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Comment by Robert Schultz on August 7, 2009 at 4:32pm

Celebration of Biochar
Sean Barry is going to make some charcoal in Spokane while on the road
to Bellingham from Stillwater, MN. Larry Williams, Bellingham, will be
with him. Plan is to fire up Sean's kiln on Tuesday morning 9/15 at
the Barr Regional Bio-Industrial Park site at Exit 254, I-90, 30
minutes west of Spokane. Come join us!
Larry Condon, Barr, is providing the site and contributing the 10 yds
of fuel needed: it is CDW (2x4s, pallets, etc.).
Fresh Abundance/P.E.A.C.H. is also participating

Comment by Robert Schultz on May 7, 2009 at 9:16am

NW Renewable Energy Group
http://push.pickensplan.com/group/nwrenewableenergygroup
A Regional group welcoming comments, ideas, and suggestions for Renewable Energy in the NW Region. Including states from the Pacific, Cascade and Rocky Mountain areas.

Location: Northwest United States, WA, ID, MT, OR, WY, CO, UT

Comment by Robert Schultz on April 27, 2009 at 1:07pm

A Wind Energy Technician program is pending certification, and scheduled to open in July 2009 at the Northwest Renewable Energy Institute in Vancouver, WA. I am keeping an eye on their website for more news. Sounds like a great opportunity!

Comment by Robert Schultz on April 20, 2009 at 2:49pm

There are many discussion groups on the Pickens Plan website covering a wide range of topics related to Alternative Energy and the Environment. I am the District Leader for the Spokane area (WA-05 group). We could use some active discussions and new ideas in our group. I am trying to promote Alternative Energy and job training programs to the Spokane County Commissioners and City of Spokane, to make sure that we have trained workers for the "Green Economy". We need programs covering everything from building windmills, to improving energy efficiency of public buildings, or converting diesels to run on liquid natural gas.

Come join us at: http://push.pickensplan.com/group/districtgroupwa05

Sincerely,

Robert Schultz
District Leader, WA-05
Pickens Plan New Energy Army

Comment by Richard Wickberg on December 16, 2008 at 10:40pm

For all of you that live in the 4th Congressional District of Wa. St., a new group has been started by the Pickens Plan Army and no, I'm not in your district; just giving you a heads up. Take care all and if you care visit us at WA-05. Y'all will be known as WA-04.
Richard

Comment by Richard Wickberg on November 29, 2008 at 10:07am

Good Morning All.
I just want you to kow,as Eastern Washington Coordinator. I'm here to help you. If You need a Pickens Pal, simply write me and ask amd I'll respond - I promise. I'll grt an answer to any question you may have and if I see you don;t have any pickens Pals, I'll probably write you. I haven't come all this way just to sit on my thumbs!
Richard

Comment by Richard Wickberg on November 28, 2008 at 4:35pm

As stated, here are the two pages of Washington St. Law which Give our Power Companies the right to limit the amount of monies they have to repay you for energy you produce at your residence or acreage.

RCW 80.60.020
Available on first-come, first-served basis — Interconnected metering systems allowed — Charges to customer-generator.

(1) An electric utility:

(a) Shall offer to make net metering available to eligible customers-generators on a first-come, first-served basis until the cumulative generating capacity of net metering systems equals 0.25 percent of the utility's peak demand during 1996. On January 1, 2014, the cumulative generating capacity available to net metering systems will equal 0.5 percent of the utility's peak demand during 1996. Not less than one-half of the utility's 1996 peak demand available for net metering systems shall be reserved for the cumulative generating capacity attributable to net metering systems that generate renewable energy;

(b) Shall allow net metering systems to be interconnected using a standard kilowatt-hour meter capable of registering the flow of electricity in two directions, unless the commission, in the case of an electrical company, or the appropriate governing body, in the case of other electric utilities, determines, after appropriate notice and opportunity for comment:

(i) That the use of additional metering equipment to monitor the flow of electricity in each direction is necessary and appropriate for the interconnection of net metering systems, after taking into account the benefits and costs of purchasing and installing additional metering equipment; and

(ii) How the cost of purchasing and installing an additional meter is to be allocated between the customer-generator and the utility;

(c) Shall charge the customer-generator a minimum monthly fee that is the same as other customers of the electric utility in the same rate class, but shall not charge the customer-generator any additional standby, capacity, interconnection, or other fee or charge unless the commission, in the case of an electrical company, or the appropriate governing body, in the case of other electric utilities, determines, after appropriate notice and opportunity for comment that:

(i) The electric utility will incur direct costs associated with interconnecting or administering net metering systems that exceed any offsetting benefits associated with these systems; and

(ii) Public policy is best served by imposing these costs on the customer-generator rather than allocating these costs among the utility's entire customer base.

