Kilowatt Ours is featured in this month’s Home Power Magazine  which praised the film for showing,“How simple changes can have dramatic results in a country where coal is used to make 52% of our electrical energy.”   

 

“The Huffington Post” featured a clip from the film showing the how the city of Austin built a “conservation power plant.”  Click links below to see the full stories:   

 

Follow Austin’s Example—Cut Back on Energy and Save Big

 

How Green is Austin?

 

Jeff Barrie was a guest on Nashville News Channel 5’s “Open Line” program, and “Kilowatt Ours” was featured in the Tennessean earlier this month.  Jeff’s alma mater, UCLA ran a feature in The Daily Bruin, and the film was featured in Earth magazine.

 

Two radio programs hosted me recently. Deborah Lindsay featured Jeff on her “Tomorrow Matters” radio program, and Charlie Geiger interviewed Jeff for the The USA Green Lady blog radio website.

 

Our partnership with Johnson Controls has also been in the news, with features on the Renewable Energy website and Ethical Markets. 

 

We’ve had lots of great exposure for our important message of energy conservation.  Be sure to explore our website, join our network, and help us continue to get the word out about the film and its message of hope. 

 

Kilowatt Ours has been broadcast over 1,100 times on over 400 public television stations in 119 markets across the United States (these stations reach 75% of US households), with more broadcast dates to come.  See the list of stations below.  More stations are added weekly so check back frequently or check local listings to see if your station is planning to show the film.  

If a broadcast is scheduled in your city, we have several opportunities for you to help get the word out about this important documentary: 

• Email this announcement to your community contacts and/or post it in your organizations’ newsletter and website.  
• Host a viewing in a home or community setting. Please contact “Screening [at symbol] KilowattOurs.org” for more information.
• Consider a donation or sponsorship to support this effort and bring this film to a wider audience.  Donations of $25 entitle you to a DVD and bulk rates are available.

If the film is not currently scheduled in your community, you may wish to contact the viewer services department at your local public television station to find out if they are planning to show this hopeful film, which inspires energy conservation and change for most people who see it.  If the film has already been broadcast, you might wish to contact the station to see if they plan to show Kilowatt Ours again in the near future. 

Kilowatt Ours’ sponsors include:  Turner Foundation, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, The Sierra Club Foundation, Johnson Controls, Mother Earth News, Utne Reader, Stonyfield Farm, and Renewable Choice Energy.  

Kilowatt Ours Broadcast Schedule as of 5/29/2009

Note times and dates subject to change.  Please check your local listing to confirm broadcast information. 

 

AK

Juneau, AK, KTOO-DT2, 6/7/2009 at 3pm

FL 

Orlando, FL, WDSC & WDSCDT, 6/15/2009 at 12am

KY

Statewide, KY, KETKY-HD, 5/6 at 4am, 5/13 at 4am, 5/15 at 9am, 5/18 at 9am, 5/31 at 7pm, 6/12 at 4am

MO

Cape Girardeau, MO, WKMU-DT3, WKPD-DT3, 5/6 at 4am, 5/13 at 4am, 5/15 at 9am, 5/18 at 9am, 5/31 at 7pm, 6/12 at 4am

NC

Statewide, NC, UNCNC, 6/7/2009 at 5pm, 6/11 at 1pm, 6/11 at 5pm, 6/11 at 8pm, 6/11 at 11pm.  (Includes: Charlotte, WUNE-DT5; Greensboro/Winston Salem, WUNL-DT3; Greenville/Spartanburg, WUNF-DT4; Greenville-New Bern-Washington, WUND-DT3; Raleigh/Durham, WUNC-NC, Wilmington, WUNJ-DT3.)

OH  

Cincinnati, OH, WCVN-HD, 5/6 at 4am, 5/13 at 4am, 5/15 at 9am, 5/18 at 9am, 5/31 at 7pm, 6/12 at 4am

PA

Philadelphia, PA, WHYYDT3, 6/1/2009 at 9PM

RI  

Providence, RI, WSBE-DT2, 6/2 at 10pm, 6/3 at 5am, 6/4 at 2am   

 

Past Broadcasts on Public Television (2008 unless indicated): 

AK

Anchorage, AK, KMXT & KYUK, 11/4 at 9pm, 11/5 at 3am,12/28 at 4:30pm

Fairbanks, AK, KUAC & KUAC-DT2, 11/4 at 9pm, 11/5 at 3am,12/28 at 4:30pm

Juneau, AK, KTOO & KTOO-HD, 11/4 at 9pm, 11/5 at 3am

Juneau, AK, KTOO- DT2, 11/3 at 8pm, 11/3 at 11pm, 11/4 at 2am, 11/4 at 5am, 11/4 at 10am, 11/4 at 4pm, 11/11 at 1am, 2am, 5am, 10am,and 4pm, KTOO- DT2, 12/28 at 4:30pm

AZ

Phoenix, AZ, KAET, 12/28 at 2pm

CA

Chico, Redding, CA, KIXEDT, 3/19/09 at 4am, 3/26/09 at 4am

Los Angeles, CA, KOCE & KOCE-DT4, 4/22/09 at 10pm

Los Angeles, CA, KCET, K16FC, KCET-DT2, KCET-HD, 2/8/09 at 2pm

Los Angeles, CA, KVCR, 12/29 at 8pm

Los Angeles, CA, KCET-DC, 2/22 at 2pm, 2/22/09 at 11:30pm

Los Angeles, CA, KLCS & KLCS-DT, 10/6 at 10pm, 4/30/09 at 10PM

Monterey/Salinas, CA, KQET & KQET-HD, 12/28 at 6pm

Monterey, Salinas, Watsonville, Santa Cruz, CA, KTEH-Digital (Channel 25.2), 11/18 at 12am

