Introduction to the
Colorado Energy Master Program
Cary Weiner
Energy Specialist
Colorado State University Extension
Agenda
• CSU Extension
background
• Program what, why, and
how
• Energy Masters
• Local project ideas
Extension
http://www.cpr.org/category/colorado_matters#load_article|CSU_Extension__100_Years_Out_In_The_Field
Mission: Empowerment
Program Logic
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Information
Experience
Skills
Peer support
Courses
Energy Masters,
teachers
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General education
Energy assessments
School lessons
Other
Consumers
Regular
registrants
Professional Development
• Course completion
certificate
• CO Energy Master
• Teachers: 2 graduate credits
with fee/EM cert.
• Colorado Real Estate
Commission: 9 CEUs each
for Courses 2 and 3
• USGBC
Course Logic
Big picture context
• Current snapshot
• Macro scale choices
• Includes transportation,
electricity fuel sources
Personal decisions
• Existing home EE
• New passive house
• Home RE
Energy
Pathways
Building
Efficiency
Renewable
Energy
U.S.
Trans. Alts.
Overview and RE
Bldng Eff., RE
All
US EIA – March 2014
Common Sense Curiosities
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What are our energy sources and how did we get here?
Where are we heading?
Will that be fast enough to stave off climate change?
What are current laws/regulations/policies affecting energy?
How dependent are we on foreign oil and what are the trends?
What are the facts behind fracking?
How are utility-scale energy decisions made?
How can I reduce my energy use and utilize renewables?
How can I build a high efficiency home?
What are some innovative energy technologies for my own life and at
the large scale?
Your questions???
Benefits of Current System?
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Scale
Trade
Reliability
Affordability
Jobs
Risks of Current System?
GHGs
Global
Resource
depletion
Geopolitics
Cost/Economy
Environment/
Human health
Local
The Increasing Demand
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World primary demand increases by one-third
by 2035
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90% of the growth from developing world;
China > 30%
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Per-capita energy consumption in China will
still be < 50% of the US
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Growth rates in India, Indonesia, Brazil and the
Middle East > China
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1.3 billion people currently have no electricity
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Need by 2035 > current electric capacity
IEA: World Energy Outlook 2011 and 2012 Fact Sheets
TMI?
Low by factor of 1.5
(Miller)
EPA estimate: 1.7%
Alvarez et. al. 2012 - PNAS
Global
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Local
Long-Range Perspective of the Fossil Fuel Energy Dilemma
100%
Supply
Usage
0%
4241 B.C.*
2000 A.D.
Future
*Earliest recorded date in Egyptian history
Global
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Local
026393143
Dire Straits?
Global
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Local
U.S. Energy Boom
U.S. Crude Oil Production (thousand barrels)
Global
2012
2009
2006
2003
2000
1997
1994
1991
1988
1985
1982
1979
1976
1973
1970
4,000,000
3,500,000
3,000,000
2,500,000
2,000,000
1,500,000
1,000,000
500,000
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Local
Local Environment
Global
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Where Do We Go?
Geopolitics
Nonrenewable
CO2
Environment
EERE
Cost?
Choose Your Own Adventure
Divided Opinion
Average Energy Use per Coloradan
Electricity
12%
Transportation
58%
Heating
30%
Energy Master Status To Attain
• Take all 3 courses within
2 cycles
• Pass all exams
• Take Introduction and
Project Proposals
classes
• Complete project ($90!)
Sample quiz questions
• Which are the two most
utilized energy sources
for generating
electricity in Colorado?
• What is the minimum
wind power class
recommended for
residential installations?
a)
b)
c)
d)
a)
b)
c)
d)
Coal and wind
Coal and natural gas
Natural gas and wind
Coal and solar
Class 1
Class 2
Class 3
Class 4
EM Project Prep
Apply what you learned
Personal or professional
Individual or group
Limited assistance,
resources from county
• Narrative due 60 days
from last class (June 23
@ 5pm)
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• Short oral presentation
• 1-2 slides, handouts
optional
• Length of presentation
varies by county
Project Ideas
• Home energy
assessment(s)
• Solar/wind assessment(s)
• Energy block party
• Teach lesson plan
• Write tips to local paper
• Utilize Green MLS
• Video
• Local partnerships
• Web tour and Template
Cary Weiner
Energy Specialist
Colorado State University
Extension
cary.weiner@colostate.edu
(970) 491-3784