GoodNEWS, a Renewable Energy Newsletter
by Good Energy
Solutions,
Inc. |
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Good
Energy
Solutions
Receives
The Better
Business
Bureau
"2016
Integrity
Award"
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Good
Energy
Solutions is
proud to have
received the
"2016
Integrity
Award." The
award focuses
on
demonstrated
ethical
business
practices with
key
stakeholders
including
customers,
employees and
community at
large, rather
than a
company’s
growth,
profitability
or popularity.
“BBB’s
Integrity
Award Winners
have shown
that ethics
and integrity
are core
values of
their
organization,”
said Jim
Hegarty,
President and
Chief
Executive
Officer, of
Better
Business
Bureau, Inc.
serving
Nebraska,
South Dakota,
The Kansas
Plains and
Southwest
Iowa. “The
2016 BBB
Integrity
Award Winners
join an elite
group of
organizations
that realize
dealing fairly
and honestly
with
employees,
customers and
partners are
central to
profitability
and growth.
They serve as
role models
for all
businesses in
Kansas, and
the Better
Business
Bureau
Foundation is
pleased to
honor them
with this
prestigious
award.”
“We are
flattered to
receive this
prestigious
award from the
Better
Business
Bureau”,
stated Kevin
Good,
President of
Good Energy
Solutions,
Inc. “This
honor
represents the
high quality
of our
employees and
the ideals
that we built
our company’s
foundation
upon.”
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Good Energy
Solutions is
proud to be
recognized as
a business
with Integrity
from the
Better
Business
Bureau. |
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Since
1995, The
Better
Business
Bureau (BBB)
serving
Nebraska,
South Dakota,
The Kansas
Plains and
Southwest Iowa
has presented
the
prestigious
BBB Integrity
Awards to
recognize
those
organizations
that have
business
practices and
related
activities
that exemplify
the BBB's
mission and
principles
which include
honesty,
commitment and
accountability. An independent panel of judges from the business and
academic
communities
(Lincoln,
Omaha and
Wichita)
select the
award winners.
This is the
first year
that the award
has been given
to a company
located in
Lawrence, KS.
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Big
Changes for
Utility
Companies and
Rate Increases
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Great
Plains Energy
(Parent
company of
Kansas City
Power
and Light)/Wester
Merger. Shareholders
of Great
Plains Energy
Incorporated
(GXP) and
Westar Energy,
Inc. (WR) have
approved the
pending merger
related
proposals,
thereby paving
the way for
the completion
of the
transaction in
the spring of
2017. ( See
Yahoo Finance)
Empire District
Electric
Company
filed a
request with
the Kansas
Corporation
Commission
(KCC) for
changes in
rates for its
Kansas
customers. The
Company is
seeking an
annual
increase in
base rate
revenues of
approximately
$6.4 million,
or about 25.7
percent. If
approved by
the KCC, a
residential
customer using
1,000 kilowatt
hours would
see a monthly
increase of
about $31.85.
The
Environmental
Recovery
charge
currently
collected for
Kansas
customers will
be
discontinued
at the time
the new rates
are effective.
( See
Businesswire)
City
Utility
customers
could see an
increase in
their monthly
bills over the
next five
years. In a
summary CU
provided to
Springfield
City Council,
it shows the
average
monthly bill
for a single
household
family in 2016
as $187.09. In
2021 it's
$225.79. (See
Ozarksfirst)
Ameren
Missouri
made two
filings with
the
Commission. In
its first
filing (Case
No. ER-
2017-0024),
Ameren
Missouri
proposed to
adjust the FAC
to reflect
changes in its
fuel and
purchased
power costs,
net off-system
sales revenues
and associated
transportation
experienced
during the
four month
period of
February 2016
through May
2016. The
second filing
was Ameren
Missouri’s FAC
true-up (Case
No.
ER-2017-0025).
For a
residential
customer using
1,105 kWh per
month, the FAC
will increase
by
approximately
$0.57 a month.
The change is
expected to
take effect
during the
October
billing month.
(See The
Caldwell
County News).
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"2016 Top
500 Solar
Contractor"
Award From
Solar Power
World
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Good
Energy
Solutions
received the
"Top 500 Solar
Contractor
Award for
2016" from
Solar Power
World at
the Solar
Power
International
Conference in
Las Vegas this
past
September. SPI
is the largest
solar trade
show in North
America and is
powered by
SEIA (Solar
Energy
Industries
Association)
and SEPA
(Smart
Electric Power
Alliance).
The top
500 list is
the most
recognized
annual listing
of North
America’s top
solar
contractors
working in the
utility,
commercial and
residential
markets.
“We
are really
pleased to
make the Top
500 list for
the second
year in a row,
and proud to
represent the
growing solar
industry in
Kansas,” said
President,
Kevin Good.
“As our
business
continues to
grow, we will
keep focusing
on providing
our customers
with the best
customer
service and
the highest
quality
products on
the market.” ( See
Press Release) |
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Thinking
about an
Electric
Vehicle?