Sacramento, CA, KVIE & KVIE-HD, 10/8 at 2pm    

San Diego, CA, KPBS & KPBS-DT, 10/5 at 4pm    

San Francisco, CA, KCSM & KCSM-DT, 3/22/09 at 10pm, 3/24/09 at 3am

San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, KCSM, 12/14 at 2am

San Francisco, KQED Public Television & KQED-HD & KTEH-DT2, 12/28 at 6pm

San Francisco, CA, KQED World (Comcast 190), 10/3 at 8am, 10/3 at 11am, 12/28 at 9pm, 12/29 at 3am, 1/3/09 at 5pm  

San Francisco, CA , KQED-DT2, KQET-DT2, KTEH-DT, 11/18 at 12am

San Jose, CA, KTEH & KTEH-DT (Ch 9.2 and 54.1), 11/18 at 12am

Santa Rosa, CA, KRCB, KRCB-DT (Channel 22.1), 11/25 at 9pm

CO

Denver, CO, KBDI-DT2, 12/9 at 7pm, 12/9 at 10pm, 1/4/09 at 9pm, 1/5/09 at 12am, 2/10/09 at 5PM, 3/23/2009 at 9am  

Colorado Springs/Pueblo, CO, Rocky Mountain PBS CH8, 2/1/09 at 1pm  

Denver, CO, Rocky Mountain PBS CH6, 2/1/09 at 1pm  

Grand Junction, CO, Rocky Mountain PBS CH18, 2/1/09 at 1pm  

DC     

Washington, DC, WHUT, 10/1 at 9pm, 1/4/09 at 11pm,1/7/09 at 8pm, 1/9/09 at 9pm

Washington, DC, WETA, 12/28 at 6pm, 12/29 at 3am, 12/29 at 5am

FL  

Jacksonville, FL, WJCT-DT4, 4/6/2009 at 11pm, 4/7/09 at 5am

Miami, FL, WPBT-DT2, 10/11 at 8pm, 10/13 at 1:30am   

Miami, FL, WLRN & WLRN-DT, 10/9 at 9pm, 10/10 at 2:30am   

Tampa, FL, WEDU-DT4, 5/3/09 at 9pm

West Palm Beach, FL, WXEL & WXEL-DT, 11/15 at 8pm, 4/25/09 at 9pm

GA

Augusta, Allendale, GA, WEBA-DT2, 4/19/09 at 7pm

Savannah, GA, WJWJ-DT2, 4/19/09 at 7pm

Savannah, GA, WJWJ, 10/19 at 10 pm

HA

Statewide, HA, Hawaii PBS, 12/2 at 10pm

Honolulu, HA, KHET, KHET-DT, KHET-OC, KMEB, 12/2 at 10pm

ID

Boise and Twin Falls, ID, KAID and KAID-DT, 10/29/2008 at 3:00am, 3/5/09 at 3am   

Idaho Falls-Pocatello, ID, KISU and KISU-DT, 10/29/2008 at 3:00am, 3/5/09 at 3am  

Spokane, Coeur D’Alene, Moscow, ID, ID KCDT and KUID, 10/29/2008 at 3:00am

Twin Falls, ID, KIPT and KIPT-DT, 10/29/2008 at 3:00am, 3/5/09 at 3am

IL

Carbondale, IL, WSIU, WSIU-DT & WSIU-HD, 4/7/09 at 9pm

Chicago, IL, WYCC & WYCC-DT, 4/16/09 at 9pm, 4/21/09 at 5am

Mt. Vernon, IL, WKMU-HD & WKPD-HD, 12/27 at 12am, 1/1/09 at am, 1/2/09 at 7pm, 1/3/09 at 12am, 1/3/09 at 2pm

Mt. Vernon, IL, WKMU-DT2 & WKPD-DT2, 12/26 at 3pm

Mt. Vernon, IL, WKMU & WKMU-DT, WKPD and WKPD-DT1, 12/30 at 3am, 12/30 at 9pm

Peoria, IL, WTVP & WTVP-DT, 10/28 at 8pm

IN 

Evansville, IN, WKMA & WKMA-DT, WKOH & WKOH-DT, 12/30 at 3am, 12/30 at 9pm

Evansville, IN, WNIN & WNIN-DT2, 11/6 at 8pm, 3/26/09 at 8pm

Indianapolis, IN, WFYI & WFYI-DT2, 10/11 at 4pm, 10/18 at 4pm, 4/2/09 at 9pm, 4/4 at 3am

Indianapolis, IN, WIPB & WIPB-HD, 10/24 at 1am

South Bend, Elkhart, IN, WNIT & WNIT-DT2, 2/18/09 at 8pm

Terre Haute, IN, WUSI & WUSI-DT1, 4/7/09 at 9pm

KS

Kansas City, KS , KCPTDT2, 5/11/09 at 9am, 5/11/09 at 2pm, 5/11/09 at 8pm, 5/12/09 at 2am

Topeka, KS, KTWU-DT3, 1/1/09 at 1pm, 4/16/09 at 4am

Topeka, KS, KTWU 11, KTWU 11.2, K30AL, 12/9 at 9pm

Wichita, KS, KPTS & KPTS-D1, 11/16/2008 at 11pm

KY

Bowling Green, KY, WKYU & WKYU-DT1, 4/26/09 at 8PM

Bowling Green, KY, WKGB-HD, 12/15 at 11am, 1/17/09 at 5pm, 1/28/09 at 11am, 1/29/09 at 9am, 1/30/09 at 2am, 1/31/09 at 5pm

