Northern Territory News
Friday 21/11/2008 Page: 7
THE 500th household has signed up for the sun powered revolution in Alice Springs. Kathy and John Boyle said they thought they were "green conscious" until they went into the Smart Living Centre. "We have a front loading washing machine and low pressure shower heads," Ms Boyle said. "But we were amazed to hear about many other ways to save energy." The couple own AJ Services and signed up for two energy surveys - residential and commercial Alice Solar City aims to sign up 1500 homes and businesses for surveys by 2013.
General manager Brian Elmer said the biggest interest had been in solar hot water systems. The campaign has supported the installation of nearly 60 systems on rooftops in eight months. More than $1 million in incentive vouchers has been given to Alice residents to use power saving measures, such as solar photovoltaic systems, energy efficient lighting, insulation and window tinting.
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