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Community Energy Leadership Series

This series presents four webinars designed for community leaders who want to incorporate clean energy strategies and opportunities into their sustainable community planning efforts.

Development of this series was inspired by the Midwest Efficiency Cities project which recognizes that cities are better positioned to achieve accelerated energy efficiency goals than other levels of government because of their population density, their independent regulation of land and buildings, the speed with which they deliver services, the high visibility of local leadership, and their tendency to be more progressive than higher levels of government.

These webinars are designed to help municipal leaders leverage their flexibility, visibility and creativity in order to move their communities forward.

On-demand:

• Effective Action: The Basics of Energy Program Design
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  Presented by Abby Vogen Horn, Director of Energy Incentives from We Energies, Franklin Energy Services.
  The community has agreed on goals and they want to get something done. Where do you start? What kinds of expertise will you need? How do you plan activities and timelines? This introduction to program design will help you begin.
• Where's the Waste? An Introduction to Auditing Community Energy Use
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  Presented by Ingrid Kelley, Senior Project Manager and Sean Weitner, Project Manager, Energy Center of Wisconsin.
  It's often a surprise to discover where energy is being wasted in a community. Here are some best practices for discovering the biggest opportunities to save energy in your community.
• Assessing Your Impact: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Community Energy Initiatives
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  Presented by Claire Cowan, Project Manager, Energy Center of Wisconsin.
  How do you evaluate whether your goals are realistic and if your programs are actually working? Learn the newest techniques in energy program evaluation.
• Green Jobs: Connecting Supply and Demand
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  Presented by Marge Anderson, Associate Director, Energy Center of Wisconsin.
  Three Midwestern states have been awarded $50 million under the recovery act to train a clean energy workforce. The energy efficiency industry wants to scale up to meet the demand. Workforce development professionals want to get people back to work in good jobs. What do we need to do to make sure we capture the opportunities for both?

Series Finale

Fostering Sustainable Behavior: Community-based social marketing
Held Thursday, September 16, 2010 | details
Presented by Doug McKenzie-Mohr, PhD, Environmental Psychologist

This full-day workshop featured internationally acclaimed social-marketing expert Doug McKenzie-Mohr, PhD. Technologies and policies alone are not going to generate the level of savings required to meet aggressive new energy efficiency goals in the Midwest. To achieve significant energy savings, we need to encourage the adoption of behaviors that reduce energy use.

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Online education approach

The Energy Center offers live webinars and on-demand webcasts that stream speaker audio and video along with PowerPoint. We host these online courses on a dedicated server to create a cost-effective learning experience available to users all over the world.

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