Bowling Green, KY, WKGB-DT2, 12/14 at 6pm

Bowling Green, KY, WKGB-DT, 10/5 at 12pm Central, 10/9 at 6am & 4pm, 10/10 at 3am and 7pm, 10/11 at 12am & 2pm 

Lexington, KY, WKSO-HD, 12/15 at 11am, 1/17/09 at 5pm, 1/28/09 at 11am, 1/29/09 at 9am, 1/30/09 at 2am, 1/31/09 at 5pm

Lexington, KY, KETKY STATEWIDE & WKSO HD, 10/5 at 1pm, 10/9 at 6am & 4pm, 10/10 at 3am and 7pm, 10/11 at 12am & 2pm  

Louisville, KY, KET2, 12/14 Sun 6pm, 12/26 Fri 3:00 PM

Louisville, KY, WKMJ & WKMJ-DT2, WKPC -DT & WKPC-DT2 & WKZT-HD, 12/14 at 6pm

Louisville, KY, WKZT-HD, 10/5 at 1pm, 10/9 at 6am & 4pm, 10/10 at 3am and 7pm, 10/11 at 12am & 2pm, 1/17/09 at 5pm,1/28/09 at 11am, 1/29/09 at 9am, 1/30/09 at 2am, 1/31/09 at 5pm 

NE Kentucky, WOUB-Athens OH, Channel 20.1, 20.2, 44.2, 12/15 at 9pm, 12/16 at 2am

NE Kentucky, WOUB-Athens OH, Channel 20.3, 12/16 at 3PM, 12/20 at 8pm

NE Kentucky, WOUB-Athens OH, Channel 44.1, 12/16 at 9pm 

Paducah, KY, WKMU-HD & WKPD-HD, 12/15 at 11am

Paducah, KY, WKMU-DT2 & WKPD-DT2, 12/14 at 6pm

Statewide, KY, KET1, 12/30 Tue 3:00am, 12/30 Tue 9:00pm

Statewide, KY, KETKY-HD, 12/27 Sat 12:00 am, 1/1/09 at 6am, 1/2/09 at 7pm, 1/3/09 at 12am, 1/3/09 at 2pm, 1/17/09 at 5pm, 1/28/09 at 11am, 1/29/09 at 9am, 1/30/09 at 2am, 1/31/09 at 5pm, 2/21/09 at 11am, 3/1/09 at 4am, 3/1/09 at 4pm, 3/4/09 at 4pm, 3/5/09 at 1am, 3/7/09 at 2am, 3/7/09 at 1pm, 4/7/09 at 10am, 4/15/09 at 10am, 4/22/09 at 3am & 11am

Statewide, KY, KET2 & KET2-HD, 12/26 at 3pm,

Statewide, KY, KET3 Instructional Television (visit www.ket.ort/tv/schedules/stations_ket3.htm, 12/15 Mon 11:00am, 12/27 Sat 12:00am

Paducah, KY, WKMU-HD & WKPD-HD, 10/5 at 1pm Eastern, 10/9 at 6am & 4pm, 10/10 at 3am and 7pm, 10/11 at 12am & 2pm, 1/17/09 at 5pm, 1/28/09 at 11am, 1/29/09 at 9am, 1/30/09 at 2am, 1/31/09 at 5pm

LA

New Orleans, LA, WLAE & WLAE-DT1,, 10/20 at 8pm, 4/20 at 8pm, 4/21 at 5am

ME

Bangor, ME, WMEB, WMEB-DT, WMED, WMED-DT1 , 1/21/09 at 10pm

Portland/Auburn, ME, WCBB, WCBB-DT1, WCBB-HD, WMEA, WMEA-DT, 1/21/09 at 10pm

Presque Island, ME, WMEM, WMEM-DT1, 1/21/09 at 10pm

Statewide, ME, MPBN, 1/21/09 at 10pm

MD   

Baltimore, MD, WHUT, 10/1 at 9pm

MI     

Alpena, MI, WCML, 10/12 AT 3pm

Detroit, MI, WTVS, WTVS-DT2, 3/8/09 at 5am, 4/17/2009 at 11pm 

East Lansing, MI, WKAR World Cable 904, 10/9 at 8pm

East Landing MI, WKAR & WKARC, WKAR-DT, WKAR-DT2, 10/27 at 11pm    

Flint/Saginaw/Bay City, MI, WCMU, 10/12 at 3pm   

Grand Rapids, MI, WGVU, 10/19 at 5pm, 10/16 at 4 am   

Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI, WGVK & WGVK-DT, WGVU & WGVU-DT2, WGVC, 5/9/09 at 4pm

Traverse City, Cadillac, MI, WCMV & WCMW, 10/12 at 3pm 

MN

Bemidji/Brainerd, MN, Lakeland Public Television, KAWB/KAWB-DT2/KAWE/KAWE-DT2 10/30 at 8PM

Minneapolis, MN, WHWC, 4/1/2009 at 10pm, 4/3/2009 at 12am

Minneapolis, MN, KAWB, KAWB-DT2, KAWE, KAWE-DT2, 1/30/09 at 11pm & 1/31/09 at 11pm

Minneapolis, St. Paul MN, Lakeland Public Television, Channel 22 (Direct TV and Dish Network satellite), 10/30 at 8PM

MO

Cape Girardeau, MO, WKMU & WKMU-DT, WKPD and WKPD-DT1, 12/30 at 3am, 12/30 at 9pm

