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- Tell us about your experience with alternative energy:
- First off the website would not allow me to put my real age, that being 1/25/1957. As to my experience in energy, I have been into solar, solar refrigeration / heat pumps, wind power, trying to build a facility to build turbines and panels in upstate NY to provide jobs and build a technology center for new technologies and capabilities. I would love to be part of this as I just watched the entire CNBC presentation and saw the ad in the NY times. Excellent! I believe in all renewable sources, but with LNG and wind, we have the world, and we get to be the new powerhouse of the western world. Here is my number 727-320-7998 or 813-264-7966
- What excites you about this campaign?
- The chance to have a job in this industry and bring about major change in the future / today. Lets build the pipelines, the LNG stations, the wind systems, the power grid for transmission, what ever it takes to make this work, instead of 700 billion or more leaving our shores. We have gutted the infrastructure of this country, no major steel plants, no real industry, everything is being built by our "friends" / enemies who are draining this country dry. We are becoming a third world nation with the harvesting of OUR resources and exporting them to the new economic world that has stolen our jobs, stolen our technologies and using them against us to make their countries better as we fall deeper in the crevasse. 3 cheers for Mr. Pickens, he called oil at over 100 a year ago, He is right. And he is still right a nd will continue to be right. I am ready to move myself to any position to make it a reality. 727-320-7998 or 813-264-7966
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- I want to starat right now to bring about the total change and it's future, yes I am a dreamer; but watching the US needing a WPA or Manhatten Project should have been started after the first oil embargo in the 70's
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General John Osborn here. I am your District FL-11 Leader for Pickens Plan. We need YOU more than ever. Our organization has evolved and your role has become very clear. Come to the Pickens Plan website and add yourself to my friend list and also the District Group. Make firm plans to attend our monthly meetings, you will see the Pickens Plan has had new life breathed into it. Bring a friend, we have plenty of seating. We are having a guest speaker Thursday September 10th at 7:30 PM…see Pickens Plan website for maps and additional information. (listed on both the District and Events tabs)
Under my leadership you can have a tangible role in the operation of the district. You will be meeting “Mark Sharpe” of the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners at the September meeting. I assure you this will be interesting and informative.
Please reply to my direct email at josborn5@tampabay.rr.com We need to know you’re still active and ready to assist us in the revitalized campaign for “Energy Independence”. Also RSVP for the September 10th, meeting.
Gen. John Osborn
District FL-11 Leader
I am John Osborn. I am the new District FL-11 Leader for Pickens Plan. Come and visit our website and look at both the Events scheduled with movers and shakers in the nation and community as well as the new and updated data on the District FL-11 page. Add yourself to my friend list and also the District Group. If you attend one of our meetings, you will see the Pickens Plan has had new life breathed into it. Bring a friend, we have plenty of seating. We are having a guest speaker Thursday August 13th at 7:30 PM…see the Events tab on Pickens Plan website for maps and additional information.
Under my leadership you can have a tangible role in the operation of the district. Just let me know. Come to this months meeting and meet “David Gammon” of Progress Energy’s Renewable Energy Contracts department.
John Osborn
District FL-11 Leader
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27FEB09
Honorable Speaker of the House Congresswoman Pelosi,
I am an Electronic Technician Chief in the US Navy with 27 years service stationed overseas. I’m outlying an idea to assist and work with current plans for achieving energy independence. I urge you, as speaker of the house and the driving force to form the select committee on energy independence and global warming, consider for discussion and introduction into the house US Treasury Savings Bonds for Energy Independance.
In WWII America sold war bonds supporting the war effort. When young, my mother told me her primary school raised enough money through bonds to build a tank to support troops. I am impressed with the patriotism and purpose of our greatest generation that accomplished so much.
