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Training Course Energizes Efficiency Measures for Members

PowerSouth Energy Cooperative, Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative’s wholesale power supplier, hosted a Residential Energy Auditing Training Course in April for distribution member employees who assist members with residential energy use.

The three-day class, instructed by Harley Ryan of Sustainable Energy Containment, provided “practical, hands-on instructions to attendees to help them effectively evaluate a home’s energy usage and to communicate energy-efficiency recommendations to the end-use members,” says Mike Majors, member services coordinator.

Training topics included energy basics, energy math and conversions, how to interpret electric bills, heat transfer, energy conservation measures and performance of energy audits. Majors says attendees were also taught how to calculate the cost of operating household appliances like HVAC systems and water systems. The class was interactive, with attendees role-playing scenarios and dealing with questions that could arise during the course of a standard energy audit inside an end-use member’s home. Attendees received class materials at the conclusion of training.

Mike says the class is aimed at all levels of employees—from those new in the electric industry to more seasoned employees looking to advance their skills.

GCEC Energy Advisor Shannon Hill attended the course and says she was grateful for the opportunity to sharpen her skills. The training offered practical tools she can use when helping members better understand their energy use and identify ways to improve efficiency at home.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF POWERSOUTH ENERGY COOPERATIVE
Course instructor Harley Ryan talks to members about HVAC systems and heating and cooling efficiency.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF POWERSOUTH ENERGY COOPERATIVE.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF POWERSOUTH ENERGY COOPERATIVE
PowerSouth’s three-day energy audit training course equips member systems with practical tools and job knowledge related to residential energy efficiency. Front row, from left, are Rhonda Byrd-Lee, of West Florida Electric Cooperative; Shameka Maddox, of Dixie Electric Cooperative; Nicole Sankey, of South Alabama Electric Cooperative; Anna Worley, of Covington Electric Cooperative; Kadra Jordan, of SAEC; Katie Silva, of CEC; and Callie Roley, of Baldwin EMC. Back rows, from left, are Chad Wilkerson, of CEC; Jeffrey Odom, of CEC; Shannon Hill, of Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative; Harley Ryan, course instructor; Leslie Jackson, of Southern Pine Electric Cooperative; George Patterson, of PowerSouth Energy Cooperative; Kali Cooper, of PowerSouth; Jeff Kirkland, of Southern Pine; Michael Murphy, of Pea River Electric Cooperative; Anna Stephens, of Pioneer Electric Cooperative; Mike Majors, of PowerSouth; Sawyer McCullough, of Baldwin EMC; Trey Davis, of Wiregrass Electric Cooperative; and Jessie Ingram, of WEC.