Cape Girardeau, MO WKMU-HD & WKPD-HD, 12/15 at 11am, 12/27 at 12am, 1/1/09 at am, 1/2/09 at 7pm, 1/3/09 at 12am, 1/3/09 at 2pm, 1/17/09 at 5pm, 1/28/09 at 11am, 1/29/09 at 9am, 1/30/09 at 2am, 1/31/09 at 5pm, 2/21/09 at 11am, 3/1/09 at 4am, 3/1/09 at 4pm, 3/4/09 at 4pm, 3/5/09 at 1am, 3/7/09 at 2am, 3/7/09 at 1pm

Cape Girardeau MO, WKMU-DT2 & WKPD-DT2, 12/14 at 6pm, 12/26 at 3pm 

Cape Girardeau, MO, WKMU-HD & WKPD-HD, 10/5 at 1pm, 10/9 at 6am & 4pm, 10/10 at 3am and 7pm, 10/11 at 12am & 2pm, 4/7/09 at 10am, 4/15/09 at 10am, 4/22/09 at 3am & 11am  

Columbia/Jefferson City, MO, KMOS, 10/12 at 11PM  

Joplin-Pittsburg, MO, KOZJ & KOZJDT1, 10/19 at 10:00 pm

Springfield, MO, KOZK & KOZKDT1, 10/19 at 10:00 pm

MT

Bozeman/Butte, MT, KUSM, KUSM-DT, KUSM-HD, 1/11/09 at 4pm, 1/25/09 at 10PM, 1/28/09 at 3am, 2/1/09 at 10pm, 2/4/09 at 3am, 2/5/09 at 12pm

Missoula, MT, KUFM,11/11/09 at 4pm, 1/25/09 at 10PM, 1/28/09 at 3am, 2/1/09 at 10pm, 2/4/09 at 3am, 2/5/09 at 12pm

NJ

Statewide New Jersey, NJN New Jersey Network, and NJN-DT1, 11/17 at 10pm, 11/21 at 1am,

11/22 at 2am, 11/23 at 5am

NM 

Albuquerque, NM, KNME, KNME-DT2, KNME-HD, 1/20/09 at 10pm 

NV

Las Vegas, NV, PBS Jackpot Cable111, 10/25 at 4:01 AM, 10/25 at  9AM, 10/25 at 2:01 pm,

Las Vegas, NV, KLVX & KLVX-DT, 10/5 at 6:30pm    

Las Vegas, NV, PBS Rewind Cable 110, 10/8 at 4pm     

NY

Albany/Schenectady, NY, WMHT-DT2, 1/17 at 9pm

Binghamton, NY, WSKG-DT3, 1/17 at 9pm

Buffalo, NY, WNED, WNED-DT2, 1/21 at 1:30am  

Buffalo, NY, WNED-DT3, 1/17 at 9pm

Buffalo, NY, WNED and WNEDDT1, 10/15/2008, 4:00 AM

Burlington VT/Plattsburgh, NY, WCFE-DT3, 1/17 at 9pm  

Elmira, NY, WSKA-DT3, 1/17 at 9pm

New York, NY, WLIW & WLIW-DT1, 4/18/09 at 3pm, 4/20/09 at 3am, 4/21/09 at 1pm

New York, NY, WNJB & WNJB-DT1, WNJM, WNJN & WNJN-DT, 11/17 at 10pm, 11/21 at 1am, 11/22 at 2am, 11/23 at 5am

Rochester, NY, WXXI-DT3, 1/17 at 9pm

Syracuse, NY, WCNY-DT2, 1/17 at 9pm

Syracuse, NY, WCNY, WCNYDT, WCNYOFF, 10/12/2008, 3:00 PM          

Watertown, NY, WNPI-DT2, WPBS-DT2, 1/17 at 9pm

Watertown, NY, WPBS, WPBS-2 WNPI, WNPI-DT1, 11/16 at 4pm

Watertown, NY, WNPI & WNPI-DT1, WPBS and WPBS-DT1, 1/3/09 at 3PM

NC

Asheville, NC, UNC-TV, 9/23 at pm 

Asheville, NC, UNC-NC, 10/12 at 7pm, 10/12 at 10pm, 10/13 at 2am, 10/13 at 5am 

Charlotte, NC, WTVI-DT2, 2/3/09 at 9:30pm, 2/4/09 at 4am, 2/4/09 at 4pm, 2/5/09 at 11am, 2/5/09 at 11pm, 2/7/09 at 3:30 am, 2/7/09 at 10:30 pm, 2/8/09 at 3:30 am, 3/7/09 at 3:30am, 3/20/09 at 2am

Charlotte, NC, WNSC-DT2, 9/23 at 2pm, 1/20/09 at 2pm, 4/19/09 at 7pm     

Charlotte, NC, WUNE-DT5, 10/12 AT 7pm, 10/12 at 10pm, 10/13 at 2am, 10/13 at 5am, 10/27 at 1pm at 9pm, 10/28 at 12am

Charlotte, NC, WUNE-DT4, 10/24 at 4am, 1/7/09 at 12pm, 1/8/09 at 3am

Charlotte, NC, WTVI & WTVI-DT,  11/1 at 4am, 11/5 at 4am, 11/11 at 1am, 12/5 at 1am, 12/5 at 4am

Greensboro/High Point/Winston Salem, NC, UNC-TV, 10/23 at 10pm    

Raleigh/Durham, NC, WUNC-NC, 10/12 at 7pm, 10/12 at 10pm, 10/13 at 2am, 10/13 at 5am, 10/27 at 1pm, 10/27 at 9pm, 10/28 at 12am

