Aileen Gow
Aileen Gow has had a long career in energy and energy conservation. She began as a residential energy auditor and then took those skills to the Ecology Center to work on their Home Energy Works project. Following her work with the Ecology Center, Aileen continued to work in energy conservation in many ways including with Consumers Energy, Second Refridgerator program, and Nonprofit Energy Works.
Interview with Aileen Gow
June 7, 2019
Conducted by Meghan Clark
Clips
7:58 - 10:25
Aileen talks about how the Home Energy Works home visits got started, where they got their funding, and the kind of work they did in homes. #HomeEnergyWorks #energy #EcologyCenter
11:26 - 12:26
Aileen discusses why they worked with renters in the Home Energy Works program and how important education about energy conservation is to all, regardless if they are a current home owner. #HomeEnergyWorks #education #energyconservation
16:34 - 19:00
Aileen talks about the 2nd Refrigerator Project which grew out of the Home Energy Works and how refriderator recycling grew state wide because of them. #HomeEnergyWorks #2ndRefrigerator #recycling
22:05 - 22:46
Aileen discusses what happen to the home energy visits and how it got adopted by Consumers Energy where she continued doing visits, but on a much larger scale. #HomeEnergyWorks #energy #conservation
30:41 - 32:11
Aileen talks about how there's a focus on renewable energy, but making sure buildings are efficient and ready to renewable energy is vital as well as lowering the cost of renewable energy. #energy #renewableenergy #poverty