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"...a
new study
finds that
when operating
and
maintenance
costs are
included in a
vehicle's
price, cleaner
cars may
actually be a
better bet." ( Learn
More) (photo
credit: Andrea
Kissack/NPR) |
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Do
you live in
Jackson
County,
Missouri or
know someone
that does?
HERO is now
available in
your city!
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Good
Energy
Solutions is a
HERO
registered
contractor.
HERO is a
local
government-approved
program that
makes
energy-efficient
(including
SOLAR!) and
water-saving
home upgrades
affordable for
homeowners.
HERO offers
100% financing
up to your
approved
amount, and
payments are
made along
with your
property taxes
- and you
repay the full
amount over
time.
- No money down
- 100% financing
- Not based on credit score
- Fast approvals
- Interest may be tax deductible*
- Flexible 5-25 year terms,
depending on
area and
product
- Competitive, fixed interest rates
- Paid with property taxes
*Please contact your tax advisor to determine
if you may be
eligible for
tax benefits.
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Poor
Solar
Installations
and Unethical
Sales
Practices in
Kansas
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Good
Energy
Solutions Can
Offer You
SunPower, The
Most Efficient
Solar Panels
in the
Industry, for
Your Home and
Now for Your
Business Too!
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Good
Energy
Solutions is
now a
SunPower Commercial
Dealer as well
as an
Authorized
Dealer of
SunPower for
Residential.
We are happy
to be able to
offer to our
customers the
most efficient
solar panels
on the market.
With more
efficient
panels you can
create more
energy with
less roof
space.
"The
world-record
setting
efficiency of
SunPower
panels is unmatched
in the
commercial market
today. They
produce 60%
more energy
from the
same space
over the first
25 years than
conventional
panels with less
degradation
over time.
In fact,
SunPower
panels rank #1
in durability according to energy experts. So you can feel confident
you’ve invested wisely
in the
clean energy
future of your
organization.
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Good Energy
Solutions is
proud to be a
Commercial
SunPower
Dealer. (Video
features:
Helix Roof
Dual Tilt -
fits more
panels in the
same space to
provide
optimal energy
density) |
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SunPower
is innovative
and thinks
outside of the
box to create
a better
world.
When
considering
solar it's
important to
also consider
the impact
that the
company that
creates the
solar product
is having.
SunPower is
working with
SEIA (The
Solar Energy
Industries
Association)
on the national
solar
photovoltaic
(PV) recycling
program to
"cement the
sustainability
of the U.S.
solar
industry." (Read
Article)
Watch the
video below to
see the impact
that SunPower
is making on
Industrial
Solar and our
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Some
Completed
Residential
Solar
Installations
in Kansas and
Missouri
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Some
Completed
Commercial
Solar
Installations
in Kansas
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Grant County
Bank of
Ulysses, KS
has gone
Solar. |
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Good
Energy
Solutions
first reduced
the amount of
energy used at
Grant County
Bank by
replacing 1200
light bulbs
with LEDs. The
lighting
energy savings
is
105,000kWh/yr
and peak
demand savings
is 19kW. The
solar
generation is
projected to
be
170,000kWh/yr.
Their previous
year's energy
bills ranged
from $2,500 to
$3,300. Their
new bills
should range
from $800 to
$1,500, an
average
saving of
about
$1,800/month.
After the
installation
of the 384
solar panels
and
implementation
of monitoring,
the system
generated
approximately
525kW within
the first 24
hours. That is
equivalent to
the CO2
emissions
of approx. 394
lbs of coal
burned.
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Commercial
Solar
Installation
in Topeka, KS
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This
is an all
electric
office
building. The
business owner
first reduced
their energy
use by
installing LED
lighting in
2015 and high
efficiency
blowers this
year in their
HVAC system.
They wanted to
cover their
entire roof
with solar to
reduce as much
of the
remaining
energy usage
as possible.
The 43.7kW
Solar Array
consists of
168 solar
panels.
In 2014 before
the LEDs were
installed, the
energy use was
over
198,000kWh
with bills
totaling over
$26,000.
Since then,
there have
been two rate
hikes, and the
new
annual energy
usage is
expected to be
around
94,000kWh.
Even with two
rate hikes
since 2014,
the bills
should be
around
$11,000.
Learn
more about
solar for your
business and
reducing
energy use
through
efficiencies. |
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Don't
forget to
"Share The
Solution"
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Please
mention Good
Energy
Solutions to
friends or
colleagues who
are
considering
solar or want
to reduce
their energy
use. As part
of our “Share
the Solution”
referral
program you
can earn
cash back for
each referral
of a system
installed by
Good Energy
Solutions when
the referral
mentions your
name.
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Good Energy Solutions wants to help you
become more
energy
efficient.
Give us a call
to get started
saving energy,
creating
energy, saving
money, and
become "Part
of the
Solution."
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