Community Power Works is excited to announce a host of new rebates for Seattle homeowners that use oil as a primary heat source! The program understands that there are numerous heating sources for homes in Seattle—electricity, natural gas, oil and propane. Not surprisingly, these sources are not all equal in their efficiency and environmental impacts…. Continue Reading >

When Renee and Alex moved into their 1912 Lakewood-Seward Park craftsman home seven years ago, they knew there was a lot of work to be done. “But we thought it was a happy house,” Renee said, “with great ‘bones’ and in a great location.” With drafty floors and windows, patchy insulation, and an inefficient oil… Continue Reading >

                Our congratulations go out to Community Power Works’ energy expert Craig Christensen and his crew at Advanced Energy Management (AEM) for winning the NW Ductless Heat Pump Project 2011-2012 Contractor of the Year award for Washington State! AEM installed over 300 heat pumps last year – more… Continue Reading >

“I value that I am using less energy and resources while actually being comfortable in my home. Phenomenal!”

Solve Your Own Missing Heat Mystery! Community Power Works (CPW) and Seattle City Council Member Richard Conlin are excited to invite you to a behind-the-scenes look at a CPW home energy audit in “Richard and the Mystery of the Missing Heat!” Conlin graciously opened his doors (and crawl space) so that current and potential CPW… Continue Reading >

  As a part of the City of Seattle’s energy efficiency program, Community Power Works (CPW) for Small Business (http://www.communitypowerworks.org/for-business/) is working hard to reach a diverse group of small, independent restaurants and neighborhood grocery store owners in Seattle that might not know how energy efficiency options can help build their businesses. To reach this… Continue Reading >

Submitted by Charlie Rogers, Habitat Home Energy Specialist (http://www.habitataudits.com/)  Oil is an expensive way to heat your house, and those who heat with oil should consider some other options for replacing this system. If you heat with oil, you are probably spending between $1000 and $2000 annually on oil to heat your home, and possibly… Continue Reading >

Community Power Works contractor EcoFAB is co-owned by partners Callie Ridolfi, Ann Brudno, and Kevin Laycock, who found each other at the Bainbridge Graduate Institute sustainable MBA program. The vision was to build EcoFAB as a social venture, rather than just a typical for-profit company. According to Ridolfi, managing director of EcoFAB, “We are building… Continue Reading >