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  The Nebraska Energy Quarterly is a newsletter devoted to energy efficiency and renewable energy issues produced by the Nebraska Energy Office.

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Low Water Use Benefits and Methods
The Alliance to Save Energy's Green Schools
For the Research Minded
News Bytes
      Grand Island Traffic Lights go High Tech
      The Oil America Uses Comes from Many Nations
      Nebraska's Electric Generation Plants Score High with Low Costs
      Solar Powered Lights to Glow at Union Pacific's North Platte Rail Yard
Taking Nebraska's Renewable Energy Pulse
Harnessing the Earth's Renewable Resources
Shopping for a New Vehicle?
Three Grants to Further Goals
Nebraska Energy Statistics Additions
Making the Most of Using Wood to Heat Your Home
Questions Answered about 5% Dollar and Energy Saving Loans

2002
September    
Energy Office Receives $3.21 Million in Federal Grants
Seven Wind Turbines Sprout in Kimball
    Wind Turbine Groundbreaking in Kimball Remarks
    Governor Johanns: Renewable Energy Workshop Remarks
    Kimball Project Earns EPA Pollution Prevention Award
Omaha Public Power District Finds Power in Trash
State to Continue Monitoring Propane and Heating Oil Prices and Supplies
Conversion and Equivalency Tables at Your Fingertips
Dozens of Ways Schools Can Lower Energy Bills and Improve Learning
Income Levels for Free Home Weatherization Increase
Windows and High Energy Bills
Nebraskans Receive National Awards
Beware of Product Claims of Multi-Gard "Liquid Siding"

2002
April    
Fuel Cell at Omaha Zoo Helps Keep a Jungle Warm and Green
More than You Want to Know About Energy Efficient Air Conditioning
A Toolbox on the Web to Help Homeowners
Energy Prices and Long-Range Weather Forecasts
Energy Efficiency and Historic Preservation

2002
February    
Weatherization Improvements Reach a Milestone
Lincoln Postal Center in Geothermal Test
Saving Energy and Historic Courthouses
2001
September    
A Nebraska School Goes Under the Microscope
Geothermal Heat Pumps Likely to Increase
Steam Plant Workshop Coming to Omaha
Nebraska Energy Data on the Internet
2001
Spring    
Development of Nebraska's Wind Resources Gains Speed
Cooling Your Home Naturally
2000
Winter     
Home Heating Help Is Just a Call Away
Hot Water Use Can Affect Utility Bills
Marginal Wells Dominate State's Oil Fields

2000
Summer    
Keeping Warm Will Cost More This Year
539 Homes to Get Energy Saving Improvements
Gasoline Price Rise Provokes Memories and More
Likely Power Sources in 2010
Soybeans: The Petroleum of Tomorrow
Electric Utilities Vow to Fight Change

2000
Spring    
Low Interest Loans Make Historic School's New Windows a Reality
Stretching Your Gas Dollars Without Changing Vehicles
State's Biomass Resources Some of the Best
Scotts Bluff Monument Van Turns Soy-Green
Limited Income Mortgages Altered
Getting Paid for Doing Nothing
50,000th Home Weatherized
State May Have to Match Federal Weatherization Dollars Next Year

1999
Fall    
Feds Say Natural Gas and Propane to Cost More This Winter
Will Nebraska Alter Its Customer-Owned Electric System
4-Year Study Confirms Pioneer Adage
How to Shave Dollars Off Your Electric Bill
20th Century Oil Milestones

1999
Summer    
The Ups and Downs of Natural Gas
$1.4 Million to Improve Homes
Getting A Leg Up on Your Heating Bills
State Buildings to Meet Higher Standards
Straw Bale Buildings Return to the Prairie
Electric Restructuring Not Good for All
Heat Pumps, Ethanol in Buses and Energy Savings in Buildings
USDA Rural Development and Ag Research Grants

