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Thanks Anne:

Please include me in those interested. Yes please post to our group. I am also posting to our BrooklandSolar@yahoogroups.com group for those interested.

-Guy Durant

(202) 525-6342

----- Original Message -----

From: Anne Mariani

Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 1:09 PM

Subject: FW: [Brookland] WE CAN - New Home Energy Challenge Launched in Brookland!

Hi Guy–

I am getting back to you about WE CAN – Wi$e Energy by Capital Area Neighbors –the energy efficiency campaign launched by COG that I presented at the Brookland Civic Association meeting last week.

We’re recruiting participants in the Brookland area, with a goal of having at least 50 households signed up by mid-October. I am sure we can find plenty of WE CAN supporters among the Brookland Solar group members!

So, I just wanted to make sure you were okay with me (or yourself) posting a message about WE CAN on your Yahoo group.

Let me know. FYI - Below is what was posted last week on the Brookland listserv.

Thanks

Anne

Anne Mariani

Environmental planner – Energy and Climate

Department of Environmental Programs

Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

777 North Capitol St NE Ste 300

Washington, DC 20002

202-962-3205

amariani@...

www.mwcog.org

Brookland Neighbors,

    As winter cold approaches, have you been thinking about weatherizing your home and conserving energy? Well, now's your chance to do so and get bonus rewards and credits.

    The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments has launched the WeCan energy challenge and is piloting it in three neighborhoods across the region including Brookland. There's no charge for signing up and participating means a win for home energy efficiency, a win for your wallet, and a win for the planet. So, don't delay: Sign up today!

    For more information and to sign up, go to www.WeCanSaveEnergy.org or call (202) 962-3245.

Questions about WE CAN? Want to get involved?

Please contact MWCOG with any questions at the email address or phone number listed below.

New Home Energy Challenge in Brookland!

  WeCan - Wi$e Energy by Capital Area Neighbors

Wi$e Energy by Capital Area Neighbors - WE CAN - is a community energy challenge launched by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG).

This program is starting as a pilot in three communities in the Metro DC area, and one of them is BROOKLAND.

By joining WE CAN, you will learn more on how to save energy in your home so that you can save money on your utility bills. You will also earn rewards redeemable at local and national retailers, based on how much energy you save.

To participate

1) set up an online account with your utilities - gas, electricity, water

2) sign up on www.WeCanSaveEnergy.org

3) earn points by conserving energy and exchange for discounts and coupons of your choice.

WE CAN is open to all residents.

Businesses and community groups are also encouraged to contact the WE CAN team if they'd like to participate the program.

Contact the WE CAN team

email: wecansaveenergy@...

phone: (202) 962- 3245

FREE Energy Saver Kit

These energy saver kits include CFL lightbulbs, weatherstripping, and many other things that can help make a difference on your utility bills.

They are available for the first residents who sign up for the WeCan program. They are available at BROOKLAND TRUE VALUE HARDWARE - 3501 12th St NE.

Limited to one kit per household, while supplies last, upon presentation of the email confirming your registration on www.WeCanSaveEnergy.org

#19

From: "RightGuy" <rightguy@...>
Date: Wed Sep 29, 2010 8:15 pm
Subject: My Solar Journey So Far: Solar Panels Research

rightguydc

I wanted to find out if there were Manufacturers of Solar Panels that I could compare for Efficiency. I know the List of Installers from the DDOE website, but they don't really imply that I would be getting the Best Solar Panels, but only what they offer. So I decided to get a list of websites that look at Manufacturers for rankings. Here is the list a research group sent to me.

-Guy

----- Original Message -----
Hi Guy,
Per your request, I searched for the information requested regarding the
Solar Panels for your home. I was unable to find Government Agencies and
Independent Solar Rating companies. Please check below for my findings:

List Of Best Solar Panel Manufacturers
Link :
http://www.renewable-energy-sources.com/2009/01/20/solar-power-equipment-my-list-of-best-solar-panel-manufacturers/

Most Efficient Solar Panels
Link : http://sroeco.com/solar/most-efficient-solar-panels

Solar Energy Organizations
Link : http://www.solarbuzz.com/CompanyListings/UnitedStates.htm

Top Ten List: The 2008 Innovations In Solar Power For Homes Award
Link :
http://www.gosolarpowerforhomes.com/top-ten-list-the-2008-innovations-in-solar-power-for-homes-award/

"Solar Panel" manufacturers & suppliers
Link : http://www.globalsources.com/manufacturers/Solar-Panel.html

"Solar panel fixings"
Link :
http://www.globalsources.com/gsol/I/Solar-panel-manufacturers/b/2000000003844/3000000196263/28713.htm

Sun Power
Link : http://us.sunpowercorp.com/

Sun Power Solar Panels
Link :
http://us.sunpowercorp.com/residential/products-services/products/panels.php

Ideal Solar Home
Link : http://www.idealsolarhome.com/

Vineela Rajavarapu

Dear Researcher:

                I want to install Solar Panels on my house and I want to
save money. Can you find out for me what the most Efficient Solar Panel
Manufacturers sell the panels for Wholesale to Solar Installers? What are
the most Efficient Solar Panels on the Market for Residential Solar
Electricity Panels?   I don't want Thin Film or Amorphous Silicon. I want
the High Efficiency Panels.
                I want to produce at least 4 Kilowatts of power at peak.
I know it depends on the number of panels, etc., but I need to know the
Top 5 most Efficient Solar Panel Manufacturers. Check with Government
Agencies and Independent Solar Rating companies.   Thanks.

-Guy Durant
(202) 525-6342

#20

From: "anne.mwcog" <amariani@...>
Date: Thu Sep 30, 2010 1:51 pm
Subject: WeCan - Home Energy Challenge in Brookland

anne.mwcog

Questions about WE CAN?

Want to get involved?

New home energy challenge in Brookland!

WeCan - Wi$e Energy by Capital Area Neighbors

As winter cold approaches, have you been thinking about weatherizing your home and conserving energy? Well, now's your chance to do so and get bonus rewards and credits.

The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments has launched the WeCan energy challenge and is piloting it in three neighborhoods across the region including Brookland.

By joining WeCan, you will learn more on how to save energy in your home so that you can save money on your utility bills. You will also earn rewards redeemable at local and national retailers, based on how much energy you save.

There's no charge for signing up and participating means a win for home energy efficiency, a win for your wallet, and a win for the planet.

So, don't delay: Sign up today!

And to jump start energy savings, a free WeCan Energy Saver Kit is made available to the first participants at Brookland True Value Hardware.

To participate

1) set up an online account with your utilities - gas, electricity, water

2) sign up on www.WeCanSaveEnergy.org

3) earn points by conserving energy and exchange for discounts and coupons of your choice.

WE CAN is open to all residents.

Businesses and community groups can also support WeCan. Contact us for more information.

Contact the WeCan team

email: wecansaveenergy@... - phone: 202 962 3245

FREE energy saver kit

Available at BROOKLAND TRUE VALUE HARDWARE - 3501 12th St NE, upon presentation of the email confirming your registration on WeCanSaveEnergy.org

CFL lightbulbs, weatherstripping, and many other things that will help make a difference on your utility bills...

Limited to one kit per household, while supplies last.

#21

From: "RightGuy" <rightguy@...>
Date: Fri Oct 1, 2010 4:22 pm
Subject: Fw: GetSolar.com--More Information

rightguydc

FYI.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Miriam Maguran" <mmaguran@...
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 3:49 PM
Subject: RE: GetSolar.com--More Information

Hi Guy,

Here are some helpful resources to help you decide which PV is right for
you.
first is the CEC PTC ratings; a little definition is as follows:

PTC refers to PVUSA Test Conditions, which were developed to test and
compare PV systems as part of the PVUSA (Photovoltaics for Utility Scale
Applications) project. PTC are 1,000 Watts per square meter solar
irradiance, 20 degrees C air temperature, and wind speed of 1 meter per
second at 10 meters above ground level. PV manufacturers use Standard Test
Conditions, or STC, to rate their PV products. STC are 1,000 Watts per
square meter solar irradiance, 25 degrees C cell temperature, air mass equal
to 1.5, and ASTM G173-03 standard spectrum. The PTC rating, which is lower
than the STC rating, is generally recognized as a more realistic measure of
PV output because the test conditions better reflect "real-world" solar and
climatic conditions, compared to the STC rating. All ratings in the list are
DC (direct current) watts.

