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This project, "Addressing the barriers to solar energy applications in the San Luis Valley
<br />(SLV)," and along with a $27,000 match, will develop a strategic plan to create incentives
<br />for promoting solar applications in SLV, conduct preliminary outreach efforts, establish
<br />project goals, metrics and milestones, and finalize its MSR Implementation Plan,
<br />ultimately helping the SLV develop its renewable energy resources.
<br />Contact: James Mietz, (719) 589-3907 email : james.mietz@co.usda.gov
<br />able Energy Society (CRES), $45,000
<br />This project, "Building the Solar Energy Market in Colorado," along with a $28,000
<br />match, will massively disseminate solar and Zero Energy Home information in an effort
<br />to catalyze consumer demand. CRES will also continue to support a stronger supply
<br />chain for solar and ZEH goods and services and work to resolve net metering and
<br />interconnection issues by encouraging utilities to make their policies more solar-friendly.
<br />Contact: Patrick Keegan, (303) 216-2026 email:pkeegan@energyscience.org
<br />of Resource Efficiency (CORE), $32,000
<br />This project, along with a $37,000 match, will build on the successes of its previous
<br />activities by adding solar systems to a 300-unit subdivision, developing creative solar
<br />designs for residential homes, expanding solar installations on public buildings, and
<br />continuing outreach to the public, architects, builders and schools.
<br />Contact: James R. Udall, (970) 963-5657 email outreach@aspencore.org
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<br />This project, "SolarBound Initiative for Northern Colorado: Meeting the Commitment,"
<br />along with a $26,500 match, will continue to overcome barriers to deploying solar like net
<br />metering and interconnection, and will increase its outreach and market strategies to
<br />drive a minimum of 42 new solar installations in the second year of its partnership.
<br />Contact: Alison A. Mason, (970) 484-3678 email:alison@greyrock.org
<br />i'~orrservation, $32,000
<br />This project will continue to build upon its existing goal to provide support for solar
<br />installations in four task areas that will continue to reduce barriers to solar energy and
<br />increase local demand, including providing technical assistance to residences and
<br />municipal projects for sizing and costing of system designs to be considered for
<br />installation; providing education for technological improvements, economic and
<br />environmental benefits of local solar installations in private and municipal projects;
<br />developing local incentives, such as a local Renewable Energy Trust and green pricing
<br />program supporting local PV producers; and analyzing and educating to improve net
<br />metering policies from neighboring utilities to encourage the residential producer and
<br />improve interconnection agreements.
<br />Contact: Seth Portner, (303) 441-3278 email:sportner@conservationcenter.org
<br />"ate Technology (NCAT), $45,000
<br />This project, "The Montana Solar Initiatives for New Homes," along with a $40,000
<br />match, will result in a significant increase in the number of new homes in Montana that
<br />include solar electric systems and in the number of homes that are "solar ready,"
<br />designed to easily accept solar system installations in the future. MSR funding for this
<br />project will be leveraged in two ways: first with utility funding which will provide case
<br />incentives for at least 10 new solar installations on new homes; and secondly, the
<br />Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance will be launching a significant, region-wide
<br />marketing campaign to promote a new ENERGY STAR Home program. NCAT will take
<br />advantage of increased public awareness of energy issues to promote solar systems in
<br />both grid-connected and off-grid new homes. The key to this program is work with new
<br />home builders to understand and embrace both solar design principles.
<br />Contact: Dale Horton, (406) 494-4572 email:daleh@ncat.org
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<br />This project, along with a $29,878 match, will analyze over 30 public buildings owned by
<br />the City of Albuquerque and commit to securing financing for solar electricity (PV), hot
<br />water heating, and/or solar hot air space heating on all those found eligible. Eligibility
<br />will be determined by payback perigd as well as structural suitability. With the use of
<br />contract "bundling", the overall payback is better able to meet the state-mandated 10-
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