1999
Spring    
Rebuild Strikes Gold in Nebraska City and Hastings
What is Rebuild Nebraska
Keeping Your Cool This Summer
What Are Energy Efficient Mortgages
A Model Goes International
An Opportunity for Recycling Firms
Where Our Nation's Oil Comes From

1998
Winter    
A Hands-On Approach to Building Affordable Homes in Nebraska
Nebraska Scores High in Getting Customers to Select Natural Gas Suppliers
14 Ethanol Vehicle Teams to Vie in '99 Event
Want to Become a Home Energy Rater
The State's First Wind Turbine Twins Tower Above the Plains
State Government Seeks Renewable Energy Projects

1998
Fall    
Plants and Crops to Star in New Roles in the Future
Balancing the Supply and Demand of Recycling
State's Energy Heads See Latest in Renewables
Science and Math Teachers Awarded Energy Grants
Blanketing Your House
The Cost of Popular Consumer Items Compared to Gasoline and Crude Oil

1998
Summer     
State Government to Use Electricity From Wind and Biodiesel in Trucks
4 Biomass Energy Projects in Nebraska to Split $162,540
Water Efficient Landscapes Don't Have to be Bland
Local Resources Plus Ingenuity Equal a Hot Meal and a Warm Bed
500+ Homes to be Cheaper to Heat Next Winter
Energy Office Garners Grants for New Efforts

1998
Spring    
32 Towns Save $6.5 Million on Electric Bills
Making the Most of $5.75 Million
State Government Moves to Renewables and Energy Efficiency
Home Weatherization Pros Coming to Nebraska in August
The State's Oldest Hydropower Plant Was A Manufacturing Magnet
Ways to Reduce Cooling Costs This Summer
The Most Likely Energy Technologies of Tomorrow

1997
Winter    
Agency Receives Federal Grants for New Efforts
Rebuild Nebraska Finding Fertile Soil in Beatrice and York
Home Building Mistakes Can Last A Lifetime
Energy Office Picked to Run Biomass Regional Program
NU Students Compete in National Ethanol Vehicle Challenge
Governor Nelson Gets Ethanol Coalition Award
State's First Nuclear Power Plant Buried Near Lincoln
Energy Director Takes on New Tasks
Latest in Motor Technology Coming in May

1997
Fall    
Seeing Nebraska the Radioactive Way
"Terrible Terry" and the Birth of Oil Refining
35,000 More Homes Needed by 2000
Home Mortgages at Below Market Interest Rates
Saving Jobs, Air and Dollars All Across Nebraska
Earth Dog to the Rescue
1996 Nebraska Crude Oil Production by County
A Future Energy Generation Option for Rural Areas

1997
Summer    
The Quest for Renewable Energy Sources
Governor Wins 1996 National Energy Advocate Award
Energy Office Gets National Award for Dollar and Energy Saving Loans
Rebuild Nebraska Offers Incentives to Make Businesses More Profitable
NPPD Joins Rebuild Effort
Nursing Home in Stromsburg Finds $7,000 in Yearly Savings
The Birth of Oil Production in Nebraska

1997
Spring    
PDF 271 KB    
Nebraska Electric Systems May Change in Ways Unimagined Today
Crete Electric System Was One of the First
Is a 90+% Efficient Gas Furnace Really Better
Home Weatherization for Needy Nebraskans Gets $349,895 Boost
What a Barrel of Crude Oil Makes
1996
Winter    
PDF 243 KB    
Congressional Budget Office Lists Future Energy Spending and Taxing Options
First 85 Percent Ethanol Pump Opens in Lincoln
Doing the Right Thing Can Pay Dividends
Even Before Climate Wise
Marginal Oil and Natural Gas Wells Generate $47 Million in Nebraska

1996
Fall    
PDF 170 KB    
The Decades of Growth, Conflict and Change
Nebraskans Find Weatherized Homes Can Be Money Savers
Sustainable Development Center Opens
New Grants Expand Energy Efficiency and Pollution Efforts
State's National Army Guard Wins With Energy Projects