Neither PTC nor STC account for all "real-world" losses. Actual solar
systems will produce lower outputs due to soiling, shading, module mismatch,
wire losses, inverter and transformer losses, shortfalls in actual nameplate
ratings, panel degradation over time, and high-temperature losses for arrays
mounted close to or integrated within a roofline. These loss factors can
vary by season, geographic location, mounting technique, azimuth, and array
tilt. Examples of estimated losses from varying factors can be found at:
http://www.nrel.gov/rredc/pvwatts/.

http://www.gosolarcalifornia.ca.gov/equipment/pv_modules.php

hope this helps and best luck with your renewable energy project,

Best regards,
Miriam

Miriam Maguran
1-800-265-3646 ext 706

________________________________________
From: RightGuy
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 1:30 PM
To: Miriam Maguran
Subject: Re: GetSolar.com--More Information

Thanks.  I would also be interested in finding out Less about Installers and
more about the Best Choices in Solar Panel Manufacturers.  I am concerned
that most installers use one type or two types of Solar Panels.  I want to
know what impartial or objective Ratings have been done to find the most
Energy Efficient and Powerful Solar Panels made, then I want to know if any
of those manufacturers are making them here in America.  If not, I would
still like to know what are the "Best" panels  (A Industry Top 10 Rating
List?) and what are the Brands and Models of the Best Panels?  I don't want
Thin Film since my roof space is small, so I need High Efficiency that will
either take less space on my roof or produce the most efficient amount of
Power in the same form factor.

Your Help doing a Comparison or Side by Side Benchmarking of Various
Manufactured Solar Panels in the Residential Market would be great.
Installers won't tell me what is the best, they will only tell me what they
offer.  I want to know who is the Best Manufacturer and then I can pick the
best installer from that Manufacturer.

-Guy Durant
(202) 525-6342
----- Original Message -----
From: Miriam Maguran<mailto:mmaguran@...>
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 5:03 PM
Subject: GetSolar.com--More Information

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D400000007c38]

Dear Guy,

Thank you for contacting GetSolar to learn more about solar for your home.
Investing in solar can be an excellent choice if the following apply to you:

  *   High electric bill ($100+/month)
  *   You own your home
  *   Good state: financial incentives provided by your state or electric
utility supplement the federal investment tax credit equal to 30 percent of
solar costs, and can make or break a solar project. To find out if
incentives in your area are strong, check out our handy, interactive state
incentive map<http://www.getsolar.com/cost_solar-energy-incentives.php>.
  *   Good site: at least several hundred square feet of completely unshaded
installation area, either a roof in good condition (preferably south-facing)
or cleared land not far from the house

Also, I recommend that you take a look through the PDF attached to our
initial email to you (check your spam filter, sometimes it does get caught).
A guide from the DOE to home solar, it may answer many of your initial
questions.

If you would like to move forward with solar, it will be my pleasure to
answer any questions you may have and to connect you with qualified
installers in your region for competitive quotes.

Best regards,
Miriam

Miriam Maguran
GetSolar.com<http://www.getsolar.com/>
505 Montgomery St 11th FL
San Francisco, CA 94111
(800) 265-3646, ext. 701
Fax: (781) 253-0460
mmaguran@...

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#22

From: <rightguy@...>
Date: Mon Oct 11, 2010 11:32 pm
Subject: Re: Capitol Hill Solar Home Tour and Sustainable Home Fair

rightguydc

That sounds good to me. Let's talk about that.

-Guy

----- Original Message -----

From: Anne Mariani

To: RightGuy

Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 11:23 AM

Subject: Capitol Hill Solar Home Tour and Sustainable Home Fair

I am pretty sure you�re already aware of that�

https://sites.google.com/site/capitolhillsolartour/sponsors

�but have you ever thought organizing the same kind of event in Brookland? Actually why not an event co-sponsored by the Brookland solar coop and our WeCan energy efficiency campaign?

Anne Mariani

Environmental planner � Energy and Climate

Department of Environmental Programs

Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

777 North Capitol St NE Ste 300

Washington, DC 20002

www.mwcog.org

#23

From: anya schoolman <solarcoop@...>
Date: Tue Oct 12, 2010 1:11 pm
Subject: Re: Re: Capitol Hill Solar Home Tour and Sustainable Home Fair

solarcoop

We found that putting on one of these events and doing it really really well takes a huge amount of energy. MTP did it last year. Our basic vision for the solar coops is to rotate it so that there is at least one of these events per year. It would be great if next year's was in Brookland. MTP members and Cap Hill members would be happy to help.

Of course you are welcome to do it sooner, but it might be good to get 20 houses or so in Brookand to go solar this year so you have a base of expertise and experience in the neighborhood to build on.

Anya Schoolman
President
Mt Pleasant Solar Coop
http://www.mtpleasantsolarcoop.org/
Keep up with the latest-- http://solardc.blogspot.com

Gone solar already? Take our solar survey
http://www.local-solar-survey.org

--- On Mon, 10/11/10, rightguy@... <rightguy@...> wrote:

From: rightguy@... <rightguy@...>
Subject: [BrooklandSolar] Re: Capitol Hill Solar Home Tour and Sustainable Home Fair
To: "Anne Mariani" <amariani@...>
Cc: Brooklandsolar@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, October 11, 2010, 7:32 PM

That sounds good to me. Let's talk about that.

-Guy

----- Original Message -----

From: Anne Mariani

To: RightGuy

Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 11:23 AM

Subject: Capitol Hill Solar Home Tour and Sustainable Home Fair

I am pretty sure you’re already aware of that…

https://sites.google.com/site/capitolhillsolartour/sponsors

…but have you ever thought organizing the same kind of event in Brookland? Actually why not an event co-sponsored by the Brookland solar coop and our WeCan energy efficiency campaign?

Anne Mariani

Environmental planner – Energy and Climate

Department of Environmental Programs

Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

777 North Capitol St NE Ste 300

Washington, DC 20002

www.mwcog.org

#24

From: <rightguy@...>
Date: Sat Oct 16, 2010 12:00 am
Subject: Fw: Re:Pepco not very smart meter roll-out

rightguydc

FYI.  We really need to have PEPCO do the right thing and go Green with
Newer Meters.  They seem to do the opposite.
-Guy Durant
Brookland Solar Coop.
----- Original Message -----
From: "W Thomas Kelly"
Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 6:24 PM
Subject: Re:Pepco not very smart meter roll-out

Anya asked me to forward this to you in case you are not on any of our
listservs and blogs:

Yesterday evening (10/13), representatives of a few DC solar coops joined
about 100 other community representatives and interested parties at the
first "Smart Meter Education Workshop" organized by the Office of the
People's Counsel and featuring a phalanx of Pepco representatives.   There
will be a series of these events explaining the $90 million Pepco roll-out
of "Smart Meters" to all DC consumers.  Financing comes from ARRA/stimulus
funds (50%) and DC ratepayers.  Because of the need to access the stimulus
funds, the Pepco program was fast-tracked through the DC Council and Public
Service Commission.

Smart meters are the key component of a Smart Grid that will eventually
facilitate more rational and efficient electricity usage by customers and
utilities.  Those willing to make a substantial leap of faith may also
envision energy cost savings over the long term.  For the time being,
however, the only obvious near-term savings will be in Pepco's labor costs
once the meters are functioning.

Informational materials are available at www.opc-dc.gov, www.pepco.com, and
www.powercentsdc.org  The last site covers a pilot smart meter program
conducted during 2008-2009 in the District of Columbia.  The program was
frequently mentioned during the workshop.

Of most importance to those us who have or will be going solar is the fact
that the new meters are not capable of NET metering without a physical
reprogramming of the meters that are being installed under the program.
Personally, I would not bestow the "smart meter" designation on a piece of
equipment that only counts numbers in one direction, but that's just me.