Raleigh/Durham, NC, WUNC-ED, 10/24 at 5am, 1/7/09 at 12pm, 1/8/09 at 3am

Statewide, NC, UNC-TV, 10/23 at 10pm  

Statewide, NC, UNC-NC, 10/12 at 7pm, 10/12 at 10pm, 10/13 at 2am, 10/13 at 5am, 10/27 at 1pm, 10/27 at 9pm, 10/28 at 12am

Statewide, NC, UNC-ED, 10/24 at 5am, 1/7/09 at 12pm, 1/8/09 at 3am

Wilmington, NC, WUJNJ-DT5, 10/12 at 7pm, 10/12 at 10pm, 10/13 at 2am, 10/13 at 5am, , 10/27 at 1pm, 10/27 at 9pm, 10/28 at 12am

Wilmington, NC, WUNJ-DT4, 10/24 at 5am

OH 

Athens and SE Ohio, OH, WOUB, Channel 20.1, 20.2, 44.2, 12/15 at 9pm, 12/16 at 2am

Athens and SE Ohio, OH, WOUB, Channel 20.3, 12/16 at 3PM, 12/20 at 8pm

Athens and SE Ohio, OH, WOUB, Channel 44.1, 12/16 at 9pm  

Cincinnati, OH, WCVN & WCVN-DT, WKON & WKON-DT, 12/30 at 3am, 12/30 at 9pm,  

Cincinnati, OH, WCVN-HD, 12/27 at 12am, 1/1/09 at 6am, 1/2/09 at 7pm, 1/17/09 at 5pm, 1/28/09 at 11am, 1/29/09 at 9am, 1/30/09 at 2am, 1/31/09 at 5pm, 2/21/09 at 11am, 3/1/09 at 4am, 3/1/09 at 4pm, 3/4/09 at 4pm, 3/5/09 at 1am, 3/7/09 at 2am, 3/7/09 at 1pm, 4/7/09 at 10am, 4/15/09 at 10am, 4/22/09 at 3am & 11am

Cincinnati, OH, WCVNDT2, 12/14 at 6pm, 12/15 at 11am, 12/26 at 3pm

Cincinnati, OH, WCVN-DT4, 10/5 at 1pm, 10/9 at 6am & 4pm, 10/10 at 3am and 7pm, 10/11 at 12am & 2pm 

Cincinnati, OH, WPTO & WPTO-DT2, 10/29 at 10pm, 10/30 at 4am 

Cincinnati, OH, WPTO-DT3, 10/31 at 1am, 10/31 at 10pm, 11/1 at 7pm, 11/2 at 7am, 11/2 at 4pm, 11/3 at 4am, 11/3 at 1pm, 11/4 at 10am   

Cincinnati, OH, WPTO-DT6 ThinkTV14 Prime (digital14.3), 11/12 at 7pm, 11/14 at 1am, 11/15 at 7am, 11/16 at 1pm, 11/18 at 10pm, 11/20 at 4am, 11/21 at 10am, 11/22 at 4pm

Cleveland, OH, WVIZ, 10/16 at 4am, 10/27 at 1am  

Cleveland, OH, WEAO & WEAODT, 11/16 at 12pm

Columbus, OH, WOSU, 1/29/09 at 4am

Lima, OH, WBGU & WBGU-DT1, 10/5 at 1pm

Toledo, OH, WGTE-DT2, 1/22/09 at 9pm, 1/23/09 at 1am, 1/23/09 at 4am

Toledo, OH, WGTE & WGTE-D & WGTE-HD, 12/23 at 8pm, 12/24 at 2am, 12/28 at 12am, 12/28 at 5pm

Toledo, OH, WGTE-DT, 11/6 at 8pm, 11/7 at 12am, 11/7 at 4am

Wheeling, Steubenville, OH, WOUC & WOUC-DT2, 12/15 at 9pm, 12/16 at 2am

Youngstown, OH, WNEO & WNEO-DT2, 11/16 at 12pm

OK

Oklahoma City, OK, KETA, KETA-DT & KWET, 10/7 at 10pm    

Tulsa, OK, KRSC & KRSC-DT, 9/28 at 4pm     

Tulsa, OK, KOED & KOED-DT1 & KOED- HD & KOET, 10/7 at 10pm  

OR

Medford, OR, SOPT Cable Channel 21, 10/24 at 9pm, 10/26 at 3am, 11/1 at 6pm 

PA

Philadelphia, PA, MiND & MiND-DT, 4/18 at 7PM

Philadelphia, PA, WHYY-DT3 Wider Horizons, 10/6 at 1PM , 10/8 at 10am, 10/10 at 1pm, 10/15 at 1pm, 10/31 at 11am, 11/2 at 7am, 11/3 at 10am, 11/6 at 12 pm, 11/7 at 11am, 11/12 at 11am and 1pm

Philadelphia, PA, WNJS & WNJS-DT1, WNJT & WNJT-DT, 11/17 at 10pm, 11/21 at 1am, 11/22 at 2am, 11/23 at 5am

Pittsburgh, PA, WQED & WQED-HD, 5/24/09 at 5pm

Erie, PA, WQLN & WQLNHD, 10/16 at 1:00AM, 12/21 at 11pm

SC

Augusta, Allendale, SC WEBA, 10/19, 10 pm

Charleston, SC, WITV-DT, 9/23 at 2pm, 1/20/09 at 2pm, 4/19/09 at 7pm    

Columbia, SC STATEWIDE, SCETV, 9/23 at 2pm    

Columbia, SC, WRLK-D2, 9/23 at 2pm, 1/20/09 at 2pm, 4/19/09 at 7pm     

Greenville/Spartanburg, SC, WNEH-DT2 & WNTV-DT2, 9/23 at 2pm, 1/20/09 at 2pm, 4/19/09 at 7pm (also WRET-DT2)      