1996
Summer    
PDF 202 KB    
Gasoline Use in Nebraska Poised to Set New Records
Governor Calls for Domestic Energy Policy
Energy Savings on the Road
A Home-Buyer's Dream - More House and Lower Mortgage Payments
Energy Saving Tips for Small Businesses
Grant Funds Available for Litter Reduction and Recycling

1996
Spring    
PDF 229 KB    
Public Power in the Early Years
State to Purchase 85 Percent Ethanol Tauruses
Science and Math Teachers Win Energy Grants
$50 Million Electric Rate Increase Fizzles in Congress
Wind Power Options in Nebraska
Energy Safety Net's Future Uncertain
State Building Lighting Project Saves $40,000
Oil and Natural Gas Issues Come to the Fore
1995
Winter    
PDF 76 KB    
Central Community College Picked for Alternate Fuel Center
Energy Grants to Local Schools and Hospitals
Latest in Energy Technologies to Star in 1996 Olympics
Natural Gas Filling Station to Open in Kearney
State Natural Gas Production Soaring
State's Energy Office to Lead Industrial Effort
1995
Fall    
PDF 1.3 MB    
Federal Energy Research Breakthroughs Lead to American Economic Vitality
Getting Natural Gas From the Field to Your Home
Legislature Makes Some Changes
Nebraska's Science and Math Students to Work with National Scientists
School Weatherization Program to End Next Year
$275,000 More to Weatherize Homes
Protect Your Home From Outside Cold
1995
Summer    
PDF 5.4 MB    
First Two Months of Wind Speed Reports Encouraging
Four Students Participate in Cutting-Edge Research
The Latest in Alternative Fuels
Making the Right Cost, Energy and Environmental Choices
Mowing Your Lawn Can Now be Clean and Quiet
Selling the Federal Hydropower Marketing Administrations
Some Nebraska Electric Ratepayers Save $5 Million in 12 Years
State’s Army National Guard Wins Energy Award
State Grants to Promote Recyclable Markets
Weatherization Professionals Gather in Lincoln
1995
Spring    
PDF 283 KB    
State's Two Largest Electrics Vow to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
Energy Grants Won by Math and Science Teachers
Free Copies of State Trails Plan
Free 1995 Fuel Economy Guide
Just Where are Those Alternate Fuel Vehicles?
The Powerful Facts About Irrigation
What Those Federal Budget Cuts Really Mean for Nebraskans
1994
Winter    
PDF 3.3 MB    
Can Your Motors Stand Up to the Challenge?
Cutting Your Energy Bills to the Bone
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network
Energy Improvements Create Jobs
Energy Office Gets $100,000+ Green Lights Grant
5% Dollar and Energy Saving Loans
Information Services and Resources
Making the Right Cost, Energy and Environmental Choices
Propane is Refined, Stored in Salt, Piped In and Used Everywhere