Anyone who has completed the installation of a solar system in DC is aware
of the delays and issues related to Pepco's system approval, meter
replacement and billing procedures.  This little quirk in the new smart
meter program will undoubtedly add to those delays and possibly costs.  It
may also complicate efforts to keep track of production data for those of us
who are already online.

Our Pepco issues working group will be dealing with this and other
significant issues in the coming weeks and months, but we wanted to alert
all parties of the need to pay close attention to any communications from
Pepco regarding meter replacement.

We have much more information to share about all aspects of this, so any
questions or comments would be warmly welcomed.

Tom Kelly

#25

From: "RightGuy" <rightguy@...>
Date: Thu Oct 21, 2010 1:15 pm
Subject: Fw: Deployment of Advanced Metering Infrastructure in the District of Columbia (Smart Meters)

rightguydc

Dear Brookland Solar Coop:
This email is FYI to keep you aware of issues regarding hearings regarding
PEPCO (Smart Meters, etc.) and Solar Related Concerns.  The City Wide "Solar
Congress" of which we are a part is working together to ask the Public
Service Commission and DC Government to make sure that PEPCO does not make
the Mistake of getting New "Smart" Meters that will not be compatible with
SOLAR "Net Metering" needs for us to get the credit we deserve for putting
electricity into the Grid.  The current "Smart Meters" proposed are fairly
"Dumb" when it comes to "Net Metering".
         Please Remember that "Net Metering" is a Key and Crucial part of any
Solar Project.  Without "Net Metering" the Solar Incentives are much less.
Please continue to advocate that PEPCO and DC make "Net Metering" easier for
Solar Installers and Solar Owners.
         This is an issue we must stay on top of so that PEPCO does not stall
or hurt the Solar movement in DC.  Please stay tuned and aware of
opportunities to let your Elected Officials and DC regulators know that you
want "Net Metering" to be a Priority for PEPCO to support and that any
replacement of Meters should promote "Net Metering" and Solar Congress
related issues.

-Guy Durant
(202) 525-6342

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Robinson"
Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 12:52 AM
Subject: Deployment of Advanced Metering Infrastructure in the District of
Columbia (Smart Meters)

> Dear Ms. Crockett:
>
> This is to notify you that DC's Congress of Solar Coops, which now
> includes Solar Coops in all Wards of the City, are requesting to
> testify as a panel at the Council's Public Services Committee's
> hearing on the 27th of October, 2010 at 1:00 p.m., as above.
>
> Thank you for your assistance,
>
> Robert Robinson
> Mt. Pleasant Solar Coop
> 1631 Newton Street, NW
> Wshington, DC  20010
> 202.387.5956
>
>
>

#26

From: "RightGuy" <rightguy@...>
Date: Wed Nov 3, 2010 9:32 pm
Subject: Fw: DC Residents: You Can Now Lease A Solar System

rightguydc

FYI. This is not an endorsement, but merely for information for those that wish to inquire. Other Companies are also starting to offer similar "Lease" programs, but please discuss the pros and cons of this with us if you decide to explore this "Lease" route so that everyone can learn from your experience. Thanks.

-Guy Durant

(202) 525-6342

----- Original Message -----

From: groSolar

Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 2:50 PM

Subject: DC Residents: You Can Now Lease A Solar System

groSolar Is Pleased to Bring Solar Leasing to Washington D.C. Residents
The Sol Lease by Sol Systems

Now is the time to go solar! Thanks to the Sol Lease by Sol Systems, homeowners in Washington D.C. can go solar for little or no money down.

What do I pay upfront?

You pay a very small upfront payment then you simply pay a fixed monthly fee for your clean solar electricity.

Do I have to maintain the system?
Solar electric systems typically require minimal maintenance. However, Sol Systems will remotely monitor your system to ensure maximum performance and in the event of any maintenance or repairs, they will be taken care of by Sol Systems at no additional charge.

What is the timeframe of the lease?

The contract term for the solar lease is 10 years.

Why should I lease?

Low Upfront Payment - Leasing is a great way to go solar. It doesn't require a large initial investment to get the benefits of clean electricity.
Fixed Monthly Payment - The monthly fee you pay for your solar lease is locked in for the term of the lease (10 years). This means that your solar electric rates won't increase. Can your electric company guarantee that?
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#27

From: "nloewen" <nloewen@...>
Date: Tue Nov 23, 2010 8:08 pm
Subject: Clean Current

nloewen

I am having folks from Clean Current come over next Thursday to look at
installing on my flat roof.  I can let you all know what comes of it.  The woman
I spoke to said that if we can get a coop involved, then there is a possibility
of a discount of 2-7%, depending on various costs and factors.  If folks are
interested in the possibilities of combining, that'd be great for all of us, I
would think!
I'll post again with more info when I have it.
Nick on Newton

#28

From: "RightGuy" <rightguy@...>
Date: Mon Nov 29, 2010 5:15 pm
Subject: Fw: Solar Program Budget Threatened Again-- Hearing Tomorrow

rightguydc

Dear Solar Supporters:

Please Call and Write the City Council and Attend if you can to support Solar Funding in DC. We can't go backwards on Green Energy. Don't let Solar and Green Campaign Promises be unaccounted for. DC Politicians claimed they are "GREEN", now let's make sure they stay "GREEN" and support Solar Energy Funding in DC.

-Guy Durant

----- Original Message -----

From: anya schoolman

Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 10:38 AM

Subject: Solar Program Budget Threatened Again-- Hearing Tomorrow

Hi folks. I don't have time to organize a response. Who can help? The hearing is tomorrow. I know Several of you were trying to get some information about how likely the cuts are, how much we need to worry. Can anyone show up to testify tomorrow? Should we do an email campaign? Calls to key members?

Anya

B18-1101, THE “FISCAL YEAR 2011 REVISED BUDGET REQUEST ACT OF 2010” AND b18-1100, THE “FISCAL YEAR 2011 SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET SUPPORT ACT OF 2010”.

NOVEMBER 30, 2010, 9:30 A.m.

Council Chamber, Room 500

John A. Wilson Building

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray announces a public hearing by the Committee of the Whole on B18-1101, the “Fiscal Year 2011 Revised Budget Request Act of 2010”, and B18-1100, the “Fiscal Year 2011 Supplemental Budget Support Act of 2010” on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, at 9:30 a.m., in the Council Chamber, Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. At this hearing, the public will have an opportunity to testify on the gap-closing plans. Immediately following public testimony, the Executive and the Chief Financial Officer will brief the public and the Council on their proposals to close the Fiscal Year 2011 budget gap. An abbreviated notice is given to comply with Council Rule 501(a)(2).

To testify at the public hearing, please contact Maria Villars, Administrative Assistant in the Office of the Budget Director, by telephone at (202) 724-8139 or by e-mail at mvillars@..., and furnish your name, address, telephone number and organizational affiliation, if any, by the close of business on Monday, November 29, 2010. Witnesses should bring 20 copies of their written testimony to the roundtable or submit one advance copy of their written testimony by close of business on November 29, 2010. Persons presenting oral testimony may be limited to 3 minutes in order to permit each witness an opportunity to be heard. Written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record in their entirety. All statements should be submitted to the Office of the Budget Director, Council of the District of Columbia, John A. Wilson Building, Suite 508, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004.

Anya Schoolman
President
Mt Pleasant Solar Coop
http://www.mtpleasantsolarcoop.org/
Keep up with the latest-- http://solardc.blogspot.com

Gone solar already? Take our solar survey
http://www.local-solar-survey.org

#30

From: "RightGuy" <rightguy@...>
Date: Tue Nov 30, 2010 10:35 pm
Subject: Solar Program Budget Threatened Again-- Hearing Testimony

rightguydc

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BrooklandSolar/

Here is a copy of the Testimony for Today's Hearing covering Solar Energy Funding in DC.

