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Empowering Localities with Renewable Energy Solutions

Examine the state of renewable energy in COG localities, utilities' actions, and suggestions for improvement. Learn what utilities are doing, what they should be doing, and what localities can do. Presented at a CEEPC meeting in 2012 in Ivy Main, Virginia by the Sierra Club. Addressing the disparity between expectations and reality, it sheds light on Virginia's broken RPS and the need for utilities to support legislative reforms, finance renewables, and practice transparency, while localities focus on strategic energy measures and collaboration with utilities. Find out how localities can drive progress and hold utilities accountable for sustainable energy endeavors.

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Empowering Localities with Renewable Energy Solutions

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  1. Renewable Energy for COG localities What utilities are doing, what they should be doing, and what localities can do in spite of them. CEEPC Meeting, January 25, 2012 Ivy Main, Virginia Chapter Sierra Club

  2. Thehype: wind Virginia’s RPS is broken • The reality: none

  3. What are utilities doing? Virginia (Dominion Virginia Power): • Voluntary RPS hasn’t created wind or solar • Voluntary Green Power Program uses out-of-state RECs • Dominion hostile to competition Maryland and DC (Pepco): • MD, DC have good RPS and incentives • Pepco shines by comparison, needs better net metering

  4. What should utilities do? • Support—not oppose—legislative reforms • Finance solar and renewable energy improvements (like they do generators) • Get out of the way of private business solutions • Practice transparency • Work with localities to achieve their goals

  5. What should localities do? • Focus on behind-the-meter strategies: energy efficiency, solar, geothermal • Use financing, solar mapping • Coordinate, streamline permitting • Use orgs like VEPGA to negotiate wind power purchases from utilities • Hold utilities accountable for real progress • Lobby!

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