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Let’s get CLEAN !!. C lean. L ocal. E nergy. A ccessible. N ow. Build the Local Economy. By developing. solar generation. Over $68,000,000 annually*. All this money leaves the local area CLEAN keeps money local. We pay Tri-State for power. *LPEA annual 2009 report.
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Let’s get CLEAN!! Clean Local Energy Accessible Now
Build the Local Economy By developing solar generation
Over $68,000,000 annually* All this money leaves the local area CLEAN keeps money local We pay Tri-State for power *LPEA annual 2009 report
Prosperity using the Sun Farmers and ranchers Businesses We All Can Do It • Groups • Individuals
Become a power generator CLEAN– How It Works: • Generate electricity • Feed power to the grid • Get paid a fair price for your production
Steps to Success • Sign a long-term contract with LPEA • Obtain local financing • Build your project • Sell your power
CLEAN Contracts • TLC • Transparency • Longevity • Certainty
Gainesville got CLEAN An American Success Story Their motto: CLEAN is A Solar Photovoltaic Incentive Policy We Can Believe In. made it happen CLEAN photo courtesy Solar View Energy
Gainesville Regional Utility • Installed 2MW in its first 1 ½ yrs of CLEAN • Approved an additional 40 MW for 2011 Compare to our TOTAL local installations : <1MW installed since 2006 *photo courtesy The Gainesville Sun
CLEAN Local Goals Local Economic Development Price Stability and Predictability Develop Local Leadership in Renewable Energy Energy Independence CLEAN Energy – Clean Air
CLEAN—Next Step For More information • attend a SASCO SEC • (Smart Energy Committee) • meeting at the Durango Coffee Company, Thursday, Feb. 3 at 5:30pm • go to the SASCO website atwww.sustainableswcolorado.org/clean
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Who said it? “I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don’t have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that.” 1931 Thomas Edison