Selling energy bonds for RE (Renewable Energy) development would lower foreign oil imports and assist with the complex problem of funding. Bonds sold as “Energy S” could support new solar trough plants, “Energy W” to support wind farms, Energy “H” to support hydroelectric plants, Energy “T” to support RE transportation such as electric bullet train routes powered by RE, Energy "C" COOPS for small communities only needing a small quantity of turbines, and Energy “I” for needed infrastructure high voltage power lines to the RE site. Bonds will have the project name and include an artist’s perspective of the project and an American flag. President Obama had great success with the internet during his campaign. In a similar manner, using the internet, energy bonds could have a website listing current projects and an “electronic checkout” could purchase a bond $25 or higher. Simpler methods of payment such as “PAYPAL” and credit cards would be available and after an electronic purchase is complete a color print out of the bond is available with a follow up of the bond in the mail. The website would limit quantity of projects for each category until funding is complete. After a project becomes funded, a new project will be available. A tab on the site will show history and status of previous projects. Purchasers may take great pride in “collecting” and displaying bonds of various RE projects and participating at different levels of financial support. Solar trough plants in the multi-hundred MW size capacity with molten salt energy storage in California, Arizona, and West Texas can provide a major portion of electric needs. North Dakota has potential to support 1/3 of our nations electric needs in it’s class 4 wind zone areas. There are plenty of suitable proposed wind turbine farms now around the nation to significantly increase our RE if funded. Mid sized hydro-electric has not been used in America to it’s full potential. Following the example of our neighbor, Canada, it would provide a significant increase in percentage of electric production. Developing all three we could provide the majority of our electric and heating needs through renewable energy in a "New New Deal" fashion allowing natural gas for transportation as T. Boone Pickens is working for. Bullet train routes have proven a viable alternative to commercial domestic air service and when powered by electricity provided by RE suppliers America would be in the forefront of world technology. Example, I heard of discussion for a commuter train from Denver to Colorado Springs. Such a route built as a renewable energy project with charter requirement legally requiring to only purchase electricity from available renewable energy sources would be a model example. There are many train routes, city bus systems, and government vehicles that can be converted to run from alternative energy sources and fuels. Jobs created would bolster the economy, lower trade deficit, and strengthen national security. I would take great pride in print outs of bonds with graphics of each project I supported and many other Americans would also. The energy bonds could have tax breaks. BLM lands may be a viable place to start for some projects.
I contacted the US treasury department and was told that the marketing department for savings bonds closed several years ago. I was told there would be problems because savings bonds are at the federal level while the projects will be at the state and local level. I disagree and believe that these can easily be figured out in the way of grants to the state and local level using money from the bonds for those specific projects. I was told to check out auctions on the www.treasurydirect.gov website and found them to not apply to citizens wanting to buy savings bonds to support a cause such as energy independance. I was told by the treasury department to look into CREB (Clean Renewable Energy Bonds). I found CREB to be large scale funding that a citizen would not be able to participate in as a US Treasury Energy Independance Bond would provide. If given the tools to participate directly, the power of the citizens of the United States to help achieve energy independance could not be denied. Americans mean well and the Energy Independance Savings bond program will give citizens the power at their level to make it happen. If marketed through a web page, commercials, and to federal employees the word would get out and participation would spread like wildfire.
Mr. Paul Gipe, a resident of Bakersfield CA, an author of several books about wind energy, and recipient of multiple awards as a pioneer in the industry since the 1970's has put a letter I wrote to Senator Dorgan on this subject as well as an older letter I wrote on wind COOP in JAN07. These websites are:
http://www.wind-works.org/coopwind/RenewableEnergyBondsforEnergyIndependence.html
and
http://www.wind-works.org/articles/AmericanEnergyIndependencethroughCooperativeInvestmentinWindEnergy.html
Sincerely and very respectfully,
ETC(SW/AW) Mike Kendall USN
Mailing address: PSC 476, Box 879, FPO AP, 96322 USA
Telephone (803) 265-4756, Email: ke6cvh@yahoo.com
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Please review the concept of Peak Shaving I introduced for discussion, in the "Product and Ideas" Forum.
