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David e. Delk, Alliance for Democracy - Portland Chapter 503 232 5495 www.afd-pdx.org
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>
> KBOO RADIO TO INTERVIEW BIANCA BARTH AT 8:00 AM FRIDAY MORNING APRIL 3RD.
>
> Bianca Barth will appear on the KBOO Radio show "Positively Revolting" from
> 8:00 - 9:00 AM Friday morning April 3rd.
>
> Bianca is a Climate Officer with the World Future Council, based in Germany,
> and an expert on the feed-in tariff laws they have used there to become the
> world leader in solar energy production and to create 280,000 jobs in the
> last seven years.
>
> Bianca will be interviewed for the hour by show hosts Melodie Silverwolf and
> Crystal Leighty.
>
> LIVE CALLS WILL BE TAKEN
>
> KBOO CALL IN NUMBER IS 503-231-8187
>
> Bianca will share how ordinary people, churches, small entrepreneurs and
> community groups were helped to become energy producers by policies that
> allowed them to be paid well for the solar electricity they produced.
>
> Denmark, France and Spain have done the same and 45 other countries are
> adopting the feed-in tariff polices that made it all possible.
>
> Tune in to learn what we can do in Oregon to have the same happen here.
>
> Listen online at http://kboo.fm/listen
>
> CALL IN WITH YOUR QUESTIONS!
>
> KBOO CALL IN NUMBER IS 503-231-8187
>
> For a pre-taste of what Bianca will share, view the short video clip at
> http://onlinepact.org/fit.html.
>
> Judy Barnes
>
> 503-232-1911
>
> Oregonians for Renewable Energy Payments
>
> www.afd-pdx.org/REP/Index.html
>
> _______________________________________
>
>
>
> WHAT: Hour-long interview with Bianca Barth on KBOO's Friday morning show
> "Positively Revolting"
>
>
>
> WHEN: 8:00 - 9:00 AM Friday morning April 3rd.
>
>
>
> WHERE: KBOO Radio 90.7 FM
>
>
>
> CALL IN NUMBER: 503-231-8187
>
>
>
> ________________________________________
>
>
>
> PRESS RELEASE:
>
>
>
>
> Portland, OR 26 March 2009: World Future Council representative in Portland
> to advocate for stimulating production of renewable energy through
> "renewable energy payments".
>
>
>
> Bianca Barth, Policy Officer for The World Future Council, will be in
> Portland to boost the efforts of "Oregonians for Renewable Energy Payments"
> and is available for interviews on Friday morning, April 3, 2009. Barth is
> supporting locally sponsored state legislation to adopt the German model for
> quickly advancing renewable energy production.
>
>
>
> Called renewable energy payments (or feed-in tariffs), these proven policies
> are being adopted in over 45 countries around the world, including Germany,
> Denmark, France and Spain, providing the fastest deployment of renewable
> energy at the lowest cost, across all technologies and scales.
>
>
>
> The German Environment Ministry reports 280,000 new jobs in renewables
> resulting from their Feed-in Tariff Law. Germany now has the world's
> largest renewable energy industry and annually adds more that 1000 megawatts
> of energy from rooftop solar, compared to California, which adds 100
> Megawatts per year. Now it's Oregon's turn to adopt the model
>
>
>
> How it could work in Oregon:
>
>
>
> Even with current tax incentives and Energy Trust of Oregon cash payments
> for residential solar, upfront costs are still prohibitive for most and the
> payback period too long. The result is insufficient demand for solar panels
> to meet production capability of manufacturers and the need for green jobs.
> Renewable energy payments create a new and proven financing option for the
> homeowner, small business and non-profit that wants to put up solar panels.
>
>
>
> Basic tenets of a feed-in tariff policy are:
>
>
>
> 1. If a utility customer can produce renewable energy
> (electricity from solar panels), local utility must connect them to grid
> within 60 days of applying.
>
> 2. Utility must immediately start buying the electricity
> from the customer at a pre-determined incentive price.
>
> 3. Price must cover what it costs to produce the electricity
> (purchase and install solar panels) plus a reasonable return on investment.
>
> 4. Incentive prices are guaranteed to the customer for a set
> contract period - typically 20 years.
>
>
>
> With a guaranteed price for a fixed contract period, lenders are confident
> of being repaid and money for upfront costs becomes available.
>
>
>
> Payments to customers for electricity from rooftop solar are made from a
> "renewable energy payments fund", created from a small surcharge on the
> electric bill of all electric customers. Utilities use these monies to pay
> for electricity fed into the grid by solar arrays on homes, schools,
> churches and small businesses (with similar provisions for other
> renewables). The Oregon Department of Energy manages the fund and
> reimburses utilities for the difference between the cost to buy this
> renewable energy and what it would have cost for energy from another source.
