Energy Policy Burns Money While We Wait
Thursday, September 17th, 2009
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Congress is famous for complaining and playing political games with important decisions. In the meantime, businesses spend millions to support foreign countries due to US reliance on foreign oil.
Nonprofits do not need to wait for Congress to begin to lower its energy costs. Nonprofits should look to foundations and individuals to support the one time cost of installing alternative systems and end up saving in their operating costs.
In the states of California and Massachusetts there is the option to go solar and not have to buy the system. Thereby, lowering the costs to a few thousand to have installed.
Another option for nonprofits is to think more about establishing cooperatives to lower their energy costs. Bulk purchasing and implementing a plan energy conservation program as a group will save tens of thousands of dollars when done in conjunction with others.
In a sampling of providers in any particular zip code there seems to be a sufficient number of organizations in any geographic area to make this work.