Feel free to contact me. I work in the Tampa area. Love to have Coffee some time and chat.
Phil
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Contact me. I am interested in learning more about these incentives... Thanks.
Part of the answer to this whole problem is to make all states energy deregulated as Texas and New York are. Give people a choice of switching to green energy through their energy provider. Deregulation leads to choices, incentives and lower prices, as these two states show, and the website illustrates specifically, with real world prices you can check on from many providers.
In regulated states, there is no choice and utilities have a monopoly hold on everything. They will not change, or if they do, it will take another fifty years. They have a strangle hold on everyone and will not let them go..it feels kind of like being in Egypt back in the Old Testament days. Consumers are powerless and helpless for the most part, and are dictated to by oil companies and utilities who buy their carbon fuels.
By contrast, if customers have a choice, as they do for long distance service, then they can switch FAST. Consumers can easily switch to a green energy company that supplies all of their power from wind for example.
Consumer demand will drive the green market as well as investors who will supply it to the demand, rather than utilities freezing everyone out of choice and forcing everyone into extinction due to burning carbon based fuels and 10,000 years of buildup of toxic radioactive fuels.
The only thing left is education, which means that green energy providers hire sales people who will educate first, and then sell green energy to consumers who are truly AWARE and making an INFORMED choice.
We cannot wait another thirty years for the government or anyone else to save us. We have the power NOW to change things, today.
Especially for those living in Texas or New York it is possible to switch to green energy today, without building anything and without buying expensive panels, towers, etc., using links below.
Eric S. Green Sustainability Consultant
http://www.aaagreenenergy.com (Green wind energy sign up)
http://www.electricityratescompared.info (Compare rates for free)
http://www.care2.com/c2c/group/ambit (Discussion group)
http://www.energyconsultantcareer.info (Career Information)
Ian
Federal Solar Tax Incentives
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (H.R. 6, Sec. 1335) established a 30% tax credit up to $2,000 for the purchase and installation of residential solar electric. An individual can take both a 30% credit up to the $2,000 cap for a photovoltaics system.
> Click here to download IRS Form 5695
> Link to DSIRE web site; A good resource for Federal Tax Incentive Info.
State-by-State Solar Tax Incentives and Rebates
YOUR POWER-SAVE SOLAR AUTHORIZED INSTALLER WILL SUBMIT FOR YOU THE STATE AND UTILITY SPONSORED REBATE FORMS AND GET APPROVAL IN ADVANCE OF INSTALLATION!!!!
*Check with your state and local utility company for current terms and conditions of their rebates. Power-Save is not responsible for expired or revised rebate information.
The table below is based on the Power-Save Solar 1kW residential system priced at $5,999.00!
STATE
(links to DSIRE web site)
FED TAX CREDIT
STATE TAX CREDIT
STATE/UTILITY REBATE
NET SYSTEM COST!!!
Alabama
$ 2,000.00
$ 3,999.00
Alaska *
$ 2,000.00
$ 2,892.44
$ 1106.56
Arizona * **
$ 2,000.00
$ 1,000.00
$ 3,000.00
FREE!
Arkansas
$ 2,000.00
$ 3,999.00
California * **
$ 2,000.00
$ 4,000.00
FREE!
Colorado * **
$ 2,000.00
$ 4,000.00
FREE!
Connecticut *
$ 2,000.00
$ 5,000.00
FREE!
