Comments on: USPS goes green, for free, and locks in attractive electricity price. http://www.postalsanity.com/2010/01/usps-goes-green-for-free-and-locks-in-attractive-electricity-price/ (SM)...our blog... Mon, 12 Dec 2011 05:05:49 +0000 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.postalsanity.com/2010/01/usps-goes-green-for-free-and-locks-in-attractive-electricity-price/comment-page-1/#comment-213 admin Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:23:54 +0000 http://postalsanity.com/?p=1146#comment-213 Medway Middle School going solar read full article <a href="http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x1602635706/Medway-Middle-School-going-solar" rel="nofollow">here</a> <blockquote> MEDWAY — School officials are looking to conserve more energy and teach middle school students all about it. Voters at next week's Town Meeting will be asked to OK leasing the Medway Middle School roof to install solar panels, which could generate up to 70 percent of the school's energy. Project Manager Bob Hebden oversaw the installation of solar panels at the high school earlier this year, and said the details of the middle school project will be very similar. The school will enter into a power-purchase agreement, said Hebden, and a vendor will install, operate, and maintain the solar power equipment on the roof. The school will then purchase the power it generates at a discounted price, he said. ....... </blockquote> Medway Middle School going solar

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MEDWAY —

School officials are looking to conserve more energy and teach middle school students all about it.

Voters at next week’s Town Meeting will be asked to OK leasing the Medway Middle School roof to install solar panels, which could generate up to 70 percent of the school’s energy.

Project Manager Bob Hebden oversaw the installation of solar panels at the high school earlier this year, and said the details of the middle school project will be very similar.

The school will enter into a power-purchase agreement, said Hebden, and a vendor will install, operate, and maintain the solar power equipment on the roof. The school will then purchase the power it generates at a discounted price, he said.

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]]> By: admin http://www.postalsanity.com/2010/01/usps-goes-green-for-free-and-locks-in-attractive-electricity-price/comment-page-1/#comment-181 admin Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:17:24 +0000 http://postalsanity.com/?p=1146#comment-181 Smith College experiences with Power Purchase Agreement full article <a hrref'"http://secondnaturebos.wordpress.com/2010/06/03/power-purchase-agreements-can-i-develop-renewable-energy-and-keep-the-carbon-too/" rel="nofollow">here</a> <blockquote> Dealing with RECs is not the only issue involved in negotiating a PPA. Consulting legal counsel is highly recommended. Here are a few additional items you should consider negotiating into your agreement: 1. Be sure you have an exit clause if it the structural integrity of the roof of involved buildings proves insufficient prior to installation. 2. Approval of installation plans (both structural and electrical) 3. Maintenance of roof warrantees and protection from potential damage caused by installation 4. Approval of all sub-contractors 5. Address what happens at the end of the agreement. Who owns the system? Who is responsible for decommissioning? </blockquote> Smith College experiences with Power Purchase Agreement
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Dealing with RECs is not the only issue involved in negotiating a PPA. Consulting legal counsel is highly recommended. Here are a few additional items you should consider negotiating into your agreement:

1. Be sure you have an exit clause if it the structural integrity of the roof of involved buildings proves insufficient prior to installation.
2. Approval of installation plans (both structural and electrical)
3. Maintenance of roof warrantees and protection from potential damage caused by installation
4. Approval of all sub-contractors
5. Address what happens at the end of the agreement. Who owns the system? Who is responsible for decommissioning?

]]> By: admin http://www.postalsanity.com/2010/01/usps-goes-green-for-free-and-locks-in-attractive-electricity-price/comment-page-1/#comment-76 admin Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:54:44 +0000 http://postalsanity.com/?p=1146#comment-76 Pssst.... USPS, are you listening? Are you still a tad short on cash and looking for savings? Did you ever consider a "Solar Power Purchasing Agreement" (SPPA) which is potentially low hanging fruit? FYI: Maryland is passing a new bill which could make a SPPA even more attractive. We expect other states to follow suit. From <a href="http://sunpluggers.com/states/maryland/2010/04/maryland-bill-could-increase-payments-for-solar-pv-owners-000174.php" rel="nofollow">sunpluggers.com</a>: <blockquote>Maryland's House of Delegates has joined the state Senate in approving a bill that would raise the percentages of solar electricity that utilities must buy to meet requirements of the state's renewable portfolio standard. A related part of the bill is even more important for solar-electric owners and future owners, because it is expected to lead to increased payments – for a time – that they can receive for generating solar energy. Under the laws called renewable portfolio standards, utilities in many states are required to generate certain percentages of electricity from renewable sources. In some states, utilities are required to generate a certain amount of this renewable electricity from solar in particular. This stipulation is known as a "solar carve-out." ........ </blockquote> The new bill can be found <a href="http://mlis.state.md.us/2010rs/bills/sb/sb0277e.pdf" rel="nofollow">here</a> Pssst…. USPS, are you listening?
Are you still a tad short on cash and looking for savings?
Did you ever consider a “Solar Power Purchasing Agreement” (SPPA) which is potentially low hanging fruit?

FYI: Maryland is passing a new bill which could make a SPPA even more attractive. We expect other states to follow suit.

From sunpluggers.com:

Maryland’s House of Delegates has joined the state Senate in approving a bill that would raise the percentages of solar electricity that utilities must buy to meet requirements of the state’s renewable portfolio standard.

A related part of the bill is even more important for solar-electric owners and future owners, because it is expected to lead to increased payments – for a time – that they can receive for generating solar energy.

Under the laws called renewable portfolio standards, utilities in many states are required to generate certain percentages of electricity from renewable sources. In some states, utilities are required to generate a certain amount of this renewable electricity from solar in particular. This stipulation is known as a “solar carve-out.”
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The new bill can be found here

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