Greenville/Spartanburg, SC, WUNFDT4 & WUNDC, 10/12 at 7pm, 10/12 at 10pm, 10/13 at 2am, 10/13 at 5am, 10/27 at 1pm, 10/27 at 9pm, 10/28 at 12am

Greenville/Spartanburg, SC, WUND-DT4, 10/24 at 5am

Myrtle Beach, Florence, SC, WHMC-DT2 & WJPM-DT2, 4/19/09 at 7pm

Statewide, ETV, WRLK, WRLKD1, WRLKD2, 10/19 at 10pm

Statewide, ETV, WRLK, and SC Channel, 10/22 at 10 pm

SD

Bismarck, Minot, Dickenson, SD, KQSD, 2/1/09 at 1pm

Rapid City, SD, KBHE, KBHE-DT, KPSD, KZSD, 2/1/09 at 1pm

Sioux Falls, SD, KCSD, KDST, KESD, KTSD, KUSD, 2/1/09 at 1pm

Statewide, SD, SDPB South Dakota Public Broadcasting, 2/1/09 at 1pm

TN

Bristol, Kingsport, Johnson City, TN, WMSY & WMSY-DT2, WSBN & WSBN-DT2, 12/21 at 5pm, 12/29 at 2am, 1/1/09 at 2am, 3/29 at 5pm

Chattanooga, TN, WTCI, WTCI Kids Tennessee Valley PBS, 2/10/09 at 9pm, 4/5/09 at 10:30pm

Jackson, TN, WLJT & WLJT-DT, 1/20/09 at 8pm  

Knoxville, TN, WETP, WETP-DT2 & WKOP, WKOP-DT2, 10/9 at 10pm, 10/12 at 2pm  

Memphis, TN, WKNO, 10/22 at 8pm  

Nashville, TN, WNPT-DT2 (Comcast 241 Charter 176), 12/9 at 7pm, 12/9 at 10pm,1/4/09 at 10pm, 1/5/09 at 1am

Nashville, TN, WNPT, 10/24 at 7pm, 2/12/09 at 11pm    

TX

Austin, TX, KLRU-2, 1/22/09 at 9pm

Austin, TX, KLRU & KLRU-HD, 10/10 at 1:30 am, 10/25 at 2am, 11/6 at 2am, 12/13 at 2am, 12/28 at 1pm, 4/21/09 at 3am, 5/1/09 at 5am

Corpus Christi, TX, KEDT & KEDT-DT, 10/27 at 7pm, 12/28 at 3pm

Dallas, TX, KERA, K24AD, KERA-DT1, 12/28 at 2pm, 1/4/09 at 5am

Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen, TX, KMBH & KMBH-DT,10/25 at 8pm, 4/4/09 at 11pm

San Antonio, TX, KLRN & KLRN-HD, 4/27/09 at 10:30pm, 5/1/09 at 5am

San Antonio, TX, KLRNDT2, 4/5/2009 at 12:30 PM, 4/6 at 12am, 4/19 at 6pm, 5/2/09 at 3pm, 5/3/09 at 2:30 am

Waco-Temple-Bryan, Belton, TX, KNCT, KNCTDT2, 10/23 at 9:00 pm

Waco-Temple-Bryan, Belton, TX, KWBU, 11/2 at 11pm, 4/23/09 at 8pm, 4/30/09 at 8pm

VT

Vermont Public Television STATEWIDE, VPT, 10/28 at 9pm 

VA

Charlottesville, VA, WHTJ, 1/8/09 at 10pm, 1/11/09 at 2pm

Harrisonburg, VA, WVPT, WVPT-DT, & WVPY, 11/9 at 4pm

Marion, VA, WMSY & WMSY-DT2, WSBN & WSBN-DT2, 12/21 at 5pm, 3/29/09 at 5pm

Richmond/Petersburg, VA, WCVE, WCVE-DT2, 1/8/09 at 10pm, 1/11/09 at 2pm  

Richmond, VA, WCVW, 11/13 at 9pm

Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA, WBRA & WBRA-DT2, 12/21 at 5pm, 12/29 at 2am, 1/1/09 at 2am, 3/29/09 at 5pm

WA  

Spokane, WA, KCDT & KUID, 10/29 at 3am, 3/5/09 at 3am  

Spokane, WA, KCDT-DT & KUID-DT, 10/29 at 2am, 3/5/09 at 2am

Seattle, WA, KCTS, KCTS-DT, KCTS-DT2, 11/14 at 12pm noon, 11/18 at 11pm, 2/20/09 at 12pm 

Yakima, WA, KYVE & KYVE-DT1, KYVE-HD, 11/14 at 12pm noon, 11/18 at 11pm, 2/20/09 at 12pm

WV

Bluefield, Beckley, Oak Hill, WV, WSWPDT2 & WVPBS2, 9/30 at 8pm 

Bluefield, Beckley, Oak Hill, WV, WSWP & WSWP-DT & WVPBS, 11/23 at 10pm

Charleston/Huntington, WV, WPBO, 1/29/09 at 4am

Charleston, Huntington, WV, WKAS & WKAS-DT, WKPI & WKPI-DT, 12/30 at 3am, 12/30 at 9pm

