GREEN SHEET :: DECEMBER 2009
MEMBERSHIP OUTREACH
We welcome this month’s newest members. Southern Contracting joins the membership roster and is the newest addition to the CleanTECH San Diego Preferred Member Vendor Network. Southern Contracting is a full service, general contractor with core capabilities in electrical construction, including transmission lines, electrical distribution systems, dry utility trenching for federal, municipal and commercial enterprises. Their commitment to focus on energy efficiency and renewable energy projects across the San Diego region includes an emphasis on high-performance building retrofits. Hutchens PR is another highlighted member offering personalized services in helping clients solve their communications challenges, improve their image among target audiences, and grow their business to achieve a high-level of success. Hutchens brings over 100 years working with various industries, government and nonprofit agencies at the local, national and international levels to deliver results. Luce Forward also steps into the CleanTECH movement offering its dynamic practice of over 200 attorneys working in major business centers throughout California. They are known as a top law firm throughout the state representing clients from across the country for over 135 years.
REGIONAL INITIATIVES
SMART GRID
Kleiner Perkins Talks Smart Grid with CleanTECH San Diego and 300 Participants
Three hundred stakeholders joined CleanTECH San Diego in its inaugural CleanTECH San Diego Showcase, hosted on November 12. The event featured Kleiner Perkins partner Ellen Pao in a keynote presentation as well as panel remarks by three regional CEOs with companies in the smart grid sector. The panel was comprised of Applied Solar’s David Field, PCN Technology’s Dr. Shastri and Paul Wilbur from Aptera Motors. The panel discussed the opportunities and challenges associated with a transition to a smart grid, noting that San Diego is particularly well positioned to demonstrate the value of smart grid technologies with its well established high tech sector and its growing green tech sector. The evening was sponsored by member company Mintz Levin and moderated by Lee Krevat, Director of Smart Grid Initiatives for SDG&E. The event was generously supported by our pro bono partners at Hutchens PR and Promar Designs. Planning is underway for the second CleanTECH Showcase coming in the first quarter of 2010.
CREBS
Planning Underway to Implement CREBs in San Diego Region
CleanTECH San Diego, in continued collaboration with it’s municipal partners and pro bono service providers are convening working groups to design an execution strategy in the wake of its Clean Renewable Energy Bonds (CREBs) awards. This regional opportunity will further San Diego’s leadership position as a dominant solar city. This strategy is in response to the San Diego region’s recent award announcement of over $150 MM in CREBs allocations which will be used to install solar rooftop and shade structures at close to 200 sites region-wide. When all projects are complete, it will bring an additional 20 megawatts of solar power to the region in addition to welcomed local green jobs.
POLICY AND ADVOCACY
Advocacy Committee Tackling Tough Issues
CleanTECH San Diego’s Advocacy Committee established a subgroup to address key legislative and regulatory issues. One issue capturing early attention is how to structure Feed in Tariff. There is pending legislation as well as an ongoing regulatory proceeding that addresses the merits of an auction system versus a tariff structure. The working group is sharing information and discussing possible areas of alignment between member interests. This work is expected to proceed.
In other Advocacy Committee news, the Committee is preparing for a Roundtable discussion with Mayor Sanders on December 8. Hosted by the EDC at the invitation of the Mayor, representatives of each industry sector will join the Mayor in an open and constructive discussion about how to continue improving the business climate for the benefit of our sector and our region. Industries such as solar, wind, biofuels, energy efficiency, smart grid, transportation and others will be represented as CleanTECH San Diego helps advance its advocacy agenda before policymakers.
CleanTECH San Diego Participates in Mayor’s Third Economic Summit
Chairman Jim Waring made a presentation to Mayor Sanders and a group of approximately 50 business and government leaders on November 19. The presentation was part of the Mayor’s Economic Summit—the third in a series of meetings convened by Mayor Sanders to focus on workable solutions for improving the City’s economy and quality of life. Waring made a presentation on the opportunities associated in our region’s clean technology sector.