-Guy Durant

Brookland Solar Coop (a Part of the DC Solar United - DC SUN)

----- Original Message -----

From: anya schoolman

Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 10:36 AM

Subject: Re: Solar Program Budget Threatened Again-- Hearing Tomorrow

David that is good news. --

Copy of Testimony written by Lynn Fisher from MTP Solar

My Name is Lynn Fischer Fox. I’m sad to say this is the second time in about six months that I have come before the council to try to protect the Renewable Energy Incentive Program (“REIP”). I live in Columbia Heights and I am a member of the Mount Pleasant Solar Cooperative. My family just completed installation of a 27 solar panels on our Columbia Heights row house. Even in November, when the sun is low in the sky, we have been able to generate more than 40 percent of the electricity our household uses. The Renewable Energy Incentive Program made that possible for us. The DC incentive program makes solar energy accessible to all DC homeowners. Robbing that fund for DC’s general expenses denies other DC citizens the ability to go solar and denies all DC citizens the benefits of a cleaner more sustainable environment. I am here today to urge you not to remove funds from the Renewable Energy Incentive Program.

When I testified in April about this same issue, I said I was shocked and upset by the Mayor’s proposal to raid the Sustainable Energy Trust Fund. Having now spent a surprising amount of my time working to protect DC’s renewable energy program, I am no longer shocked, but I am still upset!

The money in the REIP is not DC tax money; it is collected as a special fee on each and every DC Pepco customer. The money collected is specifically designated for the Sustainable Energy Trust Fund (“SETF”), which funds the REIP and will fund the Sustainable Energy Utility (“SEU”). Raiding the SETF, guts dedicated clean energy funding, putting innovative sustainable energy programs at risk and jeopardizing well-paying green jobs for D.C. residents. To remove money from that trust fund is a violation of the trust of utility customers – there is a reason it is called a “trust fund”.

As a citizen who is concerned about keeping our city and our planet clean and safe for future generations I supported the Clean and Affordable Energy Act that created the fee on my utility bill. I was happy pay the rate-payer fee on my utility bills to support the Sustainable Energy Trust Fund.

Every time a home in DC goes solar it benefits all DC citizens; by providing a clean renewable source of energy my solar installation reduces load on the electrical grid, making power outages and brown-outs less likely for all customers; in addition, as more households go solar, it reduces the Pepco’s need to construct expensive and dirty new power plants or to buy expensive power on the open market – which helps keep rates low for all DC customers. Solar installations in DC and other renewable energy programs are creating green jobs. And, of course, our clean power helps reduce carbon emissions that cause climate change.

If the objectives of the Clean and Affordable Energy Act are realized it will help make Washington, DC a leader in clean energy and green jobs – just the kind of place I want to live and raise my family. I do not, however, support a fee on my utility bill that is used to fund DC general funds. Raiding the trust fund is just a backdoor tax increase.

I am sympathetic to the city’s need to find funds to meet its obligations; however, this is not that way to do it. If tax increases are necessary those should be made overtly and publicly, not by raiding a dedicated trust fund. I urge the Council to protect the Sustainable Energy Trust Fund and ensure that the fees assessed my utility bills and those of other D.C. citizens are used for their intended purpose. Put the “Trust” back in to the trust fund.

Thank you.

Anya Schoolman
President
Mt Pleasant Solar Coop
http://www.mtpleasantsolarcoop.org/
Keep up with the latest-- http://solardc.blogspot.com

Gone solar already? Take our solar survey
http://www.local-solar-survey.org

--- On Tue, 11/30/10, David Schwartzman <dschwartzman@...> wrote:

From: David Schwartzman

I am testifying today on behalf of the DC Statehood Green Party and I will urge full funding for the Renewable Energy Trust Fund

David Schwartzmna

On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 10:38 AM, anya schoolman <solarcoop@...> wrote:

Hi folks. I don't have time to organize a response. Who can help? The hearing is tomorrow. I know Several of you were trying to get some information about how likely the cuts are, how much we need to worry. Can anyone show up to testify tomorrow? Should we do an email campaign? Calls to key members?

Anya

B18-1101, THE “FISCAL YEAR 2011 REVISED BUDGET REQUEST ACT OF 2010” AND b18-1100, THE “FISCAL YEAR 2011 SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET SUPPORT ACT OF 2010”.

NOVEMBER 30, 2010, 9:30 A.m.

Council Chamber, Room 500

John A. Wilson Building

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray announces a public hearing by the Committee of the Whole on B18-1101, the “Fiscal Year 2011 Revised Budget Request Act of 2010”, and B18-1100, the “Fiscal Year 2011 Supplemental Budget Support Act of 2010” on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, at 9:30 a.m., in the Council Chamber, Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. At this hearing, the public will have an opportunity to testify on the gap-closing plans. Immediately following public testimony, the Executive and the Chief Financial Officer will brief the public and the Council on their proposals to close the Fiscal Year 2011 budget gap. An abbreviated notice is given to comply with Council Rule 501(a)(2).

To testify at the public hearing, please contact Maria Villars, Administrative Assistant in the Office of the Budget Director, by telephone at (202) 724-8139 or by e-mail at mvillars@..., and furnish your name, address, telephone number and organizational affiliation, if any, by the close of business on Monday, November 29, 2010. Witnesses should bring 20 copies of their written testimony to the roundtable or submit one advance copy of their written testimony by close of business on November 29, 2010. Persons presenting oral testimony may be limited to 3 minutes in order to permit each witness an opportunity to be heard. Written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record in their entirety. All statements should be submitted to the Office of the Budget Director, Council of the District of Columbia, John A. Wilson Building, Suite 508, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004.

Anya Schoolman
President
Mt Pleasant Solar Coop
http://www.mtpleasantsolarcoop.org/
Keep up with the latest-- http://solardc.blogspot.com

Gone solar already? Take our solar survey
http://www.local-solar-survey.org

#31

From: "nloewen" <nloewen@...>
Date: Sat Dec 4, 2010 1:52 am
Subject: Clean Current Proposals

nloewen

So, the Clean Current folks came out and looked at our flat roof and gave us two
proposals.  I'd be interested to hear from folks on this listserve about two
things: 1--what do you think of the proposals, and 2) if people would be
interested in also getting a project, as more folks in a small area getting a
system brings down the cost for everyone involved.
The first of the two proposals was for 14 Sharp 224 Watt panels.  The total cost
for the system (3.136kW) is $22,940.  Then there's the Fed tax credit of $6882
and the DC grant for $7272.  The net total would be $6786.  This net could be
diminished more if I took the SREC up front ($3606) for my future credits for
clean energy, taking the net down to $3180.
The second plan is for 14 230 Watt Sunpower panels (3.22kW).  This is slightly
more expensive--$25847.  With the various grants and credits, it comes down to
$8653.  The SREC is a little higher ($3703), so the net ends up being $4950.

All right, I look forward to advice from folks and interest if there is any!
Thanks,
Nick on Newton

#32

From: anya schoolman <solarcoop@...>
Date: Sat Dec 4, 2010 6:18 pm
Subject: Re: Clean Current Proposals

solarcoop

I think the estimates are pretty high. I think you should get at least two estimates from other companies. I suggest you talk to solar solutions, which has been the most competitive price wise and one other. All the installers will offer discounts for being members of a solar coop-- of course there is a lot of leeway in how much of a discount.

Anything over $6,000/kw installed is high right now compared to what others have been paying. Of course, different situations, and different qualities of panels, US made, length of guarantees, etc all differ.

Anya Schoolman
President
Mt Pleasant Solar Coop
http://www.mtpleasantsolarcoop.org/
Keep up with the latest-- http://solardc.blogspot.com

Gone solar already? Take our solar survey
http://www.local-solar-survey.org

--- On Fri, 12/3/10, nloewen <nloewen@...> wrote:

From: nloewen <nloewen@...>
Subject: [BrooklandSolar] Clean Current Proposals
To: BrooklandSolar@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, December 3, 2010, 8:52 PM

So, the Clean Current folks came out and looked at our flat roof and gave us two proposals. I'd be interested to hear from folks on this listserve about two things: 1--what do you think of the proposals, and 2) if people would be interested in also getting a project, as more folks in a small area getting a system brings down the cost for everyone involved.
The first of the two proposals was for 14 Sharp 224 Watt panels. The total cost for the system (3.136kW) is $22,940. Then there's the Fed tax credit of $6882 and the DC grant for $7272. The net total would be $6786. This net could be diminished more if I took the SREC up front ($3606) for my future credits for clean energy, taking the net down to $3180.
The second plan is for 14 230 Watt Sunpower panels (3.22kW). This is slightly more expensive--$25847. With the various grants and credits, it comes down to $8653. The SREC is a little higher ($3703), so the net ends up being $4950.

