This pilot thermalize program will install ductless heat pumps and energy efficiency retrofits in Juneau homes and buildings to evaluate the best options for the community of Juneau to attain it’s 80% renewable energy goal by 2045. Enrolled households and businesses can choose to either install a ductless heat pump or both a heat pump and energy efficiency retrofits through the 2021 Thermalize Juneau program.
The project has three main objectives:
- Measure energy savings of home retrofits and mini-split ductless heat pumps at the household level and utility level and measure the cost-effectiveness of the pilot program.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of community outreach and bulk purchasing and financing for energy efficiency technologies in a small, rural community.
- Develop a market-based approach for rural communities to accelerate energy efficiency technology adoption and integration by engaging with manufacturers, distributors, and installers and by testing outreach messages for different audiences.
Final products include a guide for energy efficiency programs in rural, cold climate communities and presentations to other Southeast communities.
(Photo by Catchfly Photography in Juneau)
Resources
| Title | Type | Resource Link |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 Thermalize Juneau Community Survey Report | Reports | |
| AlaskaBusiness Article | External Links | |
| Campaign and Outreach Flyer | ||
| Data Management Plan | ||
| DOE Blog Post | External Links | |
| DOE ICE-Juneau project page | External Links | |
| Establishment and Analysis of Baseline Electrical Data for Thermalize Juneau 2021 Campaign Poster | Poster | |
| Intellectual Property Management Plan | ||
| Juneau Ductless Heat Pump Survey – Survey Results | ||
| Juneau Empire Article | ||
| Median Anticipated Energy Savings with an ASHP Poster | Poster | |
| Recalibrated Median Building Profile and Energy Savings Poster | Poster | |
| Social Equity in Clean Energy Poster | Poster | |
| Thermalize Demand Curve Shifts | Poster | |
| Thermalize Exit Survey Results | Poster | |
| Thermalize Juneau | External Links | |
| Thermalize Juneau One Health Poster | Poster | |
| Thermalize Your Rural Community Guidebook | External Links | |
| U.S. Manufacturing Plan |