Charleston/Huntington, WV, WPBY-DT2, 9/30 at 8pm  

Charleston, Huntington, WV, WPBY & WPBY-DT, 11/23 at 10pm 

Clarksburg, Weston, WV, WNPB-DT2, 9/30 at 8pm     

Clarksburg, Weston, WV, WNPB & WNPB-DT, 11/23 at 10pm

Statewide, WV, WVPBS, 11/23 at 10pm

Western West Virginia, WOUB-Athens, OH, Channel 20.1, 20.2, 44.2, 12/15 at 9pm, 12/16 at 2am

Western West Virginia, WOUB-Athens, OH, Channel 20.3, 12/16 at 3PM, 12/20 at 8pm

Western West Virginia, WOUB-Athens, OH, Channel 44.1, 12/16 at 9pm 

WI

Statewide, Wisconsin Public Television, 4/1/2009 at 10pm, 4/3 at 12am

Green Bay, WI, WBNE, 4/1/2009 at 10pm, 4/3 at 12am

Madison, WI, WHA & WHA-HD, 4/1/2009 at 10pm, 4/3 at 12am

Milwaukee, WI, WMVS, 10/15 at 10pm,11/15 at 8am

LaCrosse, Eau Claire, WI, WHLA, 4/1/2009 at 10pm, 4/3 at 12am

Wasau, Rhinelander, WI, WHRM & WLEF, 4/1/2009 at 10pm, 4/3 at 12am

Virgin Islands

St Thomas, VI, WTJX & WTJX-DT, 4/22/09 at 10pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5uBLRKNrGQ

Watch the video here:

This morning I am inspired to share with you some of the successes of Kilowatt Ours — a documentary film I produced on a shoestring budget (less than $25,000) in my basement apartment six years ago that has turned into a non-profit organization and an energy conservation movement.

Last year, I raised some money through sponsorships and grants, and released the updated national edition of Kilowatt Ours to public TV stations nationwide, with the challenging goal of reaching 50% of the public TV marketplace in America.  We went on the air on October 1, 2008, and here are the results to-date:

• more than 1,200 airings
• more than 400 stations scheduling broadcasts
• 75% of the public TV marketplace has carried Kilowatt Ours
• more than 250,000 households tuning in

And, Kilowatt Ours — the organization — has achieved the following:

• developed an award-winning schools curriculum that has been adopted by more than 2,000 schools nationwide (great work sister!)
• thousands of fans have logged their energy saving changes on our Kilowatt Counter, saving an estimated 5,000,000 pounds of coal since the counter was launched two years ago
• launched our interactive online viewing tool where you can watch chapters from the film, read the script, and learn more about the issues, facts and figures in the movie
• launched KilowattOursCommunity.org — a place where you can join the discussion about the issues, share your energy saving success stories, and keep up to date with all things Kilowatt Ours.
• shared our energy saving tips with thousands of fans (you can save $1000 on your power bills every year with this free download)

We have big plans in the coming years — including getting our curriculum into every school in America, and developing our neighborhood energy conservation program.  Please join our network so we can keep you updated as we continue to fuel America’s energy conservation craze.  And as always, we love to hear from you… email us at info / at / KilowattOurs / dot / org

For the past several months Kilowatt Ours has been working with the Campaign for an Energy Efficient America to popularize the need for a National Energy Efficiency Resource Standard. 

 

Here are just some of the benefits we will all enjoy if a national EERS is implemented to reduce electricity demand by 15 percent and natural gas demand by 10 percent by 2020*:

• $168 billion in utility bill savings for consumers and businesses
• 222,000 new permanent, high-quality jobs in construction and other fields
• 262 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions prevented in 2020 – like taking 48 million cars off the roads for that year
• 390 polluting power plants won’t need to be built

*  Source: Campaign for an Energy Efficient Economy http://energyefficiencyworks.org

 

Businesses, industry groups and environmentalists all agree that EERS is smart energy policy that will make American businesses more competitive while protecting consumers and the environment.  19 states already have an EERS and have demonstrated promising results.  EERS was included in the initial energy and climate draft in the House of Representatives, but in early May the House reached a compromise and the efficiency target was reduced to 5-8%. 

 

It is now up to the Senate to recognize that energy efficiency is the fastest, cheapest and cleanest way to meet our growing energy needs.  Fifteen percent electric efficiency and 10 percent natural gas efficiency standards are achievable and will spur job growth and consumer savings.  We believe both need to be included in any final bill sent to President Obama.   

 

You can become a local leader in this effort in the following ways: 

 

1. We have opportunities for you to meet with your senators or their district office staff, host screenings of Kilowatt Ours in your community and enlist audience members to write letters to their Senators and letters to the editor, and/or you can write letters to the editor and help in other ways.  Visit www.KilowattOurs.org/EERS.php to get started. 

 

1. Place calls to your Senators, letting them know you support an EERS.  You can find your Senators by clicking here.  Please let us know if you make the calls by emailing Gretchen /at/ KilowattOurs.org

 

1. If your organization or business would like to be added to the position statement found at: http://energyefficiencyworks.org/about/position-statement please contact us at Gretchen /at/ KilowattOurs.org

 

Thank you for helping with this important work. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please bring a friend and join me at one or all of the following fundraising events!

DID YOU KNOW that over 3,000 Tennessee blood cancer patients registered to receive assistance from the Tennessee Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in 2008?

I feel honored to compete alongside 11 male and female business and community leaders from Middle Tennessee for the respective titles of Man and Woman of the Year — a friendly 10-week fundraising competition benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.  All candidates agree to raise at least $5000 by May 28, and those that raise the most support win the Man and Woman of the Year titles.

I have planned a few fundraising events to have fun while raising the dollars.  Will you help me meet my goal and more by attending one of the following events, and bringing a friend or two?

