Become Partnership Updates Million Solar Roofs and One In Interstate Renewable Energy Council Annual Meeting Washington, D.C. A Million October 2005 Become Partnership Updates Million Solar Roofs and One In Interstate Renewable Energy Council Annual Meeting Washington, D.C. A Million October 2005 NOTICE This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States government. Neither the United States government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. 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With limited government funding, the Initiative invests in people -- its national network of official Partnerships – by offering opportunities for them to compete for modest grants ($10,000-$50,000). Partnerships use the grant funds as seed money and to leverage additional funds. DOE also arranges for Partnerships to receive technical and analytical assistance from two of its laboratories, Sandia and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The Interstate Renewable Energy Council provides program and communications support, and a private sector contractor supplies specialized analysis and technical assistance. MSR Partnerships conduct their work through networks of local partners. The Initiative welcomed five additional Partnerships in 2005, bringing the total to 94. The new Partnerships are as follows: • In the California/Nevada region, Tahoe-Nevada • In Northeast Colorado, Farm Focus Colorado • In Southeast Colorado, Solar Energy Coalition • In Southwest Nebraska, Farm Focus Nebraska • In New York, City University of New York MSR Collaborative Sixty-four new partners joined Partnerships across the country, for a national total of 886. Who Are Our 886 Partners? Partners fall into a variety of categories: • Electric and Gas Utilities: investor-owned utilities, rural electric cooperatives, municipal utilities, and other energy providers; • Private Sector, Buildings: construction firms, builders and developers, plumbers, electricians, architectural and design firms, builder associations, individuals • Private Sector, Solar: solar equipment manufacturers and aggregators, an inverter manufacturer, distributors, retailers, installers, corporations, individuals • Private Sector, General: banks, financiers, trade associations, property management, graphics 1 Eligible technologies are photovoltaics (PV), solar water heating, transpired solar collectors, solar space heating and cooling, and pool heating. 5 • Labor: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers • Government, Local: municipalities and associations; mayors’ offices; housing authorities; departments of parks and recreation, planning, natural resources; brownfields agencies • Government, State: energy offices, economic and community development agencies, consumer advocates, departments of environmental quality; NY Board of Fire Underwriters • Government, Federal: U.S. EPA, U.S. DOE, Western Area Power Administration, USDA Forest Service, national laboratories • Non-profit organizations: Chambers of commerce, Habitat for Humanity, Low-Income Weatherization providers, environmental groups • Agricultural: resource conservation and development districts, poultry associations • Academia: colleges and universities, community colleges, science centers, schools and school districts • High Visibility: National Aquarium at Baltimore, Shea Stadium • Sovereign Nations: Nez Perce Partnerships with an especially large number and diverse array of partners are the San Diego Regional Energy Office, with 71 partners; the 62-partner Bay Area Solar Consortium, led by the City of San Jose (CA); and the Long Island Solar Roofs Initiative, with 42 partners (including Shea Stadium!). 2005 Partnership Updates Following is a sampling of activities undertaken by MSR Partnerships this year. This is by no means exhaustive, and readers are strongly encouraged to read the full Annual Report to appreciate the robust and exciting achievements of MSR’s many and diverse solar champions. Over time, Partnerships have developed their own unique “voices” and focus. • Montana and Chicago are using PV for energy emergency planning purposes. Montana is placing 2-kW PV systems on fire stations, for uninterruptible power. Chicago will host a meeting of 250 regional mayors re.the role of solar energy in emergency planning and operations. • Delaware has partnered with the state’s poultry industry to incorporate solar thermal in its operations. • San Diego partnered