Energy Efficiency
On November 17, the San Diego Clean Enterprise Program was presented to the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce during their Eco Tour. The bus tour brought leaders of the Carlsbad community to four featured businesses dedicated to sustainability. The first stop was the Mellace Nuts, a family owned snack manufacturer, demonstrating sustainable business practices. Next stop included the Lund Realty office, a highly efficient office space. The Stater Brother’s grocery store came next, whose SolaTube skylights are just one aspect of energy efficient measures integrated at their facility. The final stop was E-World Recyclers, a business that recycles computers and other electronics. The eco-tour participants were further introduced to the financial solutions available through CleanTECH San Diego’s Clean Enterprise Program enabling businesses to adopt energy efficiency measures with virtually no capital outlay.
Streetlight Working Group
The regional Peer-to-Peer Street Lighting Working Group is continuing to move forward in developing specifications for energy efficient induction and LED lighting systems to retrofit and significantly reduce energy consumption from the existing HPS and LPS street lights across the region. CleanTECH San Diego is working with the local astronomy community, in particular Palomar and Mt. Laguna Observatories to ensure the effects of transitioning to these broad spectrum light sources are minimized.
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
Greening San Diego Program
The City of Santee will issue an RFP in January for their investment-grade audit that provides the detailed scope and costing necessary to move forward with targeted EECBG energy efficiency upgrades to city-owned facilities. The City of Lemon Grove Redevelopment Agency completed the Citron Court project which is their first affordable housing complex built to LEED standards. The Cities of Santee and Lemon Grove and Santee Schools all received IRS CREBs bonding allocations and are participating in our CREBs Implementation core team. At this month's "Greening San Diego" meeting presentations were offered from ICLEI and SDG&E's Cool Planet Program in conjunction with The Climate Registry as partner public agencies prepare to establish their GHG baselines in 2010.
CAPITAL FORMATION
SCRUB 2010
The Capital Formation Committee is accepting candidate companies for its 2010 SCRUBs. The next two SCRUBs are scheduled for January 13 and May 12. The CleanTECH SCRUB is a member only event which provides an opportunity for a small group of prescreened early stage clean tech companies to present their business case to a group of CleanTECH members. Companies make a 15 minute presentation followed by 15 minutes of Q&A. The SCRUB group will offer guidance and connections, including, where appropriate, advice on access to capital, contacts with potential strategic partners and access to local services for early stage businesses. Qualified companies must be incorporated, have a business plan and be revenue generating or have a credible plan for revenue generation. If you are interested, please submit a three page business plan summary to Capital Formation Committee Chair Mike Elconin or Lisa Bicker.
CleanTECH San Diego Member Launches Clean Tech Blog
CleanTECH San Diego member Glenn Mosier of UBS Financial Services launched a blog called Glenn Mosier’s Focus on Clean Tech www.glennmosier.com. This new site is designed to increase the visibility of the region as a clean tech leader and is a platform to share real-time information and post community comments.
UPCOMING EVENTS
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH/UPCOMING EVENTS
CREBs Implementation Team Meeting:
DECEMBER 1, 2009
Time: 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
By invitation only.
Contact: hollyl@cleantechsandiego.org
San Diego Regional EDC and CleanTECH San Diego Host Mega-Region Asset Tour of Imperial County:
DECEMBER 3-4, 2009
Contact: mc@sandiegobusiness.org
Member Event: CleanTECH San Diego Advocacy Committee Meeting
DECEMBER 7, 2009
Time: 1:00 – 2:30 PM PST
Location: 4510 Executive Drive, McGraw Conference Room
Board of Directors Holiday Party
DECEMBER 7, 2009
Invitation Only
Contact: hollyl@cleantechsandiego.org
Mayors CleanTECH Roundtable
DECEMBER 8, 2009
Time: 3:00 – 4:30 PM PST
Location:City Hall
Contact: hollyl@cleantechsandiego.org
Member Event: CleanTECH San Diego Education and Outreach Committee Meeting
DECEMBER 9, 2009
Time: 4:00 – 5:00 PM PST
Location:BIOCOM: 4510 Executive Drive, McGraw Conference Room
Xconomy Forum: Tomorrow’s Biotech--Innovators and Innovations
DECEMBER 14, 2009
Time: 2:00 – 6:30 PM PST
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CleanTECH San Diego Board Meeting
DECEMBER 15, 2009
Time: 7:30 – 9:00 AM PST
Location: BIOCOM: 4510 Executive Drive, McGraw Conference Room
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