What can a City do to promote PV? [RE-wrenches]

[bill roush]

There is also San Francisco who's City Council put a ballot issue to a
vote of the people and got a stunningly high positive vote for a $100
million bond issue to put solar on city buildings.

Also, Columbia, MO , which voted to require their municipal utility to
buy increasing amounts of renewable power (albeit probably 'utility
scale').
Best,
Bill Roush
billroush at gmail.com
816-868-9695

On 6/9/05, Holt Kelly <hkelly6 at msn.com> wrote:
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> Hi all,
> Austin owns the utility. They figured out (duh!) that subsidising solar
> is a LOT cheaper and quicker than building a new power plant and much
> preferred over buying power from an aging nuke plant. Follow the money!
> In this case the praticality favors our side! Another step along the
> way.......
> 
> Holt Kelly
> 
> 
> Solar Ray wrote:
> >
> > Check out what the City of Austin, TX is doing. $6.50 / watt rebates is
> > a
> > start. I used to work in the renewable energy department at the city of
> > Austin Power & Light all the way back in 86. They're still as serious as
> >
> > ever about it.
> >
> > Ray Walters
> >
> >
> > >Wrenches,
> > >Today, at the invitation of my home town Culver City Building and
> > >Planning =
> > >Department, I gave the Planning Commission in open session an overview
> > >of P=
> > >V that was well received. The Commissioners asked what can a city do to
> > >enc=
> > >ourage the use of PV? I gave them a printout of
> > >http://www.greenbuildingpag=
> > >es.com/links/weblinks_LEED.html
> > >and they asked for more. Your examples and ideas would be most
> > >appreciated =
> > >- and well received by Commissioners who have seen the light. Thanks in
> > >adv=
> > >ance.
> > >Joel Davidson
> > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> 
> 
> 
> Holt E. Kelly
> Holtek Fireplace & Solar Products
> Waco, TX.
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