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f Energy-On The Road To Independence Americans may disagree about the causes of our energy problems, but there is a growing consensus about their effect-on electricity bills, heating costs and at the gas pump. Prices keep rising, and "Save Energy" is becoming a national motto. As a result, homeowners are using energy 10 percent more efficiently today than they did five years ago. And prospects for further improvements are good. Citizen attention to the urgent need for energy conservation will be the focus of October's international Energy Con­ servation month sponsored by the United States and 19 other major industrialized nations- the member countries of the International Energy Agency .(IEA). During International Energy Conservation month these 20 nations will spotlight the progress they have made toward an efficient solution to the energy problem. The U.S. commitment to reduce oil imports, which is renewed during International Energy Conservation month, (em­ phasizes both conservation in the short term and energy- efficiency in the long term. Few people appreciate how much the Nation's conservation efforts have accomplished. For example, homes now being built will use, on the average, 10 percent less energy over their lifetimes than those built just five years ago; half of U.S. homeowners have added in­ sulation while living in their homes. One in ten has added more insulation in the last year. Standards for new buildings now being developed by many states and by the Department of Energy will shave con­ sumption still further, so that turn-of-the-century new homes will use 50 percent less energy without a change of lifestyle or loss of comfort. California, Minnesota, and Ohio already have revised standards in places. The Nation's 75 million homes consume about 19 percent of the end-use energy. An "average" house can be expected to use the energy equivalent of about 940 gallons of oil this year, mainly for air- conditioners, furnaces, water heaters, refrigerators, and similar appliances. Many homeowners are already cutting out energy waste. Fuel price hikes,, tax credits provided by the national Energy Act, and exceptionally .cold .winters have prompted homeowners to take steps to get the most from the energy they buy. They've been effective: the annual growth rate in home electrical use has been cut in half-down from 6 percent to 3 percent. Millions of people are using common sense and ingenuity to hold down energy costs in their homes, in transportation and when buying appliances. They've added insulation, caulking, weatherstripping, and storm windows, and lowered temperature settings for furnace thermostats. Motorists are contributing to the conservation effort by purchasing fuel-efficient cars, driving and maintaining them with an eye to increased fuel economy and sharing rides with others. Even children are turning off unneeded lights and making sure the TV is off when no one's watching. Improvements in appliances, new home construction, and the refitting of older homes offer increasing energy savings. Efficiency standards in the National Energy act cover 13 categories of appliances. Nine of the standards will be issued later this year and many of the appliances will be labeled so happen. t hat's why you heed the protection that American Family's Special Homeowner Package Policy provides. It's the most cofnplete home­ owners coverage we've ever offered. Call me today for all the details. Bvcatise ysur tome is special. CHUCK LEWANDOWSKI Comer of Crystal Laki Blacktop & RL121 McHeary CALL US FOR DETAILS 385-2304 consumers can compare the energy efficiency of various models. In 1965 when a large stock of more efficient products has replaced the older models, these standards are expected to reduce the projected energy consumption of appliances by at least five percent. If best current building practices are used, including innovations that use the building's structure to collect and store solar heat, the average ° new home can be heated and cooled using 50 percent less energy than a comparable existing building. But, for the next several years, the major conservation gains in buildings can be ex­ pected from refitting older buildings with conservation improvements. The National Energy act provides a number of incentives to refit. Among them are: a 15 percent tax credit for certain energy conservation expenditures up to $2,000, for a total credit of $300, and a 30 percent tax credit for the first $2,000 expenditure to add solar and renewable energy devices, and 20 percent for the next $8,000 for a maximum credit of $2,200. For additional information on the tax credits, the Internal Revenue service has toll-free phone lines which are listed in local telephone directories and on individual tax forms. President Carter's goal of reducing dramatically our dependence on imported oil will bte achieved as the result of conservation by every sector, not householders alone. For example, the average fuel efficiency for domestic 1979 cars is 36 percent better than those for the 1973 model year. Still ahead is the widescale application of new technologies with great conservation potential such as industrial cogeneration and the production of energy from urban wastes. Cogeneration, now in its early stages, will run superheated industrial process steam through turbines, producing electricity as a bonus product. A number of cities already are producing energy from wastes, among them Ames, Iowa; Saugus, Mass., and Nashville, Tenri. By replacing the need for oil im­ ports, and also removing the cost of waste disposal, the energy payback is double. On a SECTION 2 - PAGE 1 - PLAINDE ALER - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1575 nationwide scale, energy-from- waste programs are expected to replace 1.5 million barrels of oil per day by the end of the century. Every sector of the economy - -business, industry, consumers, and government at all levels-is • involved in the national energy conservation effort. Given the continuing world energy situation, energy consumers in all sectors of the United States, together with consumers in the other member nations of the IEA, must undertake serious additional efforts to conserve energy and reduce their demand for imported oil. Rockford Holds Dads' Weekend H.E. Harrison, 1925 N. Woodlawn, McHenry, was one of 80 fathers who participated in Rockford college's Dads' weekend, Sept. 29-30. His son, James, is a Rockford college student. 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