPlanandGreenhouseGasStrategyprovidesNWTtheirgreenhousegasemis-sionsaswellashouseholdcosts.AsofApr.1theprogramhasexpandedtoincludere-batesonEnergyStarchestfreezersairsealingforup-gradinganolderhomeofupto350andrebatesonnewhomesreceivinganEner-Guidelabelrating.TherebateforwoodstovesandwoodpelletstoveshomeswithEnerGuidelabelratingsof81orhigherisnotjustforthenewhomepur-chasesbutalsothebuildersandthatsreallytoencour-agetheevolutionofhigherconstructionstandardswithregardstoenergy.InalotofregardsthebenchmarkthatwassetveyearsagoweveachieveditandsoweaskedourselveswhatsthenextbenchmarkThenumberofrebateap-plicationscontinuestoin-creaseovertheyearswithover1000rebateapplica-tionsreceivedin2012.Whenyoulookatitwithtotalrebatesrunningatabout200000onaverageayearandyoudothatover10yearsabout2millioninrebateshavegoneoutAzzolinisaid.RebatequantitiesdifferfortheeightNWThydroincludingDettahYellow-knifeEnterpriseFortRes-olutionversusnon-hydrocommunitiessuchasNor-manWellsDelineInuvikbecausehydroelectricityisconsideredgreenhousegasneutralArcticEnergyAl-liancestatesonitswebsite.Applicationsforrebatesareavailableonlineatwww.aea.nt.caorwww.enr.gov.nt.ca.Copiesofreceiptsareneededandchequesarere-ceivedtypicallyfourtosixweeksafteranapplicationissubmitted.Residentsareeligiblefortwoproductspercategoryperhouseholdperyearwiththeexceptionofhomerenovations.Non-protor-ganizationsandbusinessescanapplyforincentivestoamaximumofveprod-uctspercategoryperyearalsowiththeexceptionofrenovations.Applicationsmustbesub-mittedwithin12monthsofpurchasingtheappliancesservices.AzzolinisaidheforeseesareductionintheamountofenergyconsumedintheNWToverthecomingyearswhichwillalsomeanchangeforpowerserviceproviders.Ithinkpowerproducersareincreasinglygoingtotrytofindmoreinexpensivewaystoproducepower...Theyllrespondtothemar-ketsdemandforlesspowerandiftheyrehavinglessin-comecomeintheyllndwaystoreducetheirownop-eratingcostsoverthelongtermAzzolinisaid.Ultimatelywhatweredoingiscontributingtoamarketsolutionforindivid-ualenergychoices.Itaffectsenergyproducersyesandsothentheenergyproducerhastorethinktheenergypro-ductionmodelandwethenhaveagradualevolution.Morerebateopportunitiesforenergy-consciousNorthernersresidentsandbusinesseswitharebateforqualify-ingproductsandservicessuchaswashingmachinesheatrecoveryventilatorswoodpelletstoveshomeinsulationrenovationsetc.boughtintheNWT.ForCanadianproductspurchasedoutsidetheNWTconsumerscanapplyfora50percentrebate.Theprogramstartedin1998wasdesignedtohelpNorthernersbecomemoreenergyefficientreducingwindowsdoorsandthereplacementofelectrichotwaterheatershasalsoincreased.Dualflushtoiletsstillqualifyfora50rebate.Pre-viouslysingleushtoiletsqualiedforarebatewithasingleushofsixlitresofwaterorlesshoweversingleushtoiletscanonlyqualifynowiftheyhaveaminimumushof4.8litresaspartofthenewchanges.TherebateforEnergyStarZoneDwindowsanddoorshasincreasedto100andpelletandwoodstovesbuyerscannowgetbackonethirdoftheoriginalcostuptoa1000rebate.Replacementofelectrichotwatertanksinanon-hydrocommunityhasalsoincreasedtoa1500rebate.ThenewchangesspeaktomarketdemandLouieAz-zoliniArcticEnergyAlli-ancesexecutivedirectortoldTheJournal.Wehavealotofpeoplecomingtousaskinghowtheycanfurtherreduceen-ergyconsumptionintheirhomes.Oneofthethingsweseeisthatreducingairleakageisoneofthemostpracticalandcosteffectivewaysofsavingenergysoitwasaddedtotheprogramhesaid.Thenewrebatesfornew