> The increased demand and deployment of renewables drives down their price,
> making them competitive in the marketplace.
>
>
>
> Once the policy is in place, homeowners, small businesses, churches,
> community groups, credit unions, local banks and private lenders - either
> individually or jointly - can profitably invest in rooftop solar or other
> renewables on buildings throughout their communities, spurring local job
> growth and local wealth.
>
>
>
> About Bianca and the World Future Council: Based in Germany, Bianca Barth
> campaigns for business models supporting the quick deployment of renewable
> energy. She regularly hosts legislators from around the world, leading tours
> to demonstrate Germany's success at deploying solar, wind and other
> renewables locally in rural and urban settings across the country. She has
> first-hand knowledge of how Germany has used feed-in tariffs to exceed its
> Kyoto goals for carbon emissions, and of the resulting economic development.
>
> The World Future Council brings the interests of future generations to the
> canter of policy-making. Its 50 eminent members from around the globe have
> already successfully promoted change. The Council addresses challenges to
> our common future and provides decision-makers with effective policy
> solutions. In-depth research underpins advocacy work for international
> agreements, regional policy frameworks and national lawmaking and thus
> produces practical and tangible results - www.worldfuturecouncil.org.
>
>
>
> View short video on success of feed-in tariffs in Germany at
> http://onlinepact.org/fit.html.
>
>
>
> Bianca Barth will make the following public appearances in Portland and
> Salem:
>
>
>
> FRI 4-03-09 PORTLAND EVENT:
>
> 7:00-8:30 PM Portland Community College Cascade Campus
>
> Terrill Hall - Room 122: Friday, April 3rd, 7pm
>
>
>
> MON 4-06-09 PORTLAND EVENTS:
>
> 11:00 - 12:30 PM PCC Rock Creek Campus
>
> Events Center
>
> 2:30 - 03:30 PM PCC Sylvania Campus
>
> Campus Center - Cedar Room
>
>
>
> THU 4-09-09 SALEM EVENT:
>
> 11:30-1:00 PM Legislative and press briefings in Capitol
>
>
>
> Press Contact: Bianca Barth, WFC Policy Officer
>
> Mobile: 360-354-8449
>
>
>
> Local Contact: Oregonians for Renewable Energy Payments
>
> www.afd-pdx.org/REP/Index.html
>
> Lou Stagnitto 503-997-0970 or Judy Barnes 503-232-1911
>
>
>
>
>
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David e. Delk, Alliance for Democracy - Portland Chapter 503 232 5495 www.afd-pdx.org
> SPREAD THE WORD!
>
> KBOO RADIO TO INTERVIEW BIANCA BARTH AT 8:00 AM FRIDAY MORNING APRIL 3RD.
>
> Bianca Barth will appear on the KBOO Radio show "Positively Revolting" from
> 8:00 - 9:00 AM Friday morning April 3rd.
>
> Bianca is a Climate Officer with the World Future Council, based in Germany,
> and an expert on the feed-in tariff laws they have used there to become the
> world leader in solar energy production and to create 280,000 jobs in the
> last seven years.
>
> Bianca will be interviewed for the hour by show hosts Melodie Silverwolf and
> Crystal Leighty.
>
> LIVE CALLS WILL BE TAKEN
>
> KBOO CALL IN NUMBER IS 503-231-8187
>
> Bianca will share how ordinary people, churches, small entrepreneurs and
> community groups were helped to become energy producers by policies that
> allowed them to be paid well for the solar electricity they produced.
>
> Denmark, France and Spain have done the same and 45 other countries are
> adopting the feed-in tariff polices that made it all possible.
>
> Tune in to learn what we can do in Oregon to have the same happen here.
>
> Listen online at http://kboo.fm/listen
>
> CALL IN WITH YOUR QUESTIONS!
>
> KBOO CALL IN NUMBER IS 503-231-8187
>
> For a pre-taste of what Bianca will share, view the short video clip at
> http://onlinepact.org/fit.html.
>
> Judy Barnes
>
> 503-232-1911
>
> Oregonians for Renewable Energy Payments
>
> www.afd-pdx.org/REP/Index.html
>
> _______________________________________
>
>
>
> WHAT: Hour-long interview with Bianca Barth on KBOO's Friday morning show
> "Positively Revolting"
>
>
>
> WHEN: 8:00 - 9:00 AM Friday morning April 3rd.
>
>
>
> WHERE: KBOO Radio 90.7 FM
>
>
>
> CALL IN NUMBER: 503-231-8187
>
>
>
> ________________________________________
>
>
>
> PRESS RELEASE:
>
>
>
>
> Portland, OR 26 March 2009: World Future Council representative in Portland
> to advocate for stimulating production of renewable energy through
> "renewable energy payments".
