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The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program in Ward County had received 444 applications for help with this winter's heating bills as of the end of December. Application numbers have been trending down in the past couple of years, said Holly Keaveny, who oversees the program at Ward County Social Services.

"We used to have 1,200 to 1,300 applications," she said. "After the flood, we had about half that much, and it hasn't come back up."

It's unknown to what extent low-income residents left, are now earning more money or are living in different situations where the assistance isn't needed. But the number of applications this year is similar to the lower numbers of the past couple of years.

A weatherization worker with Community Action Partnership in Minot adds wall insulation to a home during the 2012-2013 heating season. Submitted Photo

A weatherization crew with Community Action Partnership in Minot blows insulation into an attic of a home during weatherization activities last year. Submitted Photo

Carol Cartledge, economic assistance policy division director with the North Dakota Department of Human Services, said the number of individuals qualifying for the program has been dropping statewide.

In the heating season that ended in May 2011, there were 15,840 participants. In the heating season that ended in May 2013, there were 13,029.

"We have seen those drops across all of our economic assistance programs," Cartledge said. "That's, in part, due to increases in income in North Dakota. Fewer people qualify. Their incomes are greater."

Income guidelines for heating assistance through LIHEAP include a $25,773 limit for a one-person household; $33,703 for a two-person household; $41,633 for a three-person household; and $49,563 for a four-person household.

For the 2013-2015 biennium, the Economic Assistance Policy Division estimates serving about 6,578 households each month during the heating season and paying about 400 energy providers an average monthly benefit per case of $230. This compares to the previous biennium's 6,910 cases per month receiving an average monthly benefit of $238.

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One of the most innovative and groundbreaking projects at Grissom was the recent installation of...

PERU, Ind. (AP) The U.S. Department of Defense has an annual energy budget of approximately $20 billion, which accounts for nearly 80 percent of the federal government's total energy consumption, according to a recent study by The Pew Charitable Trust.

U.S. military bases alone rack up a $4 billion energy bill annually.

It's an astronomical chunk of change, but it's a number that has shrunk a little thanks to energy-saving initiatives launched at Grissom Air Reserve Base.

"The DOD is definitely looking at becoming more green," Tech. Sgt. Mark Orders-Woempner with the 434th ARW Public Affairs office told the Kokomo Tribune. "Every base has its own unique mission sets, and every facility has its own characteristics. But across the board, the DOD is looking for innovative ways to save money and protect the environment."

One of the most innovative and groundbreaking projects at Grissom was the recent installation of a $100,000 geothermal heating and cooling system. It's the first unit of its kind ever installed on an Air Force Reserve Command base.

Geothermal energy uses the earth's natural heat to help heat and cool buildings.

Engineers drilled 28 wells 300 feet into the earth to install a closed-loop, geo-exchange system that's now heating a nearly 15,000-square-foot facility at a fraction of the cost.

Geothermal systems wouldn't work on every base, but a study conducted by engineers revealed it would work at Grissom.

It was Sam Pier, 434th Civil Engineer Squadron mechanical engineer, who first looked into a geothermal unit. Grissom was renovating the facility, and Pier had some experience with geothermal exchanges. He said he wanted to incorporate the technology into the renovation design.

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In the quest to curb rising energy costs, some businesses will buy a good sales pitch and try a product that promises to affect the bottom line.

So when Tampa marketing executive Mickey Owens approaches local business owners with a product that he says will make their heating and cooling equipment more efficient, their ears perk up and their curiosity is piqued.

The CEO of a Tampa marketing investment company, the avuncular Owens offers convincing information about IceCOLD, a unique catalyst applied to the synthetic oils in heating and cooling equipment.

Owens said the product, developed by a Texas inventor named David Pickett 13 years ago, has reduced air-conditioning and refrigeration costs by 25 percent in some cases.

"When energy becomes 30 percent of your home and business expenses, then we've got to do something," said Owens, 67. "Air conditioning and heat account for the majority of one's electric bill. IceCOLD makes everything run more efficiently, like the first day you bought it."

According to the company website, when IceCOLD is injected into any type of refrigeration or air-conditioning unit, it helps to blend the compressor oils by changing the molecular structure. That improves the heat transfer so the system runs more efficiently and stays cooler for longer periods of time.

IceCOLD contends that companies can save $2 million to $3 million a year on utility costs, depending on the scale of the system. It even offers a 10 percent performance guarantee.

"Generally, investing in energy conservation is a tough sell, because the investment is initially expensive and the payback is way down the road," Owens said. "But IceCOLD is a one-time installation that will last the life of the project, and the payback is often less than a year."

The company works with GE Capital to help finance IceCOLD installations, in some cases 100 percent.

Richard Conte, a longtime instructor of engineering at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville and an expert mechanical engineer, has never tested IceCOLD. But he says it appears the product is working on sound engineering principles when it comes to removing the sticky oil layer from the inside the refrigerant tubing. But he would like to test the long-term effects.

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GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE The U.S. Department of Defense has an annual energy budget of approximately $20 billion, which accounts for nearly 80 percent of the federal governments total energy consumption, according to a recent study by The Pew Charitable Trust.

U.S. military bases alone rack up a $4 billion energy bill annually.

Its an astronomical chunk of change, but its a number that has shrunk a little thanks to energy-saving initiatives launched at Grissom Air Reserve Base.

The DOD is definitely looking at becoming more green, said Tech. Sgt. Mark Orders-Woempner with the 434th ARW Public Affairs office. Every base has its own unique mission sets, and every facility has its own characteristics. But across the board, the DOD is looking for innovative ways to save money and protect the environment.

One of the most innovative and groundbreaking projects at Grissom was the recent installation of a $100,000 geothermal heating and cooling system. Its the first unit of its kind ever installed on an Air Force Reserve Command base.

Geothermal energy uses the earths natural heat to help heat and cool buildings.

Engineers drilled 28 wells 300 feet into the earth to install a closed-loop, geo-exchange system thats now heating a nearly 15,000-square-foot facility at a fraction of the cost.

Geothermal systems wouldnt work on every base, but a study conducted by engineers revealed it would work at Grissom.

It was Sam Pier, 434th Civil Engineer Squadron mechanical engineer, who first looked into a geothermal unit. Grissom was renovating the facility, and Pier had some experience with geothermal exchanges. He said he wanted to incorporate the technology into the renovation design.

When we knew the building was going to be renovated, Wayne Raby, 434th CES project manager, and I sat down and thought about what type of systems we wanted to utilize in the 14,900-square-foot facility, Pier said. I had experience with residential-type geothermal units and wanted to see if there was a way to incorporate that technology here.

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