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Central CERT Tours Royalton Wednesday, July 16 th 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Royalton City Hall Council Chambers: 12 N. Birch Street Agenda 10:00 Introductions- Lissa Pawlisch, CERTs 10:05 Community-scale energy efficiency measures Sarah Hayden Shaw, Central CERT 10:15 Overview of installation at Holy Trinity Church church-Chris Froelke, Retro Green Energy 10:20 Showcase of Royalton and its Clean Energy Accomplishments Andrea Lauer, Mayor of Royalton 11:05 Youth Energy Summit (YES!) team speaks 11:25 Drive to oil recycling 11:35 YES! presents oil recycling project 11:45 Drive to Popps’ farm 11:50 Tour of Popps’ farm solar and wind installations- Doug and Jane Popp 12:30 Adjourn Meet for lunch at Dairy Queen (Bring a little spending money!)
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Central CERT Tours Royalton
Wednesday, July 16th 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Royalton City Hall Council Chambers: 12 N. Birch Street
Agenda
10:00 Introductions- Lissa Pawlisch, CERTs
10:05 Community-scale energy efficiency measures
Sarah Hayden Shaw, Central CERT
10:15 Overview of installation at Holy Trinity Church church-Chris Froelke, Retro Green Energy
10:20 Showcase of Royalton and its Clean Energy Accomplishments
Andrea Lauer, Mayor of Royalton
11:05 Youth Energy Summit (YES!) team speaks
11:25 Drive to oil recycling
11:35 YES! presents oil recycling project
11:45 Drive to Popps’ farm
11:50 Tour of Popps’ farm solar and wind installations- Doug and Jane Popp
12:30 Adjourn
Meet for lunch at Dairy Queen (Bring a little spending money!)
Who are the ?
Sarah Hayden
Central Region Coordinator
(218) 760 6837
CERTs Mission
Connecting you and your community with the resources you need to identify and implement community-scale energy efficiency and renewable energy projects
http://GetSolar.MnCERTs.org
What do we do?
• Host meetings, workshops, networking sessions
• Write case studies, project planning guides and people profiles
• Connect people to technical resources and assistance
• Provide seed grant funding & connections to funding opportunities
• Help organizing your community
• www.mncerts.org
• Spur other statewide programs
http://GetSolar.MnCERTs.org
How We Work: Our Teams
Steering Committees: One per region; governing body for regional team.
Regional Teams: Anyone can join, anytime. Team members have broad range of
backgrounds, interests, skills Regions have unique interests based on
the energy potential in the region. All conduct education and outreach
around energy efficiency, renewable energy, and how people can make a difference in their own communities.
http://GetSolar.MnCERTs.org
Scales of Clean Energy Projects:
Individual
Community
Regional
National
Global (intergalactic?)
Why we LOVE the Community Scale
• More efficient than individual scale.
• Spread the benefit among more people.
• Projects play off of each other, and create forward
momentum, like here in Royalton.
• Creates many invested parties.
• Educational opportunities
• More accessible/ achievable than the larger scales.
• The distributed energy production of community
scale energy improves energy security
much more than large isolated regional
production.
Examples of Community Scale
Energy Projects• Community- wide home efficiency campaigns or
incentives
• Public Building improvements
• Public Asset improvement (street lights, signals, etc)
• School Based initiatives
• Solar Gardens
• Publicly owned renewables (dams , turbines, solar)
• Participating in community programs like GreenSteps
Cities
…. The list goes on and on!!!!
GreenStep Cities –Implement proven sustainability
Best Practices in YOUR City!
GreenStep Mission
Provide all Minnesota Cities – small or large –
with best practices to help them achieve their
sustainability goals through implementation of
best practices
www.MNGreenStep.org
What is it?
• Voluntary
• Simple Steps for Cities
• Pathway toward Sustainability
• 28 Best Practices in 5 Categories
www.MNGreenStep.org
GreenStep Partners
www.MNGreenStep.org
What’s it all about?
• Providing a “Pathway to Sustainability” that is cost-effective, pragmatic, and achievable for all cities.
• Providing expert assistance & peer learning for local governments to achieve best practices
• Recognize local governments for their past accomplishments and their new efforts
www.MNGreenStep.org
Best Practice Categories
The GreenStep City program consists of 28 best practices in 5
categories:
• Buildings & Facilities
• Transportation
• Land Use Planning
• Environmental Management
• Economic & Community Development
www.MNGreenStep.org
Regional Representation
www.MNGreenStep.org
Signed:
Sauk Rapids, Bemidji, Breezy Point,
Grand Rapids, Jenkins, Pine River,
Royalton, St. Cloud and now,
Nisswa and Brainerd
How do I get started?
o Learn about the program (like we’re doing today!)
o Go through the assessment and determine
which category you’re in
o Your City Council discusses and passes a Resolution.
o Now you are a Green Step City Participant!
o Or, just have Sarah come present at your City Council Meeting!
www.MNGreenStep.org
Central CERT Tours Royalton
Wednesday, July 16th 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Royalton City Hall Council Chambers: 12 N. Birch Street
Agenda
10:00 Introductions- Lissa Pawlisch, CERTs
10:05 Community-scale energy efficiency measures
Sarah Hayden Shaw, Central CERT
10:15 Overview of installation at Holy Trinity Church church-Chris Froelke, Retro Green Energy
10:20 Showcase of Royalton and its Clean Energy Accomplishments
Andrea Lauer, Mayor of Royalton
11:05 Youth Energy Summit (YES!) team speaks
11:25 Drive to oil recycling
11:35 YES! presents oil recycling project
11:45 Drive to Popps’ farm
11:50 Tour of Popps’ farm solar and wind installations- Doug and Jane Popp
12:30 Adjourn
Meet for lunch at Dairy Queen (Bring a little spending money!)
www.MNGreenStep.org
Improve the efficiency of city street lighting
and signals.
Sample Best Practices
Sample Best Practices
• Adopt development ordinances
or processes that protect
natural systems.
Sample Best Practices
www.MNGreenStep.org
Why would my City do this?
:
• Smartly promote walkable, bikeable communities and healthier, happier citizens.
• Saves money and energy by using proven practices.
• Promote local economic activities such as local food and renewable energy production
• Leads to healthier environments active and engaged community members
= thriving, resilient community where people
WANT to work and live!
www.MNGreenStep.org
Why not just implement some best
practices without participating in GSC?4 key benefits:
• May be looked upon favorably by potential funding sources;
• Access to excellent technical resources;
• Positive publicity and public credit you would receive for participating and achieving milestones.
www.MNGreenStep.org
What makes this unique?
• Soft Program
• Best practices developed by experts in their field… from MN
• Action oriented
• Gives credit for actions you’ve already taken and helps you identify new actions
• Identified real resource people who can help you with each best practice.
• On-line case studies give you examples of how it’s worked.
• Allows flexibility with each Best Practice
www.MNGreenStep.org
Questions
What questions do you have?
Where could you and your organization fit in?
Are there cities that you think would value this approach?
www.MNGreenStep.org
Helpful Websites
• CERTs http://www.cleanenergyresourceteams.org
• DSIRE http://www.dsireusa.org
• MN DNR Solar Payback Calculator http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/aboutdnr/energysmart/solar_payback_calculator.htm
• Clean Energy Builder www.thecleanenergybuilder.com
• USDA REAP http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/BCP_Reap.html
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