1994
Fall    
PDF 416 KB    
Elementary Math and Science Teachers Get New Energy Tools
Energy Calling Card
Energy Grants to Local Schools and Hospitals
Hikers, Bikers, Canoers and Other Riders May Have a "Highway" to Call Their Own
Information Services and Resources
Nebraska’s Black Gold of the 90’s
The Oil Superhighway
1994
Summer    
PDF 3.9 MB    
Electricity From What?
Energy Efficiency Requirements Are on the Rise
5% Dollar and Energy Saving Loans
Hydropower
Information Services and Resources
Making the Right Energy and Environmental Choices
NU Study Says Energy Self-Sufficiency Possible
Searching for a Home for Spent Nuclear Fuel
Seven Students to Attend National Energy Labs
600+ Teachers to Get Charged Up on Energy Issues
The Nebraska State Fair is 125!
Three Nebraska Projects Win National Energy Awards
What Will Happen When ALL the Lights Go Out?
Wind Power No Longer Blowing in Circles
1994
Spring    
PDF 3.0 MB    
A Guide to Financing Local Projects
5% Dollar and Energy Saving Loans
Information Services and Resources
An Energy Action Plan for Nebraska
The Energy Office is Financing Improvements in Towns Across Nebraska
1993
Winter    
PDF 3.6 MB    
Energy Word Block
5% Dollar and Energy Saving Loans
Federal/State Research Effort
Free Home Weatherization a Winner
Information Services
Math and Science Ed Gets Boost
Nebraska Energy Prices
Nebraska Towns Can Become Clean Cities
School's Never Out for These Students
Today's Gardens Tommorrow's Coal?
1993
Fall    
PDF 1.7 MB    
5% Dollar and Energy Saving Loans
Getting There Efficiently
Information Services
Powered by the Sun
There's Ethanol Growing in the Fields
$27 Million in Loans and Grants
USA and Nebraska Trends Not Promising
1993
Summer    
PDF 2.6 MB     
Alternative Fuels Group Created
An Easy Economic Development Strategy
The Energy Tax
Firms seek more oil
5% Dollar and Energy Saving Loans
Furnaces That Pay
Information Services
$1.7 Million added
State Government is Buying Recycled
Utility Appliance Subsidy Ban Passes
1993
Spring    
PDF 3.4 MB    
Centrals Circuit Rider Adds Stops
Energy Action Plan for Nebraska
Energy Taxes and Nebraskans
5% Dollar and Energy Saving Loans
Information Services
Is Space in Your Future?
Trails Network Plan on the Drawing Board
1992
Winter     
PDF 707 KB    
5% Dollar and Energy Saving Loans
Happy Trails to You
Information Services
Lincoln's Ice Technology
Local Energy/Economic Effort Underway
Nelson's Term Ends
Pool Fuel
Wind Energy Partners Sought
1992
Fall     
PDF 808 KB     
Alternative Fuels Meet a First
DOE Gives Money for Research Equipment
EPA Picks Pollution Prevention Innovators
5% Dollar and Energy Saving Loans
5% Home Improvement Loans Reap Savings
Information Services
Initiative May Resolve EPA Controversy
$9.2 Million Over 13 Years
Replacing Electric Motors Reap Big Savings
1992
Summer     
PDF 559 KB     
Governor Nelson Flips Switch for Energy Savings
Is Ethanol The "Right Stuff"?
Students to Attend U.S. Energy Labs
Nebraskan Continues to Serve on National Board
5% Dollar and Energy Saving Loans
Energy Office Moved
Information Services
A New Wind Energy Source in Nebraska?
1992
Spring     
PDF 1522 KB     
Rural Energy Conference
New 5% Loans for Energy Saving Improvements
36,000 Homes Weatherized for Free in Nebraska
Five Courthouses Become Energy Saving Models
5% Dollar and Energy Saving Loan Questions
Governors' Ethanol Coalition Meets
Energy Policy Plan to Governor
How Long is a Kilowatthour?
Information Services
1991
Winter     
PDF 794 KB     
Governors' Ethanol Coalition Takes Shape
Cogeneration Units A Winner in Omaha
School and Hospital Grants Will Reduce Energy Costs
Five Courthouses Become Energy Saving Models
Governors' Ethanol Coalition Meets
Energy Policy Council Recommendations Sent to Governor
Projects in Lincoln and Curtis Move Ahead
RIGHTLight is Saving More Than Energy
What's the Price of Propane?
Energy in Rural America
Fast Facts
Information Services
1991
Fall     
PDF 702 KB     
Circuit Riders Cross the State
Students Weatherize Homes Over Summer
Even Tires Can Save Energy
Solar-Powered Electric Fence Keeps Cattle Moov’n
Energy Information at Your Fingertips
Fast Facts
Natural Gas Powered Buses a First
Information Services
1991