(2) If a production meter and software is required by the electric utility to provide meter aggregation under RCW 80.60.030(4), the customer-generator is responsible for the purchase of the production meter and software.


[2007 c 323 § 2; 2006 c 201 § 2; 2000 c 158 § 2; 1998 c 318 § 3.]

RCW 80.60.030
Net energy measurement — Required calculation — Unused credit — Meter aggregation.

Consistent with the other provisions of this chapter, the net energy measurement must be calculated in the following manner:

(1) The electric utility shall measure the net electricity produced or consumed during the billing period, in accordance with normal metering practices.

(2) If the electricity supplied by the electric utility exceeds the electricity generated by the customer-generator and fed back to the electric utility during the billing period, the customer-generator shall be billed for the net electricity supplied by the electric utility, in accordance with normal metering practices.

(3) If electricity generated by the customer-generator exceeds the electricity supplied by the electric utility, the customer-generator:

(a) Shall be billed for the appropriate customer charges for that billing period, in accordance with RCW 80.60.020; and

(b) Shall be credited for the excess kilowatt-hours generated during the billing period, with this kilowatt-hour credit appearing on the bill for the following billing period.

(4) If a customer-generator requests, an electric utility shall provide meter aggregation.

(a) For customer-generators participating in meter aggregation, kilowatt-hours credits earned by a net metering system during the billing period first shall be used to offset electricity supplied by the electric utility.

(b) Not more than a total of one hundred kilowatts shall be aggregated among all customer-generators participating in a generating facility under this subsection.

(c) Excess kilowatt-hours credits earned by the net metering system, during the same billing period, shall be credited equally by the electric utility to remaining meters located on all premises of a customer-generator at the designated rate of each meter.

(d) Meters so aggregated shall not change rate classes due to meter aggregation under this section.

(5) On April 30th of each calendar year, any remaining unused kilowatt-hour credit accumulated during the previous year shall be granted to the electric utility, without any compensation to the customer-generator.


[2007 c 323 § 3; 2006 c 201 § 3; 1998 c 318 § 4.]

I know this is long but if you feel a certain sucking feeling, that is from your government, and they wonder why they operating in the red!

Comment by Richard Wickberg on November 26, 2008 at 4:44pm

North Dakota, a Wind Swept Wealthy State

North Dakota didn't set out to be such a wealthy state. They have wind swept prairies in the central and eastern part of the state and the Badlands to the west. In the winter, blizzards can shut down cities and highways but in summer nonths the wind still blows and wheat timothy and lavender give the state a beautiful change and one would never know it is the Siberia of America.

Now North Dakota is a rich state. First, They have found vast oil deposits both there and in Montana, These oil deposits have made it possible for the forward thinking state legislature to ease state laws governing the building of private wind farms on Private property so that people with property like ranchers, farmers, and hay growers can lease their lands to speculators who then build wind farms and sell the power to the Power Companies. All concerned make a profit and the state consumers save money in the proscess! The taxes paid by these above mentioned groups has taken North Dakota out of the Red and into the Black, ergo, taxes have down and public spending has gone up at no cost to state citizens. They're a happy bunch of people.

It would be nice if Washington St. officials would send a trade comission to North Dakota and see first hand how a land locked state made the most with what little they had (and we have more natural resourses) and became a state who is operating in the black with money to burn on state projects?

I intend to begin to start calling on our Attorney General, Governor. My State Senator & Legislator, State Auditor, Treasurer, and Commissioner of Public Lands, There are certain laws inpeding this type of growth in the state, designed to aide the power companies at the demise of we citizens and they must be stricken from our state law books - NOW, as they are anti trust! I will get you more information of the spicific laws later

Comment by Richard Wickberg on November 26, 2008 at 1:34pm

Friends are an intrigal part of the Pickens Plan Army. Please reach out and ask people for their friendship or, pay it forward! One can never have too many ftiends. Take this from a person with PTSD who has locked himself away for years and have this group to thank for bringing me out of my foxhole and back into the real world.

I have met so many people here that really care, without my mentioning my disabilities that I've been moved to tears at times. I like to reach out to people with none or only one or two Pickens Pals, especially Vets and active duty soldiers. But in your groups, there are new people you can be an ambassador and take it on to your self to make 5 or10 new Pickens Pals or enlist 1 -10 new members to your group. All you have to do is tell them is how you found out about the Pickens Plan Army and what it does, by then they'll want the email address.

Comment by Richard Wickberg on November 25, 2008 at 10:35am

Is there anyone in the 4th Congressional district who is interested in getting involved a bit more with the Pickens Plan? If you've got some spare time and want to help the Cause, shoot me an email and lets talk.

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