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Tune in for information on New York’s community solar & hydroelectric projects, updates on the Value of Distributed Energy Resources (VDER), and the policies needed to move forward to improve solar energy in New York. You’ll have the opportunity to ask questions and learn what you can do!

Speakers:
Juan Parra, Solar One Community Solar Program Manager
Sarah Bower, Natural Power Group Co-Owner
Cal Trumann, SunCommon Solar Community Organizer
Emmett Smith, Northern Power Light Founder
Jessica Azulay, Alliance for a Green Economy Executive Director

Register here to receive our zoom (video conference) invite.

The Climate Smart Communities (CSC) Program is one of the High Impact Actions under the CEC Program that local governments can pursue to save money, foster a vibrant economy, improve the environment, and demonstrate clean energy leadership.

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventories and climate action plans are part of Pledge Element 2 under the CSC Program, and are key to establishing baselines and setting achievable goals.

The Hudson Valley Regional Council (HVRC), with the support of Climate Action Associates (CAA), has successfully facilitated a Climate Action Planning working group for communities in the Hudson Valley that have taken the Climate Smart Communities Pledge.

Join NYSERDA’s Clean Energy Communities (CEC) team for a statewide webinar to learn how the working group guided participants through the process of completing GHG inventories, emissions reduction targets, and draft climate action plans that they can use to fulfill the Climate Smart Communities Program Pledge Element 2 actions.

Webinar attendees will learn how their communities can undertake similar activities, and for those attendees with ongoing projects already under way, it’ll be an opportunity to share best practices and cheer each other’s successes.

Register in advance here

Infocast’s inaugural Tri-State Community Energy is the premier area event where local leaders from New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut will gather together to:

– Be the first to hear from state regulators about their brand new programs, and how they will impact future development
– Share the latest information on area community solar and wind policies and market growth potential
– Hear how utilities plan to get ahead of the inevitable rush of Tri-State community energy projects
– Learn how distributed energy resources (DERs), and renewable developers and vendors will grow their businesses in—and across—one of the most active areas in the country
– Benefit from the experience of the Tri-State clean energy early-entries: what lessons have already been learned in the area?

Plus, don’t miss Infocast’s Tri-State Executive Briefing, a one-day tutorial dedicated to helping local governments aggregate community energy. This is the chance to connect with industry peers and CCA/GEA administrators who have successfully procured cheaper, clean, local energy. Hear about the evolution and execution of their programs, and walk away with proven step-by-step plans that work.

For more information and to register click here

Information on U.S. OSW Standards
The U.S. Offshore Wind Standards initiative is underway, a collaboration between the Department of Energy, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, the Business Network for Offshore Wind, and the American Wind Energy Association.

The anticipated outcome will be a new suite of consensus-based offshore wind standards and guidelines that will clarify the requirements for developers and original equipment manufacturers in U.S. waters and allow U.S. regulators to adopt best industry practices. For background information visit the AWEA Offshore Wind Subcommittee Workspace.

You are invited to join and participate in one of the five working groups to discuss the next steps in the development of the offshore wind standards project and begin the drafting process for the recommended practice. Please indicate which working group meeting you will attend when you register (you may only select one).

The Scope of Work for the working groups are posted publicly along with meeting minutes to date on the Offshore Wind Standards Subcommittee page on the AWEA Workspace.

To review the agenda and register visit the eventbrite here

The award winning Symposium on Energy in the 21st Century each year explores the most current topic dealing with the future of renewable energy, and is recognized as one of the most important yearly conferences on renewable energy in New York and the Northeast. This is the Fifteenth Annual Symposium which takes place in East Syracuse each April, this year on April 12th, 2019. Between 350-400 people attend.

For more information describing tours, sponsorships and program, go to www.energy21symposium.org

Register on eventbrite here

Save the date for the 8th Riverkeeper Sweep, our annual day of service for the Hudson River and its tributaries! Over the last 7 years, we have had 615 projects along hundreds of miles of shoreline from Brooklyn to the Adirondacks. Since the inception of the Riverkeeper Sweep in 2011, 12,000 volunteers have removed 228 tons of debris, planted 2,228 trees and native grasses, and tons of invasive species.

Ways to get involved:

Organize a cleanup in your community
Riverkeeper relies on local volunteers to coordinate cleanups with our support. View the list of 2018 Sweep projects to see if your local park or shoreline is on the list. If there’s another project you would like to see included, you can sign up to lead in 2019.

• Interested in organizing a Sweep project for the first time? Submit the 2019 Sweep Leader Interest Form for more information.
  • Are you a returning Sweep Leader or have all the details for your project sorted out? Submit the 2019 Riverkeeper Sweep Site Form due Monday, March 4, 2019.
  • Learn more about the Sweep organizing process on the Sweep Leader Resources page.

Volunteer
For those of you who would like to get involved as volunteers, rather than organizers or sponsors, fantastic! We need you. Stay tuned, and in the coming months, we’ll connect willing volunteers to the sites that need attention. With 100+ locations between NYC and the Hudson Valley, there is no shortage of locations!

• Submit the Volunteer Interest Form

Sponsor Sweep
For businesses, we have sponsorship opportunities ranging from $1,000 to $10,000. Affiliate your business or brand with the biggest day of service for the Hudson River to help maximize the impact. Please contact Linde Ostro at lostro@riverkeeper.org for more information.

With questions, please contact Jen at jbenson@riverkeeper.org.

The 3rd annual Climate Solutions Summit aims to build a larger movement that is prepared to take action for climate solutions. The summit is an opportunity for organizers and people from all communities across the region to come together to share projects, case studies, resources, experiences and skills to tackle climate change and implement solutions.

Visit climatesolutionssummit.org for last year’s program. New program coming soon!