Delaware
$ 2,000.00
$ 2,799.00
$ 1,200.00
Washington DC
$ 2,000.00
$ 3,999.00
Florida ***
Georgia *
$ 2,000.00
$ 3,042.59
$ 956.41
Hawaii
$ 2,000.00
$ 1,959.00
$ 2,040.00
Idaho
$ 2,000.00
$ 1,959.00
$ 2,040.00
Illinois *
$ 2,000.00
$ 1,679.00
$ 2,320.00
Indiana
$ 2,000.00
$ 3,999.00
Iowa *
$ 2,000.00
$ 2,500.00
$ 1,499.00
Kansas
$ 2,000.00
$ 3,999.00
Kentucky
$ 2,000.00
$ 3,999.00
Louisiana
$ 2,000.00
$ 2,800.00
$ 1,199.00
Maine *
$ 2,000.00
$ 3,000.00
$ 999.00
Maryland *
$ 2,000.00
$ 1,120.00
$ 2,879.00
Massachusetts *
$ 2,000.00
$ 800.00
$ 3,000.00
$ 199.00
Michigan * **
$ 2,000.00
$ 2,500.00
$ 1,499.00
Minnesota *
$ 2,000.00
$ 4,000.00
FREE!
Mississippi
$ 2,000.00
$ 3,999.00
Missouri
$ 2,000.00
$ 500.00
$ 3,499.00
Montana * **
$ 2,000.00
$ 500.00
$ 3,500.00
FREE!
Nebraska *
$ 2,000.00
$ 1,330.43
$ 2,670.00
Nevada *
$ 2,000.00
$ 3,000.00
$ 999.00
New Hampshire
$ 2,000.00
$ 3,999.00
New Jersey *
$ 2,000.00
$ 3,800.00 (discontinued)
$ 199.00 (discontinued)
New Mexico
$ 2,000.00
$ 1,680.00
$ 2,320.00
New York *
$ 2,000.00
$ 1,400.00
$ 3,350.00
FREE!
North Carolina *
$ 2,000.00
$ 1,950.00
$ 2,049 .00
North Dakota
$ 2,000.00
$ 840.00
$ 3,159.00
Ohio
$ 2,000.00
$ 3,999.00
Oklahoma
$ 2,000.00
$ 3,999.00
Oregon *
$ 2,000.00
$ 2,800.00
$ 2,000.00
FREE!
Pennsylvania
$ 2,000.00
$ 3,999.00
Rhode Island *
$ 2,000.00
$ 1,400.00
$ 125.00
$ 2,474.00
South Carolina
$ 2,000.00
$ 1,400.00
$ 3,999.00
South Dakota
$ 2,000.00
$ 3,999.00
Tennessee
$ 2,000.00
$ 3,999.00
Texas * **
$ 2,000.00
$ 4,500.00
FREE!****
Utah * **
$ 2,000.00
$ 1,400.00
$ 2,000.00
$ 599.00
Vermont
$ 2,000.00
$ 1,760.00
$ 2,239.00
Virginia
$ 2,000.00
$ 3,999.00
Washington * **
$ 2,000.00
$ 1,500.00
$ 2,499.00
West Virginia
$ 2,000.00
$ 3,999.00
Wisconsin * **
$ 2,000.00
$ 3,900.00
$ 99.00
Wyoming *
$ 2,000.00
$ 2,799.00
$ 1,200.00
* est. state/utility rebate or tax credit
** highest regional rebate
*** requires 2kW system minimum
**** based on purchase price of $5700.00
The table below is based on the Power-Save Solar 2kW residential system priced at $10,299.00!
STATE
(links to DSIRE web site)
FED TAX CREDIT
STATE TAX CREDIT
STATE/UTILITY REBATE
NET SYSTEM COST!!!
Alabama
$ 2,000.00
$ 8,299.00
Alaska *
$ 2,000.00
$ 5,784.89
$ 2,514.12
Arizona * **
$ 2,000.00
$ 1,000.00
$ 6,000.00
$ 1,299.00
Arkansas
$ 2,000.00
$ 8,299.00
California * **
$ 2,000.00
$ 5,500.00
$ 2,799.00
Colorado * **
$ 2,000.00
$ 9,000.00
FREE!
Connecticut *
$ 2,000.00
$ 10,000.00
FREE!