>
>
>
> Bianca Barth, Policy Officer for The World Future Council, will be in
> Portland to boost the efforts of "Oregonians for Renewable Energy Payments"
> and is available for interviews on Friday morning, April 3, 2009. Barth is
> supporting locally sponsored state legislation to adopt the German model for
> quickly advancing renewable energy production.
>
>
>
> Called renewable energy payments (or feed-in tariffs), these proven policies
> are being adopted in over 45 countries around the world, including Germany,
> Denmark, France and Spain, providing the fastest deployment of renewable
> energy at the lowest cost, across all technologies and scales.
>
>
>
> The German Environment Ministry reports 280,000 new jobs in renewables
> resulting from their Feed-in Tariff Law. Germany now has the world's
> largest renewable energy industry and annually adds more that 1000 megawatts
> of energy from rooftop solar, compared to California, which adds 100
> Megawatts per year. Now it's Oregon's turn to adopt the model
>
>
>
> How it could work in Oregon:
>
>
>
> Even with current tax incentives and Energy Trust of Oregon cash payments
> for residential solar, upfront costs are still prohibitive for most and the
> payback period too long. The result is insufficient demand for solar panels
> to meet production capability of manufacturers and the need for green jobs.
> Renewable energy payments create a new and proven financing option for the
> homeowner, small business and non-profit that wants to put up solar panels.
>
>
>
> Basic tenets of a feed-in tariff policy are:
>
>
>
> 1. If a utility customer can produce renewable energy
> (electricity from solar panels), local utility must connect them to grid
> within 60 days of applying.
>
> 2. Utility must immediately start buying the electricity
> from the customer at a pre-determined incentive price.
>
> 3. Price must cover what it costs to produce the electricity
> (purchase and install solar panels) plus a reasonable return on investment.
>
> 4. Incentive prices are guaranteed to the customer for a set
> contract period - typically 20 years.
>
>
>
> With a guaranteed price for a fixed contract period, lenders are confident
> of being repaid and money for upfront costs becomes available.
>
>
>
> Payments to customers for electricity from rooftop solar are made from a
> "renewable energy payments fund", created from a small surcharge on the
> electric bill of all electric customers. Utilities use these monies to pay
> for electricity fed into the grid by solar arrays on homes, schools,
> churches and small businesses (with similar provisions for other
> renewables). The Oregon Department of Energy manages the fund and
> reimburses utilities for the difference between the cost to buy this
> renewable energy and what it would have cost for energy from another source.
> The increased demand and deployment of renewables drives down their price,
> making them competitive in the marketplace.
>
>
>
> Once the policy is in place, homeowners, small businesses, churches,
> community groups, credit unions, local banks and private lenders - either
> individually or jointly - can profitably invest in rooftop solar or other
> renewables on buildings throughout their communities, spurring local job
> growth and local wealth.
>
>
>
> About Bianca and the World Future Council: Based in Germany, Bianca Barth
> campaigns for business models supporting the quick deployment of renewable
> energy. She regularly hosts legislators from around the world, leading tours
> to demonstrate Germany's success at deploying solar, wind and other
> renewables locally in rural and urban settings across the country. She has
> first-hand knowledge of how Germany has used feed-in tariffs to exceed its
> Kyoto goals for carbon emissions, and of the resulting economic development.
>
> The World Future Council brings the interests of future generations to the
> canter of policy-making. Its 50 eminent members from around the globe have
> already successfully promoted change. The Council addresses challenges to
> our common future and provides decision-makers with effective policy
> solutions. In-depth research underpins advocacy work for international
> agreements, regional policy frameworks and national lawmaking and thus
> produces practical and tangible results - www.worldfuturecouncil.org.
>
>
>
> View short video on success of feed-in tariffs in Germany at
> http://onlinepact.org/fit.html.
>
>
>
> Bianca Barth will make the following public appearances in Portland and
> Salem:
>
>
>
> FRI 4-03-09 PORTLAND EVENT:
>
> 7:00-8:30 PM Portland Community College Cascade Campus
>
> Terrill Hall - Room 122: Friday, April 3rd, 7pm
>
>
>
> MON 4-06-09 PORTLAND EVENTS:
>
> 11:00 - 12:30 PM PCC Rock Creek Campus
>
> Events Center
>
> 2:30 - 03:30 PM PCC Sylvania Campus
>
> Campus Center - Cedar Room
>
>
>
> THU 4-09-09 SALEM EVENT:
>
> 11:30-1:00 PM Legislative and press briefings in Capitol
>
>
>
> Press Contact: Bianca Barth, WFC Policy Officer
>
> Mobile: 360-354-8449
>
>
>
> Local Contact: Oregonians for Renewable Energy Payments
>
> www.afd-pdx.org/REP/Index.html
>
> Lou Stagnitto 503-997-0970 or Judy Barnes 503-232-1911
>
>
>
>
>
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