BPA Launches the Hood River Conservation Project. [Brochure]

Technical Report · Tue Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5483954

The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is embarking upon the most aggressive conservation program ever described. One focus of BPA's pioneering efforts is the Hood River Conservation Project, a project which will make the city of Hood River and the surrounding area a model of conservation practices for the nation. The 2-year, $20 million research project aims to discover how much electric energy a community can save under almost ideal conditions. BPA will pay homeowners in the city and county of Hood River for the full cost of tightening houses and installing insulation to very high levels. The weatherization effort will be accompained by aggresive advertising to inform and involve the entire community in the BPA project. These measures will include 16 inches of ceiling insulation, 13 inches of floor insulation, up to the equivalent of 6 inches of wall insulation, triple glazing on windows, caulking, weatherstripping, dehumidifiers and heat exchangers where necessary, switchplate gaskets, electric water heater wraps, water flow regulators, and flow restricting shower heads. The first home to be weatherized and its occupants are described.

• Research Organization: US Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, OR
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 5483954
• Report Number(s): DOE/BP-194; ON: DE84005011
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320101* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Residential Buildings-- (-1987)
APPLIANCES
BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION
BUILDINGS
CAULKING
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
ENERGY CONSERVATION
EQUIPMENT
Energy conservation - Oregon - Hood River County
FLOW REGULATORS
HEATERS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
OPENINGS
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
THERMAL INSULATION
US DOE
US ORGANIZATIONS
WATER HEATERS
WEATHERIZATION
WEATHERSTRIPPING
WINDOWS