Delaware
$ 2,000.00
$ 5,500.00
$ 2,799.00
Washington DC
$ 2,000.00
$ 8,299.00
Florida ***
$ 2,000.00
$ 8,000.00
$ 299.00
Georgia *
$ 2,000.00
$ 5,585.18
$ 2,714.00
Hawaii
$ 2,000.00
$ 3,500.00
$ 4,799.00
Idaho
$ 2,000.00
$ 3,500.00
$ 4,799.00
Illinois *
$ 2,000.00
$ 3,000.00
$ 5,299.00
Indiana
$ 2,000.00
$ 8,299.00
Iowa *
$ 2,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$ 3,299.00
Kansas
$ 2,000.00
$ 8,299.00
Kentucky
$ 2,000.00
$ 8,299.00
Louisiana
$ 2,000.00
$ 5,500.00
$ 2,799.00
Maine *
$ 2,000.00
$ 6,000.00
$ 2,299.00
Maryland *
$ 2,000.00
$ 2,000.00
$ 6,299.00
Massachusetts *
$ 2,000.00
$ 1,000.00
$ 6,000.00
$ 1,299.00
Michigan * **
$ 2,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$ 3,299.00
Minnesota *
$ 2,000.00
$ 8,000.00
$ 299.00
Mississippi
$ 2,000.00
$ 8,299.00
Missouri
$ 2,000.00
$ 1,000.00
$ 7,299.00
Montana * **
$ 2,000.00
$ 500.00
$ 7,000.00
$ 799.00
Nebraska *
$ 2,000.00
$ 2,660.85
$ 5,639.00
Nevada *
$ 2,000.00
$ 6,000.00
$ 2,299.00
New Hampshire
$ 2,000.00
$ 8,299.00
New Jersey *
$ 2,000.00
$ 7,600.00 (discontinued)
$ 699.00 (discontinued)
New Mexico
$ 2,000.00
$ 3,000.00
$ 5,299.00
New York *
$ 2,000.00
$ 2,500.00
$ 8,000.00
FREE!
North Carolina *
$ 2,000.00
$ 3,500.00
$ 4,799.00
North Dakota
$ 2,000.00
$ 1,500.00
$ 6,799.00
Ohio
$ 2,000.00
$ 8,299.00
Oklahoma
$ 2,000.00
$ 8,299.00
Oregon *
$ 2,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$ 4,000.00
FREE!
Pennsylvania
$ 2,000.00
$ 8,299.00
Rhode Island *
$ 2,000.00
$ 2,500.00
$ 125.00
$ 5,674.00
South Carolina
$ 2,000.00
$ 2,500.00
$ 5,799.00
South Dakota
$ 2,000.00
$ 8,299.00
Tennessee
$ 2,000.00
$ 8,299.00
Texas * **
$ 2,000.00
$ 8,000.00
$ 299.00
Utah * **
$ 2,000.00
$ 2,000.00
$ 4,000.00
$ 2,299.00
Vermont
$ 2,000.00
$ 3,500.00
$ 4,799.00
Virginia
$ 2,000.00
$ 8,299.00
Washington * **
$ 2,000.00
$ 3,000.00
$ 5,299.00
West Virginia
$ 2,000.00
$ 8,299.00
Wisconsin * **
$ 2,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$ 3,299.00
Wyoming *
$ 2,000.00
$ 3,000.00
$ 5,299.00
* est. state/utility rebate or tax credit
** highest regional rebate
*** requires 2kW system minimum
The table below is based on the Power-Save Solar 3kW residential system priced at $14,999.00!
STATE
(links to DSIRE web site)
FED TAX CREDIT
STATE TAX CREDIT
STATE/UTILITY REBATE
NET SYSTEM COST!!!
