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Energy Efficiency Alberta is claiming success in its first year as provincial residents warmed to programs offered to reduce energy use.

The new agency came into being last spring as part of the NDP government’s sweeping climate change plan.

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At an event held Friday to mark its first year, CEO Monica Curtis said initiatives launched by Energy Efficiency Alberta — including free LED light bulbs and low-flow shower heads, subsidies for insulation, windows and water heaters and an online rebate program for thermostats and appliances — had resulted in $300 million in savings for Albertans.

The organization, funded through provincial carbon tax revenue, spent $111 million in 2017, with most of the funding directed to those programs, said Curtis.

Curtis said the agency will undergo a third-party evaluation to determine the value of its return on investment but she’s pleased with what she’s seen so far.