All right, I look forward to advice from folks and interest if there is any!
Thanks,
Nick on Newton

#33

From: "nloewen" <nloewen@...>
Date: Fri Dec 10, 2010 11:13 pm
Subject: More estimates in the offing

nloewen

Two more companies are coming out the week of the 20th--Maggio's and Solar
Solutions.  I'll put up their numbers as well.
Thanks!
Nick

#34

From: <rightguy@...>
Date: Sat Dec 11, 2010 6:11 pm
Subject: City Council Needs to Support Solar in DC.

rightguydc

Thanks Robert, you can use my name. The Brookland Solar Coop Supports more city funding for Solar.

----- Original Message -----

From: Robert Robinson

To: guy durant ; BrooklandSolar-owner@yahoogroups.com ;

Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2010 12:21 PM

Subject: Urgent Attention: May We Use Your Name?

Dear Solar Coop Leaders:

Many of you know that, after proposing legislation to reduce Renewable Energy Incentive Program rebates, the DC Department of the Environment proposed to halve the available funding for Fiscal Year 2011 (the current year). REIP program activity has been frozen for weeks, and, if the budget cuts are sustained, the backlog of applications will exceed the available funding and the program will, effectively, grind to a halt. These actions impact the central goal of the solar coop movement which is to make solar accessible to all and to reduce the costs of going solar.

We are asking for your support in urging Mayor-Elect Gray to seek new leadership for DDOE that will listen to and work with DC neighborhoods to make sustainable energy a reality.

Please notify me as soon as possible if we may add your name to our letter -- see below -- making this request. We need coop members, solar producers and soon-to-be producers from all parts of DC to be represented.

If you agree, please be so kind as to indicate how you want your name to appear -- e.g., Steve Waller, MD or Dr. Steven Waller? -- and the correct name of your Coop -- e.g., Georgetown Energy or Georgetown Energy Solar Coop.

Feel free to contact me in this regard.

Thanks for your cooperation,

/ s /

Robert Robinson

202.387.5956

robrobin@...

Mt. Pleasant Solar Coop

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

December 11, 2010

Mayor-Elect Vincent Gray

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504

Washington, DC 20004

Dear Mayor Elect Gray:

We believe that the DC Department of the Environment ("DDOE") needs dynamic new leadership.

DDOE needs a clearly articulated, concise vision: immediately it needs programs that create green jobs and business and tax revenues by producing sustainable power, air, water, neighborhoods and enhanced mass transit; and to replace a culture that only knows how to stop these things from happening.

We hope you will pick a star to run DDOE who shares your vision for making DC a national showcase of what a just, educated, safe and healthy community can be.

For too long, environmental issues have been seen as amenities, rather than universal physical necessities required to support life -- but that is precisely what food, shelter, air, soil, water, energy and recreation are.

Please take the time to find someone with that vision. Someone equal to the profound challenges of helping build a vibrant economy, where we stop exporting our hard- earned dollars to burn coal and import oil and gas. One in which our dollars are recycled into homemade solar generation and sustainable energy, by making access and benefits available to all citizens of DC. You have led the Council in reaching out to that energy future: as Mayor, we believe it is within our reach.

Sincerely,

DC Solar United Neighborhoods
=

#35

From: "RightGuy" <rightguy@...>
Date: Tue Feb 8, 2011 7:30 pm
Subject: Fw: DC SUN Meeting --Wednesday Feb. 23rd

rightguydc

FYI.

----- Original Message -----

From: anya schoolman

Subject: DC SUN Meeting --Wednesday Feb. 23rd

I think we should have a DC SUN Meeting.
My proposal is that it would be open to leadership as well as any members of DC SUN that want to participate--not just the leaders of the groups.

Goal:
1. Come to common position on DC rebate program.
--what to do about existing folks on list
--what to do about the future of the program
--options for the future ( program focused on low income, business, housed in economic development not DDOE, similar to current etc)
2. Strategy for saving the rebate or creating a new one --SEU, SETF etc
3. The RPS BILL/ Hearing in early March, need for lobbying and presence
4. Community Solar Bill
5. Pepco issues and update

Please respond to me and let me know the following:
1. Can you help organize this meeting
2. Comments on the Proposed Agenda
3.Should we invite the installer community to join the meeting?
4. Does this date work for you?

Anya Schoolman
President
Mt Pleasant Solar Coop

http://www.mtpleasantsolarcoop.org/
Keep up with the latest-- http://solardc.blogspot.com

Gone solar already? Take our solar survey
http://www.local-solar-survey.org

#36

From: "RightGuy" <rightguy@...>
Date: Tue Mar 15, 2011 5:45 pm
Subject: Fw: New Solar Leasing Available- $0 Down Programs!

rightguydc

FYI. For those that may be interested. I have not vetted them, so I am just passing information along. I have heard good things about the concept though. Thanks.

-Guy Durant

Brookland Solar Coop.

----- Original Message -----

From: Scott Sharpe

To: Scott Sharpe

Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 3:49 PM

Subject: New Solar Leasing Available- $0 Down Programs!

SolarCity

Hi All,

I wanted to share some exciting news with you. The groSolar residential division has joined SolarCity, the

leading solar power provider in the nation. We are very excited about this change, which will allow us to bring

a range of new services to the mid-Atlantic region.

As part of SolarCity, we are now able to offer new services, including a solar leasing option that may allow you to put little to no money down and save money from day one. It�s possible to save money from day one because the solar system reduces your electricity bill more than you pay for the lease payment. The lease includes a custom design, installation, monitoring, insurance and a performance guarantee, all from a single source.

Please don�t hesitate to call or email me with questions about the merger with SolarCity, or anything else you�d like to ask us about.

Sincerely,

Scott Sharpe

Outside Solar Consultant

443-452-9716

#37

From: "RightGuy" <rightguy@...>
Date: Mon Apr 18, 2011 1:23 pm
Subject: Dear Councilmember, please push and pass the Distributed Generation bill (19-10) into action!

rightguydc

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BrooklandSolar/

Dear Councilmember: Please Don't let the DC Based Solar Industry Wither on the Vine!

The Council hearing on the Bill 19-10, the Distributed Generation Amendment Act of 2011 was held over a month ago. At that time, an over-flowing crowd of over 50 people representing local solar installers, DC Solar United Neighborhoods (DC SUN), homeowners, community leaders, and environmental organizations showed up and testified in support of the bill. Council Member Alexander ended the hearing by stating, “We will pass this bill.”

Since that time, whatever limited concerns raised at the hearing have been fully addressed.

This bill is a Green Jobs-- No BRAINER for the DC Council. This bill is projected to create up to 2,000 green jobs in the District over the next nine years and will generate approximately $50 Million in sales tax revenue and more than $100 Million in income tax revenue over the next nine years. The bill is TIME SENSITIVE, and without quick action, we will lose an industry our city has worked so hard to create.

Why Hasn't the Council ACTED to pass the bill?

My name is Guy Durant. I believe that DC needs to build great green jobs here at home.

Please Pass this the Distributed Generation Amendment Act of 2011 immediately! Act now before it is too late!!!!

Guy Durant

President, Brookland Solar Coop

Member of DC SUN:

https://sites.google.com/site/dcsolarunitedneighborhoods/

http://www.mtpleasantsolarcoop.org/
Keep up with the latest-- http://solardc.blogspot.com

Gone solar already? Take our solar survey
http://www.local-solar-survey.org

#39

From: "RightGuy" <rightguy@...>
Date: Tue May 17, 2011 2:26 pm
Subject: Fw: DRAFT guidance for DC Sun Listserve-- please provide feedback and DC SUN Coop leadership--Protest this Friday outside Pepco Doors!

rightguydc

FYI.

----- Original Message -----

From: Anya Schoolman

Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 10:20 AM

Subject: DRAFT guidance for DC Sun Listserve-- please provide feedback and DC SUN Coop leadership--Protest this Friday outside Pepco Doors!

