When I asked for details this is what you said:

” I would need to be under NDA with you in order to share that level of detail.”

“Well then you’ll just have to wait for our public announcements, stay
tuned.”

“I’ll forward on a link about solar garden financials”

This never showed up in my inbox.

You have attempted to explain nothing.Nada.Zip.

I feel as though I’m trying to work with a Wall street banker in a pyramid game.

I have attempted to explain the model to you several times, and you still do not understand it. You level the same criticism at me now in public.

As Bob Dylan says “don’t criticize what you can’t understand”

I have spent enough time now trying to explain it to you.

Where are you getting your numbers ?

see http://www.saveslv.org/2010/03/power-at-grass-roots-distributed-energy.html to see how this all ties together.

900+ Solar Jobs and 10,000 Solar Roofs at Risk
Action Alert: Vote No on HB-1342

The Solar Gardens concept, if done correctly, has many benefits and could help grow the industry but there are so many poison pills in this
legislation that there is little choice but to start over.

Why are utilities lobbying so hard for HB-1342, the Community Solar
Gardens bill?

It turns out that HB-1342 would roll back the need to add solar roofs and it reduces the total amount of solar to be installed.

Here’s what this bill means to you:

- Reduces solar by 25% in Colorado: this bill reduces the amount of
megawatts of solar PV that utilities are required to install this decade
by adopting a special multiplier for “community-based projects”.

- Pulls the plug on solar roofs: if utilities choose, they could build a
handful of large solar projects in a quiet corner of the state and never
worry about solar rooftops again, leading to 10,000+ fewer solar roofs in Colorado.

- 900 fewer jobs in Colorado: at a time when Colorado needs to get its
economy back on track, fewer solar roofs equal a far fewer local jobs for you, your family, friends and neighbors.

- Weakens oversight of monopolies: this bill actually includes language
that says ‘community solar gardens are not subject to regulation’, a
dangerous step that erodes the checks and balances needed for fair
practices of utilities.

Despite the tremendous potential of community solar, HB-1342 is full of
trap doors and hidden passageways that poison the promise of this
legislation.

HB-1342 already passed the House Transportation & Energy Committee by 9-2vote so we urgently need your help before it’s too late. HB-1342 is about to head to the House, and if passed, would quickly head to the Senate.

TAKE ACTION – TIGHT DEADLINE: Please contact your State Representative & Senator today to ask him/her to vote NO on HB-1342 Community Solar Gardens.

You can reach the Capitol switchboard for the State House at: 303.866.2904 or Senate at: 303.866.2316.

Key Messages (important to be respectful):

*I live in your district & urge you to vote NO on HB-1342 Community Solar Gardens *HB-1342 will cost 900 + jobs, hurt small businesses and is bad for the economy.

And please spread the word to colleagues and friends.

This legislation has reached a critical juncture. Don’t let utility
lobbyists rewrite the future of solar. Please take action today. Thanks!

Best regards,

Neal Lurie
Executive Director, CoSEIA

Footnotes:

- Under this bill there is a 1.5x multiplier so 6 MW of solar PV under
this bill would count as 9 MW, reducing Xcel’s requirement to add 3 MW of solar per year or some 27 MW this decade.

- According to a new report: “Investing in the Sun” released 2/2010, 1000 MW equals approximately 33,500 jobs.

- Note that there is no cap on the number of MW of community solar that Xcel can purchase.

- Community solar gardens not subject to regulation referenced in pg 6-7 of HB-1342

I’d like to see how the pro forma on how this is to be financed. How does the ROI work ? It sounds great……..

Jacqueline

There is no silver bullet with how renewable energy is implemented, but one thing that needs to be recognized is the amount of jobs that have been created in the industry, jobs that are needed more than ever in this economy.

Jacqueline
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