Alabama
$ 2,000.00
$ -
$ -
$ 12,999.00
Alaska *
$ 2,000.00
$ 8,677.33
$ 4,322.00
Arizona * **
$ 2,000.00
$ 1,000.00
$ 9,000.00
$ 2,999.00
Arkansas
$ 2,000.00
$ 12,999.00
California * **
$ 2,000.00
$ 9,000.00
$ 3,999.00
Colorado * **
$ 2,000.00
$ 13,500.00
FREE!
Connecticut *
$ 2,000.00
$ 15,000.00
FREE!
Delaware
$ 2,000.00
$ 7,300.00
$ 5,699.00
Washington DC
$ 2,000.00
$ 12,999.00
Florida ***
$ 2,000.00
$ 12,000.00
$ 999.00
Georgia *
$ 2,000.00
$ 8,127.77
$ 4,872.00
Hawaii
$ 2,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$ 7,999.00
Idaho
$ 2,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$ 7,999.00
Illinois *
$ 2,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$ 7,999.00
Indiana
$ 2,000.00
$ 12,999.00
Iowa *
$ 2,000.00
$ 7,500.00
$ 5,499.00
Kansas
$ 2,000.00
$ 12,999.00
Kentucky
$ 2,000.00
$ 12,999.00
Louisiana
$ 2,000.00
$ 5,500.00
$ 7,499.00
Maine *
$ 2,000.00
$ 7,000.00
$ 5,999.00
Maryland *
$ 2,000.00
$ 2,000.00
$ 10,999.00
Massachusetts *
$ 2,000.00
$ 1,000.00
$ 9,000.00
$ 2,999.00
Michigan * **
$ 2,000.00
$ 7,500.00
$ 5,499.00
Minnesota *
$ 2,000.00
$ 12,000.00
$ 999.00
Mississippi
$ 2,000.00
$ 12,999.00
Missouri
$ 2,000.00
$ 1,500.00
$ 11,499.00
Montana * **
$ 2,000.00
$ 500.00
$ 7,000.00
$ 5,499.00
Nebraska *
$ 2,000.00
$ 3,991.28
$ 9,008.00
Nevada *
$ 2,000.00
$ 9,000.00
$ 3,999.00
New Hampshire
$ 2,000.00
$ 12,999.00
New Jersey *
$ 2,000.00
$ 10,500.00 (discontinued)
$ 2,499.00 (discontinued)
New Mexico
$ 2,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$ 7,999.00
New York *
$ 2,000.00
$ 3,750.00
$ 12,000.00
FREE!
North Carolina *
$ 2,000.00
$ 5,200.00
$ 7,799.00
North Dakota
$ 2,000.00
$ 2,200.00
$ 10,799.00
Ohio
$ 2,000.00
$ 12,999.00
Oklahoma
$ 2,000.00
$ 12,999.00
Oregon *
$ 2,000.00
$ 6,000.00
$ 6,000.00
$ 999.00
Pennsylvania
$ 2,000.00
$ 12,999.00
Rhode Island *
$ 2,000.00
$ 3,649.75
$ 125.00
$ 9,225.00
South Carolina
$ 2,000.00
$ 3,000.00
$ 9,999.00
South Dakota
$ 2,000.00
$ 12,999.00
Tennessee
$ 2,000.00
$ 12,999.00
Texas * **
$ 2,000.00
$ 11,679.20
$ 1,320.00
Utah * **
$ 2,000.00
$ 2,000.00
$ 6,000.00
$ 4,999.00
Vermont
$ 2,000.00
$ 5,250.00
$ 7,749.00
Virginia
$ 2,000.00
$ 12,999.00
Washington * **
$ 2,000.00
$ 4,500.00
$ 8,499.00
West Virginia
$ 2,000.00
$ 12,999.00
Wisconsin * **
$ 2,000.00
$ 7,500.00
$ 5,499.00
Wyoming *
$ 2,000.00
$ 3,000.00
$ 9,999.00
* est. state/utility rebate or tax credit
** highest regional rebate
*** requires 2kW system minimum
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