Dear DC Sun leadership: Hello! First I need to ask all of you to consider taking an hour of your day to show up for a protest outside of Pepco's Headquarters this Friday 9:30-10:30. We will be posting information all week on the DC Sun Listserve. We need Pepco to know that they cannot continue opposing solar in DC. Please try to show up and bring a few people with you to the protest.

ALSO: A few issues have come up lately on the listserve and elsewhere that has resulted in requests to provide on overarching guidance to DC Sun on our relationship with commercial installers. I would like your feedback on the proposed draft.(below)

Just to provide context--overall our relationship with the Industry is very good! We are exploring a number of things with the solar industry. IF you want to join any of these efforts let me know! We can always use more help!

we are working closely with industry on the Distributed Generation SREC bill (Anya Schoolman)
we are developing a rating system to pick preferred installers --(Michael Barrette )
we are developing a web based tool to rate installers and to share that information with our membership (Michael Barrette)
we are exploring developing a referral fund, where instead of individual members getting a referral fee, referrals go to a community solar fund--that we then vote on as a membership to pay for specific projects that wouldn't go forward without additional help. (A number of installers have expressed interest in this idea) (Anya Schoolman)

DRAFT GUIDANCE for your Review:

DC SUN Is a Volunteer Community Organization. We are dedicated to making solar energy accessible and affordable to every resident in DC. We do not represent any particular installer or company, but instead seek to give our members neutral, informed, and accurate information to help them through the installation process. We are interested in promoting a vibrant, growing and highly competitive solar industry. Installers, government employees, industry representatives, and consultants are all welcome to join the DC Sun listserve. They are welcome to join into our vigorous debates just as long as they identify themselves clearly including the company or organization they represent. The site is not open to advertising for a specific product or company. Similarly, the neighborhood coops that make up DC Sun should openly and democratically represent the needs, priorities and interests of each neighborhood coop. DC Sun does not endorse Coops that are led or managed by an installer or solar business in order to promote the business interests of that particular company.

#40

From: "RightGuy" <rightguy@...>
Date: Mon May 23, 2011 2:58 pm
Subject: Fw: DRAFT guidance for DC Sun Listserve-- please provide feedback and DC SUN Coop leadership

rightguydc

FYI.

----- Original Message -----

Sent: Monday, May 23, 2011 10:07 AM

Subject: Re: DRAFT guidance for DC Sun Listserve-- please provide feedback and DC SUN Coop leadership--Protest this Friday outside Pepco Doors!

Thanks for the feedback! Since there were no objections I will go ahead and post this today. By the way. If you are not currently a member of the DC Sun listserve

Solardc@googlegroups.com

Please sign up. You can sign up for the daily digest which gives you only one email a day. It is the best way to keep up with what is going on with Solar City wide. It is a good resource for your members as they can get immediately feedback and assistance from the group on almost any issue related to solar.

Also, if you have not yet looked--Mike Barrette and a number of other volunteers have been hard at work building the DC Sun Website. It is meant to be a resource to all of the Coops. http://sites.google.com/site/dcsolarunitedneighborhoods/

It means you do not really have to build your own website for your coop if you don't want to. If you do, lets make sure we are linked. We post updates there and any of the Coops can post events updates handouts, etc..

Thanks!

PS: If you have read this message, please email me back and let me know if you are on the listserve, it is hard to know who is getting what information at this point ! If I know you are on the listserve, I know you are getting the basic information!!

THANKS AGAIN!

On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 10:20 AM, Anya Schoolman wrote:

Dear DC Sun leadership: Hello! First I need to ask all of you to consider taking an hour of your day to show up for a protest outside of Pepco's Headquarters this Friday 9:30-10:30. We will be posting information all week on the DC Sun Listserve. We need Pepco to know that they cannot continue opposing solar in DC. Please try to show up and bring a few people with you to the protest.

ALSO: A few issues have come up lately on the listserve and elsewhere that has resulted in requests to provide on overarching guidance to DC Sun on our relationship with commercial installers. I would like your feedback on the proposed draft.(below)

Just to provide context--overall our relationship with the Industry is very good! We are exploring a number of things with the solar industry. IF you want to join any of these efforts let me know! We can always use more help!

we are working closely with industry on the Distributed Generation SREC bill (Anya Schoolman)

we are developing a rating system to pick preferred installers --(Michael Barrette )

we are developing a web based tool to rate installers and to share that information with our membership (Michael Barrette)

we are exploring developing a referral fund, where instead of individual members getting a referral fee, referrals go to a community solar fund--that we then vote on as a membership to pay for specific projects that wouldn't go forward without additional help. (A number of installers have expressed interest in this idea) (Anya Schoolman)

DRAFT GUIDANCE for your Review:

DC SUN Is a Volunteer Community Organization. We are dedicated to making solar energy accessible and affordable to every resident in DC. We do not represent any particular installer or company, but instead seek to give our members neutral, informed, and accurate information to help them through the installation process. We are interested in promoting a vibrant, growing and highly competitive solar industry. Installers, government employees, industry representatives, and consultants are all welcome to join the DC Sun listserve. They are welcome to join into our vigorous debates just as long as they identify themselves clearly including the company or organization they represent. The site is not open to advertising for a specific product or company. Similarly, the neighborhood coops that make up DC Sun should openly and democratically represent the needs, priorities and interests of each neighborhood coop. DC Sun does not endorse Coops that are led or managed by an installer or solar business in order to promote the business interests of that particular company.

#41

From: "RightGuy" <rightguy@...>
Date: Fri Aug 5, 2011 3:22 pm
Subject: Fw: Solar Party! This Friday.. Hope you can come. Please pass the word!

rightguydc

FYI. I will be there.

-Guy Durant

Brookland Solar Coop (DC Sun Member)

----- Original Message -----

From: Anya Schoolman

Sent: Monday, August 01, 2011 9:40 PM

Subject: Solar Party! This Friday.. Hope you can come. Please pass the word!

Solar Party and Solar Tour

Date:               Friday August 5th
Location:         4700 14^th Street NW
Time:               5:00-9:00 PM

Dear Solar Supporters. Summer is here and the sun is shining. We have fought many battles this year and won a few big ones! It is time to celebrate, mix, mingle, take stock, brainstorm and talk about what we should do next to make DC the most solar city on the planet! You are invited to a BBQ / social. The party is being hosted at 4700 14^th street by Solar Solution, an installer located in the heart of Petworth! Come meet other solaristas! This is an open party for the entire solar community-- members of DC Sun, members of the DC Government, Solar Installers, local and national environmental leaders, policy and industry folks, curious and interested residents!

We want to especially encourage Petworth and other Ward 4 residents to come out and join us-- as we push to strengthen the Petworth Solar Coop. For more info about the Petworth Solar Coop contact Maria Wilson globalsustainabilityalternatives@...

TOUR: We will have a small solar tour before the party. If you are interested in participating in the solar tour RSVP akiarash@.... There are several residential installations and a few commercial installations that we will be able to show that are within walking distance.

FOOD and DRINK: We will be cooking hot dogs, hamburgers. Please bring a side dish, salad, dessert or something for the grill.

Join the solar fun!

#42

From: <rightguy@...>
Date: Sat Aug 20, 2011 12:09 pm
Subject: Fw: Pre-Screening: The 4th Revolution -- Energy Autonomy; August 26 12Noon 7th & I streets, NW

rightguydc

FYI.

----- Original Message -----

From: Robert Robinson

Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2011 6:39 AM

Subject: Pre-Screening: The 4th Revolution -- Energy Autonomy; August 26 12Noon 7th & I streets, NW

Dear Friends,

The Goethe Institut is generously letting DC Solar United Neighborhoods (�DC SUN�) screen Carl-A. Fechner's breathtaking film The 4th Revolution -- Energy Autonomy (PR attached) at their theater at 700 I Street, NW on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 6:30 PM.

I�m inviting you to a pre-screening on Friday, August 26th at 12 NOON (at the Goethe Institute theater at 7th & I Sts, NW) for those who can spread the word to those who work to make our communities sustainable. Please RSVP to: robrobin@... if you can attend the pre-screening.

For those hoping for a predicate to Al Gore�s An Inconvenient Truth, the wait is over and has been worth it.