May 15, 7:30pm Private House Party: For the first time I will share a sneak preview of my next documentary film “Pedaling a Dream” - $75 donation per ticket. Please contact Lydia at (615) 340-5005 or email her at info@KilowattOurs.org for tickets and event info.  Buy now at: https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=4903

Sat. May 16, 6:00pm Texas Hold ‘em Card Tournament at First Church Unity fellowship hall.  Tickets $40 individual or $70 couples in advance, or $50/$80 at the door.  Beginners welcome.  Prizes for winners and early losers.  Details and tickets at www.FirstChurchUnity.org (scroll to bottom of home page and click on “learn more”).

Sat. May 16, 7:30pm Music Concert (concurrent with card tournament): Vinni Vidivici, spoken word + Heather Barrie, piano and vocals + Stephanie Urbina-Jones and Sherrie Phillips perform “Momma’s Gotta Sing” — an inspiring musical show in the First Church Unity Sanctuary.  Tickets $10 available at https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=4903 or $15 at the door.

Thur. May 28, 7:00pm Grand Finale Event at the Doubletree Hotel, Nashville:  Meet all candidates, bid on more than 100 fabulous prizes, hear great music, eat great food, and be inspired!  Tickets: $75.  Please contact Lydia at (615) 340-5005 or email her at info@KilowattOurs.org for tickets and event info.  Visit www.manwomanoftheyear.org/tn for tickets and event info.

If you cannot attend one of these, and would like to make a generous donation to support my campaign, please click here:  https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=4903

NOTE: Proceeds will be shared with Kilowatt Ours and LLS or earmarked specifically as you request on the links above.

I look forward to seeing you in May!

It’s a whirlwind.  Yesterday morning I made a presentation to the Greater Nashville Association of Realtors Environmental Committee, discussing how we might mobilize the force of 4,000 realtors in Middle Tennessee to help home buyers save energy.  Then I flew to College Station, courtesy of Johnson Controls, to meet a group of energized and motivated Aggies at tradition-rich Texas A&M University, engaged in a dorm-to-dorm competition to save energy.  Next week, the dorm that achieves the greatest degree of energy savings will be pronounced the winner.  Today I am back in Nashville and I am about to attend Mayor Karl Dean’s Green Ribbon Committee event to announce its plan to make Nashville the greenest city in the Southeast.  Check out www.TennesseeGreen.com later today for news about the plan.  Tomorrow I drive to Roanoke, WV to speak at the West Virginia Sustainability Fair at Stonewall Lodge. (my presentation is Saturday at 2:30pm)  Learn more at www.sustainablelivingforwv.com

Everywhere I go, I see the green movement deepening its roots, maturing, and becoming a powerful force in changing the world.  It is a thrill to be a part of its unfolding.

Tuesday March 31 is a big day for Kilowatt Ours.  I am thrilled that our team, led by Dan Joranko, knocked on 1,000 doors in East Nashville’s delightfully cozy Inglewood neighborhood inviting folks to attend a film screening and home energy savings workshop at Dalewood United Methodist Church (2300 Ridgecrest Dr).  Doors open at 7pm.

I believe door-to-door outreach and neighborhood organizing are vital to the success of the green movement.  There is no better way to make a difference than to knock on doors.  We will put my belief to the test at our Neighborhoods Initiative kickoff!

We plan to spend the next several months in Inglewood working with homeowners to achieve significant energy savings while building block leaders.  As our success proves itself, we will expand the program across Nashville and America.

Also, check out the new short video I have posted on YouTube about our neighborhood organizing.  Dan Joranko and several volunteers knocked on hundreds of doors in Inglewood, organizing the old-fashioned way.  Last weekend my daugther Lily and I joined Dan and Gretchen Hagle of Kilowatt Ours to canvas the neighborhood.  Please comment and share on my latest short:  KO Neighborhood Canvas

$168 billion in utility bill savings for American consumers and businesses

 

222,000 permanent jobs in construction and other fields

 

390 new power plants not constructed

 

A reduction in greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to taking

48 million cars off the road in 2020

 

These are just some of the benefits we will ALL enjoy if a national energy efficiency resource standard (EERS) is implemented to reduce electricity demand by 15 percent and natural gas demand by 10 percent by 2020.

 

Thanks in part to a $15,000 grant from the Energy Foundation, Kilowatt Ours is part of The Campaign for Energy Efficient America coalition advocating for a national EERS.  You can learn more about EERS by clicking here. 

 

EERS is one of our top priorities in 2009 and Kilowatt Ours will be engaged in the following activities to support this effort: presenting Kilowatt Ours and information about the EERS at congressional district offices, coordinating hundreds of screenings of Kilowatt Ours to gain public support for the EERS, securing media exposure for this initiative.

 

Here is how you can help: 

 

1. Please ask your business or organization to sign the position statement found here.  You can find list of organizations who have already signed here.  Please email Gretchen /at/ KilowattOurs.org to add your organization the list. 
2. Please host a screening in your town.  You can host a screening for the community, or host a screening at the district office of your congressman or congresswoman.   No experience necessary and we’ll provide all the materials you need to succeed.  Please email Gretchen /at/ KilowattOurs.org for more information.   
3. Click here to contact your Congressperson and Senator and ask them to support a national Energy Efficiency Resource Standard.    

 

If you are interested in these opportunities to save money and make your world a better place, please contact Gretchen /at/ KilowattOurs.org today. 

 

Thank you in advance for your support, 

 

Jeff Barrie

 

P.S.  Please click here and make a donation to support the important work Kilowatt Ours is doing to advocate the EERS.