EVs in NYC: What Roll-out Strategies Work Best for the Big Apple?
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011| November 30, 2011 | ||
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Join us this Wednesday for the 6th event of Solar One’s and NYC ACRE’s cleantech discussion series Clean Energy Connections: EVs in NYC: What Roll-out Strategies Work Best for the Big Apple?
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011 7:00pm-9:00pm (doors open at 6:30p)
The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space at WNYC
44 Charlton Street, New York, NY 10014
General Admission: $25, Students: $10
Register for your advanced tickets here
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door.
New York City has the nation’s largest hybrid vehicle fleet and the best access to public transportation in the United States. City officials and Con Edison are planning for widespread adoption of electric vehicles and its impact on the electric grid. This event will focus on fleet-based approaches for electric vehicles, charging infrastructure challenges, and what this roll-out means for grid-scale storage and reliability issues.
A networking reception will follow the panel discussion and audience Q&A.
Opening Speakers:
- Christina Ficicchia, Executive Director, New York City and Lower Hudson Valley Clean Communities
- Keith Kerman, Deputy Commissioner, New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS); New York City’s first Chief Fleet Officer
Panelists:
- Brian Asparro, Chief Financial Officer, Green Charge Networks
- John Shipman, Department Manager, Electric Vehicle Programs, Con Edison
- Brett Gipe, Regional Sales Director, Eastern U.S. & Canada, Smith Electric Vehicles
- Anatol Feygin, Vice President, Energy Strategist, Loews Corporation
Moderator:
- David Leeds, Senior Manager, Smart Grid Research, Greentech Media
Can’t make it? Greentech Media is the media sponsor for this series and will host a free live web stream of this event at www.greentechmedia.com/
EVs in NYC is a part of the cleantech discussion series Clean Energy Connections. Clean Energy Connections is a program of Solar One and NYC ACRE at NYU-Poly that brings together professionals, policymakers, investors and academia to explore major topics shaping NYC’s blossoming cleantech industry, and provides an expert forum to share best practices and new inspirations.
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Build It Green NYC’s new Gowanus space open for Community Solar Day
Thursday, November 17th, 2011
Our friends at Build It Green NYC have opened a new retail location in Gowanus! Visit bignyc.org for all the info and directions. And, if you are thinking of heading over this weekend to check it out, why not time your visit to coincide with our Community Solar Day photo, to be taken in front of the Build It Green entrance at 2PM on Sunday, November 20. See you there!
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Community Solar Day: Occupy Rooftops
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
Show the world that your community supports solar power! On November 20th, Solar One is partnering with Solar Mosaic, 350.org, Vote Solar, and others for the first Community Solar Day: Occupy Rooftops, a day for people around the world to come together at a building they want to help go solar and start creating local jobs and clean energy through a community solar project. Here is how it works:
1.) Find a building where you want to see solar in your community. (To figure out just how much solar it can support, use the NYC Solar Map.)
2.) Get together an allstar community solar team of your friends and neighbors
3.) Snap a picture in front of or on top of (stay safe and legal people!) your dream community solar project
4.) Post that photo to meetup.com/Community-Solar and/or email to theteam@solarmosaic.com
Community Solar Day is about much more than a photo op. Community solar is a fast-growing model for renewable energy projects that can break the hold of fossil fuel over our economy and our environment. Interested? Visit our friends at Vote Solar for a primer on community solar and a policy toolkit. For more details on community solar’s prospects in New York City, check out Solar One alum Chris Neidl’s article in Solar Today magazine.
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Coming in 2012: On-bill financing
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
Paying for energy efficiency improvements is about to get a whole lot easier with the introduction of on-bill financing in New York State. If you are a home or business owner, paying the upfront cost of efficiency measures can be a major barrier, no matter how attractive the return-on-investment from energy savings is. With on-bill financing, which was passed into law by the Power NY Act of 2011, you will be able to pay for upgrades directly through a surcharge on your monthly utility bill. Better yet, the surcharge has to be lower than your energy savings, so your bills go down from the start. And if you move, the surcharges stay with the property’s utility bill, not with you.
NYSERDA is currently developing the on-bill financing program, which will available to the public in 2012. In the meantime, you can access the NYSERDA Green Jobs Green NY programs for audits and financing.
Want to know more? Click here for the full story.
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Nov. 3: Biomimicry in the Big City
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
Online ticket sales for Clean Energy Connections’ “Biomimicry in the Big City” will close at 4pm today. If you haven’t bought yours yet, go here to register. If you missed your chance to register online, there will be a limited number of tickets available at the door. Be sure to arrive early!
If you can’t make it in person tonight, be sure to follow along online. We had previously posted a livestream.com link for the web cast, but this has been changed. To view the live web stream of Biomimicry in the Big City, visit the Greentech Media article about the program here. The video will be embedded about a half hour prior to the event’s start.
If you haven’t heard about Biomimicry in the Big City, check out the description on the Clean Energy Connections website. Here are the logistical details:
Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011 7:00pm-9:00pm (doors open at 6:30p)
The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space at WNYC
44 Charlton Street, New York, NY 10014
General Admission: $25, Students: $10
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