The film showcases the late Dr. Hermann Scheer's (Germany's "Solar Pope") proofs that renewables can replace fossil fuels and offer a way out of the economic hard place and the environmental rock oil dependence has trapped both the developed and developing worlds.

In proving this, the film travels to Mali, the Amazon Rainforest, China and Bangladesh -- as well as Europe -- to show how this is working.

The 4th Revolution -- Energy Autonomy provides a coherent vision for renewables. It's impact is stunning: Soren Dragoi�s cinematography is lush and eloquent; Scheer�s polemics are persuasive and Fechner allows the rest of the world to argue the case that, � . . . when the world is running down, you make the best of what�s still around.�*

It's a documentary that creates moments of epiphany that entertain.

Thanks,

Rob Robinson

* Zenyatta Mondatta (1980), The Police, "When the World is Running Down"

Dear Friends,

The Goethe Institut is generously letting DC Solar United Neighborhoods (�DC SUN�) screen Carl-A. Fechner's breathtaking film The 4th Revolution -- Energy Autonomy (PR attached) at their theater at 700 I Street, NW on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 6:30 PM.

I�m inviting you to a pre-screening on Friday, August 26th at 12 NOON (at the Goethe Institute theater at 7th & I Sts, NW) for those who can spread the word to those who work to make our communities sustainable. Please RSVP to: robrobin@... if you can attend the pre-screening.

For those hoping for a predicate to Al Gore�s An Inconvenient Truth, the wait is over and has been worth it.

The film showcases the late Dr. Hermann Scheer's (Germany's "Solar Pope") proofs that renewables can replace fossil fuels and offer a way out of the economic hard place and the environmental rock oil dependence has trapped both the developed and developing worlds.

In proving this, the film travels to Mali, the Amazon Rainforest, China and Bangladesh -- as well as Europe -- to show how this is working.

The 4th Revolution -- Energy Autonomy provides a coherent vision for renewables. It's impact is stunning: Soren Dragoi�s cinematography is lush and eloquent; Scheer�s polemics are persuasive and Fechner allows the rest of the world to argue the case that, � . . . when the world is running down, you make the best of what�s still around.�*

It's a documentary that creates moments of epiphany that entertain.

Thanks,

Rob Robinson

* Zenyatta Mondatta (1980), The Police, "When the World is Running Down"

#43

From: Guy <rightguy@...>
Date: Fri Nov 4, 2011 3:49 pm
Subject: Re: Brookland nonprofit seeking information on DC EmPOWERment Fund

rightguydc

Ms. Anya Schoolman is the most knowledeable when it comes to all things Solar in DC.�� I am cc'ing her to help answer your question.� Thanks.

�

-Guy Durant

Brookland Solar Coop

On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Ann Finch <afinch@...> wrote:

Dear Mr. Durant:

�

The Center of Concern, at 1225 Otis Street, NE, is a nonprofit institution established in 1971 that focuses on issues of social and economic justice, with an eye on environmental sustainability. Our distinctive building is a neighborhood landmark.

�

Our President, James Hug, SJ, heard about DC Sun�s EmPOWERment Fund on WAMU News this morning. Can you tell me how we might apply for assistance from the EmPOWERment Fund to have a solar installation placed on our building? If not, can you point me in the right direction?

�

Gratefully,

�

Ann Finch

Chief Operating Officer

Center of Concern

1225 Otis Street NE

Washington, DC 20017

Phone: 202.635.2757 x111

Email: afinch@...

http://www.coc.org

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Center-of-Concern/342089426139

http://twitter.com/CenterofConcern

�

--
-Guy Durant
(202) 525-6342

#44

From: Guy <rightguy@...>
Date: Fri Nov 4, 2011 3:54 pm
Subject: Fwd: [dcsun] Digest for solardc@googlegroups.com - 2 Messages in 2 Topics

rightguydc

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1111/67509.html

FYI.

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Date: Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 8:40 AM
Subject: [dcsun] Digest for solardc@googlegroups.com - 2 Messages in 2 Topics
To: Digest Recipients <solardc@googlegroups.com>

� Today's Topic Summary

Group: http://groups.google.com/group/solardc/topics

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Pepco pays no taxes [1 Update]

�Tar Sands -- on Sunday

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�

�Pepco pays no taxes

Anya Schoolman <anya.schoolman@...>

http://www.politico.com/

http://ctj.org/ctjreports/2011/11/corporate_taxpayers_corporate_tax_dodgers_2008-2010.php

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We are dedicated to making solar energy accessible and affordable to every resident in DC. We do not represent any particular installer or company, but instead seek to give our members neutral, informed, and accurate information and to promote a vibrant, transparent, open and fair market for solar. This site is open to anyone who shares this vision. The site is not open to advertising for a specific product or company.

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#45

From: anya schoolman <solarcoop@...>
Date: Mon Nov 7, 2011 6:44 pm
Subject: Re: Re: Brookland nonprofit seeking information on DC EmPOWERment Fund

solarcoop

http://sites.google.com/site/dcsolarunitedneighborhoods/key-issues-and-committees/dc-sun-community-empowerment-fund

Ann-- there is a simple on-line application -- see the link above to nominate your building ... However, you should also apply for the DC rebate --Emily will send you a link. We can assign a solar ambassador (one of our experienced volunteers ) to help you through the process after you sign up. Depending on your building you may have a number of options available.

Anya Schoolman
President
Mt Pleasant Solar Coop

http://www.mtpleasantsolarcoop.org/
Keep up with the latest-- http://solardc.blogspot.com

Gone solar already? Take our solar survey
http://www.local-solar-survey.org

From: Guy <rightguy@...>
To: Ann Finch <afinch@...>
Cc: Anya Schoolman <anya.schoolman@...>; BrooklandSolar@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, November 4, 2011 11:49 AM
Subject: [BrooklandSolar] Re: Brookland nonprofit seeking information on DC EmPOWERment Fund

Ms. Anya Schoolman is the most knowledeable when it comes to all things Solar in DC. I am cc'ing her to help answer your question. Thanks.

-Guy Durant

Brookland Solar Coop

On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Ann Finch <afinch@...> wrote:

Dear Mr. Durant:

The Center of Concern, at 1225 Otis Street, NE, is a nonprofit institution established in 1971 that focuses on issues of social and economic justice, with an eye on environmental sustainability. Our distinctive building is a neighborhood landmark.

Our President, James Hug, SJ, heard about DC Sun’s EmPOWERment Fund on WAMU News this morning. Can you tell me how we might apply for assistance from the EmPOWERment Fund to have a solar installation placed on our building? If not, can you point me in the right direction?

Gratefully,

Ann Finch

Chief Operating Officer

Center of Concern

1225 Otis Street NE

Washington, DC 20017

Phone: 202.635.2757 x111

Email: afinch@...

http://www.coc.org/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Center-of-Concern/342089426139

http://twitter.com/CenterofConcern

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-Guy Durant
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#46

From: Guy <rightguy@...>
Date: Wed Nov 30, 2011 1:24 pm
Subject: Fwd: [dcsun] Digest for solardc@googlegroups.com

rightguydc

Solar on your holiday gift list? Tell your installer DC SUN sent you!

FYI, if you haven't joined the DC SUN Google group yet, you probably should since the latest information on Solar is happening at DCSUN's website:

Group: http://groups.google.com/group/solardc/topics

Brookland Solar Coop is supportive and affiliated with DC SUN.

-Guy Durant

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From: <solardc@googlegroups.com>
Date: Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 7:49 AM
Subject: [dcsun] Digest for solardc@googlegroups.com - 15 Messages in 7 Topics
To: Digest Recipients <solardc@googlegroups.com>

Today's Topic Summary

Group: http://groups.google.com/group/solardc/topics

Solar on your holiday gift list? Tell your installer DC SUN sent you! [1 Update]
Update: Tonight's Sustainability Working Groups [1 Update]
Update Tonight's Sustainability Meeting [2 Updates]
Sustainable DC proposal that includes Solar Community Gardens [8 Updates]
RFF Seminar: Greenhouse Gas Regulation for Power Plants Under the Clea n Air Act [1 Update]
John Farrell's Presentation at the Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia Solar Energy Industry Association (MDV-SEIA) Conference [1 Update]
Mayor's Sustainability Working Groups [1 Update]

Emily Stiever <emilystiever@...>

https://sites.google.com/site/dcsolarunitedneighborhoods/key-issues-and-committees/dc-sun-community-empowerment-fund

emilystiever@...

