Sunday, August 24, 2008

Southern Energy & Environmental Expo (SEE Expo) Fletcher, NC

Here at the Southern Energy & Environmental Expo (SEE Expo) in Fletcher, NC near Asheville where I am working on signing up new installers for our G2ReSq (Green Geek Squad). I think G2ReSq stands for Green squared=RE (Renewable Energy) + S quantified but I haven't decided what S is? What is S? What is the meaning of S? Sexy or Solar or Sustainability or Special or Stupendous or Super or......

North Carolina has great incentives for RE and the kind that I like, production based incentives. With production based incentives there is a much better chance that both the installer & homeowner will make sure the system is always producing to its maximum output.

Just had an informal jaw session with a bunch of contracters on the Draft of NC's Registered Photovoltaic & Thermal Contractor requirements. As I just got a request on working on such a program for MO and I have been thinking of implementing such a program in IL this will help. Many states are requiring NABCEP (N. American Board of Certified Energy Professionals) certification to get state rebates.

On my way back to IL tomorrow I am going to stop by the Big Frog Mountain energy store and see if I can get or add any ideas to our business plan of opening a chain of energy stores. I would like to go see the Charlotte Energy Solutions store but need to get back to IL for the board meeting of the Southern IL Center for a Sustainable Future (Southern Sustainability or SICSF) so will visit at a later date.

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