(952) 836-5218

Update: Tonight's Sustainability Working Groups

Robert Robinson <robrobin@...>

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dG1UY2xkNVlZeDkwa0ExT243MHN5Tnc6MQ#gid=0

robrobin@...

Update Tonight's Sustainability Meeting

Robert Robinson <robrobin@...>

sustainable.future@...

robrobin@...

202.387.5956

Darryl Moch <nubianphoenix1@...>

Sustainable DC proposal that includes Solar Community Gardens

solarDC - Mike Barrette <michael.barrette@...>

www.capitolriverside.org

Kyle West <ksellersw@...>

Mike Barrette <michael.barrette@...>

ksellersw@...

michael.barrette@...

www.capitolriverside.org

solardc@googlegroups.com

solardc+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com

http://groups.google.com/group/solardc?hl=en

solardc@googlegroups.com

solardc+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com

http://groups.google.com/group/solardc?hl=en

James <james.r.church@...>

Kyle West <ksellersw@...>

www.greensportsalliance.org

Mike Barrette <michael.barrette@...>

james.r.church@...

solardc@googlegroups.com

solardc+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com

http://groups.google.com/group/solardc?hl=en

Steve Seuser <steve.seuser@...>

Darryl Moch <nubianphoenix1@...>

RFF Seminar: Greenhouse Gas Regulation for Power Plants Under the Clea n Air Act

"cecily kohler" <cecilyk@...>

http://www.rff.org/PublishingImages/Newsletter/rff.jpg

http://e2ma.net/go/7360810683/208754332/226882833/1407838/goto:http://www.rff.org/Events/Pages/Greenhouse-Gas-Regulation-for-Power-Plants-under-the-Clean-Air-Act.aspx

http://e2ma.net/go/7360810683/208754332/226882834/1407838/goto:http://www.rff.org/live

http://e2ma.net/go/7360810683/208754332/226882835/1407838/goto:http://www.facebook.com/pages/Resources-for-the-Future/111671652210203

http://www.rff.org/PublishingImages/Icons/Sharing_Icons/facebook_20.png

http://e2ma.net/go/7360810683/208754332/226882836/1407838/goto:http://twitter.com/RFF_org

http://www.rff.org/PublishingImages/Icons/Sharing_Icons/twitter_20.png

http://e2ma.net/go/7360810683/208754332/226882837/1407838/goto:http://www.linkedin.com/company/resources-for-the-future

http://www.rff.org/PublishingImages/Icons/Sharing_Icons/linkedin_20.png

http://e2ma.net/go/7360810683/208754332/226882838/1407838/goto:http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/resources-for-future-events/id305068222

http://www.rff.org/PublishingImages/Icons/Sharing_Icons/podcast_20.png

http://e2ma.net/go/7360810683/208754332/226882839/1407838/goto:http://feeds2.feedburner.com/RFF_All

http://www.rff.org/PublishingImages/Newsletter/RSS_Medium.jpg

cecilyk@...

http://e2ma.net/app/view:Manage/signupId:1416586/id:1407838.7360810683/rid:6bed3d97619cbe5891281174e1c2534b

http://e2ma.net/app/view:OptOut/ID:1407838.7360810683/signupId:1416586/rid:6bed3d97619cbe5891281174e1c2534b

http://www.myemma.com/userdata/20050/branding/images/nfg_emma_logo.gif

http://e2ma.net/go/7360810683/208754332/226882840/1407838/goto:http://www.groundspring.org/services/emailnow.cfm

http://www.juno.com/freeemail?refcd=JUTAGOUT1FREM0210

John Farrell's Presentation at the Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia Solar Energy Industry Association (MDV-SEIA) Conference

Anya Schoolman <anya.schoolman@...>

http://energyselfreliantstates.org/content/democratizing-electricity-system-vote-local-solar

http://www.slideshare.net/farrell-ilsr/democratizing-the-electricity-system-with-local-solarpdf

Mayor's Sustainability Working Groups

Hilary-Actor <hilaryk.actor@...>

http://2reprises.blogspot.com/

http://CryForTheGods.blogspot.com

h...@...

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#47

From: Guy <rightguy@...>
Date: Fri Dec 16, 2011 8:41 pm
Subject: Fwd: Join Live Green in a climate change event

rightguydc

FYI only, �not an endorsement. �

-Guy

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Elise Shulman <elise.livegreen@...>
Date: Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 2:45 PM
Subject: Join Live Green in a climate change event

Hey Guy,

My name is Elise, and I work with Live Green. We�re DC�s go-to group for all that is green in the city, with a mission to create a thriving green economy.

We�ve whipped up a crazy competition to break up those winter blues called the Keep it Cool Challenge. Show your dedication to fighting global warming by participating in our 10-hour, outdoor team competition and fundraiser on Jan 28, 2012. One team will win a week-long beach vacation in June to the Outer Banks worth $2,500!

This would be a fantastic team building activity for Brookland Solar Co-op members. Also, your support will make a huge impact in helping DC become a green leader. So get your game face on, gather up your team, and register now at livegreen.net/events.

You can find details on the invitation below. �We�ll see you out there!

Best,
Elise

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#48

From: Guy <rightguy@...>
Date: Thu May 24, 2012 1:32 pm
Subject: Fwd: [dcsun] Digest for solardc@googlegroups.com - 1 Message in 1 Topic

rightguydc

FYI. From our Parent Coop (DC SUN).

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Date: Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 8:29 AM
Subject: [dcsun] Digest for solardc@googlegroups.com - 1 Message in 1 Topic
To: Digest Recipients <solardc@googlegroups.com>

� Today's Topic Summary

Group: http://groups.google.com/group/solardc/topics

DC Solar Flare [1 Update]

�DC Solar Flare

Robert Robinson <robrobin@...>

robrobin@...

202.387.5956

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#49

From: anya schoolman <solarcoop@...>
Date: Fri Jun 1, 2012 4:54 pm
Subject: Re: Info on DC Solar Flare - Call for Volunteers - Save the Date - June 16 th

solarcoop

http://www.dcsolarflare.com/volunteer

USE this VOLUNTEER FORM TO SIGN UP FOR A TIME AND PLEASE MAKE COPIES OF THE FLYER (attached) TO DISTRIBUTE (links on DC SUN as well)

Anya Schoolman
President
Mt Pleasant Solar Coop

http://www.mtpleasantsolarcoop.org/
Keep up with the latest-- http://solardc.blogspot.com

Gone solar already? Take our solar survey
http://www.local-solar-survey.org

From: cecily kohler <cecilyk@...>
To: akili.west@...; BrooklandSolar@yahoogroups.com; cpenergycoop@...; anthony.conyers@...; stevewaller@...; PalisadesSolarCoOp@yahoogroups.com; ward7solarcoop@...; daanens@...; solarcoop@...
Sent: Friday, June 1, 2012 10:44 AM
Subject: Info on DC Solar Flare - Call for Volunteers - Save the Date - June 16 th

Hello co-op colleagues,

I hope you already know about the DC Solar Flare on June 16th, but if you would like to find out more, please go to our website (www.dcsolarflare.com). We have over 45 exhibitors signed up, a full schedule of panel speakers as well as a roster of environmental films. DC SUN will have an exhibitor's table for all the co-ops to share and we invite you to bring along your promotional material. We would also like to display your co-op banner. We are looking for volunteers to man the DC SUN table as well as to help us with the event. You may sign up using the volunteer registration form on the website. You will be able to state your shift preference as well as where you would like to work, e.g. children's activities, film room, auditorium for speaker's panels, etc. If you choose to volunteer at the DC SUN table, please indicate this in the "explain how you can help us". If you have any questions, please either email or give me a call at 202-543-1949. It would be great to know how many banners to expect in advance.

Please save the date and spread the word to your co-op members. We would greatly appreciate your help in recruiting volunteers. We have been very ambitious and imaginative in planning, and now we need a squadron of volunteers to make the event a success.

Cheers,

Cecily

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