Happy Earth Day, Jackson Hole

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Happy Earth Day, Jackson Hole!
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Source IPCC 4th Assessment Report, Climate
Change 2007, Working Group 1
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change --
IPCC
1990 Our judgment is that global mean surface
air temperature has increased by 0.3 to 0.6oC
(which) could be largely due to natural
variability 1995 The balance of evidence
suggests a discernible human influence on global
climate. 2001 There is new and stronger
evidence that most of the warming observed over
the last 50 years is attributable to human
activities. 2007 Most of (50 of) the
observed increase in globally averaged
temperatures since the mid-20th century is very
likely (confidence level 90) due to the
observed increase in anthropogenic (human)
greenhouse gas concentrations.
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Global Warming Impacts People

• Destabilize the climate system ? disrupt key life
  support systems
• Risk vital water supply
• Alter agriculture
• Hyper-energize storms
• Rising seas
• Millions of environmental refugees
• Also, accelerate the massive spasm of species
  extinction already underway

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Our global climate is nearing tipping points.
Changes are beginning to appear, and there is a
potential for explosive changes with effects that
would be irreversible if we do not rapidly slow
fossil fuel emissions over the next few decades.
Dr. James Hansen, Director, NASAs Goddard
Institute of Space Studies
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Our Global Challenge

• Rewire the global energy system in a generation.
  Revolutionize how we produce, distribute and
  utilize energy.

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Climate Solutions and Prosperity Can (and must!)
Go Hand in Hand
We see clean energy technology, given the right
policy signals, as a ripe opportunity for
increasing investment and job creation in our
region Clean energy can become as big and
valuable to the Northwest as semiconductors,
electronic and computer equipment, software and
communications technology. Nancy Floyd, Nth
Power David Chen, OVP Venture Partners Stephen
Saltzman, Intel Capital
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Clean Tech Real Productivity The opposite of
credit default swaps!

• Clean Tech is about
• Building Things Right its exportable!
• Excellence in clean, efficient energy, building
  and transportation systems
• Creating lasting 21st century businesses and
  sustainable green jobs

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Talk about Win-Win! Benefits of a Clean Energy
Economy

• Buffer families, farms, businesses from volatile
  fossil fuel energy costs
• Keep energy dollars local
• Bring new economic development (billions in new
  capital investment) to rural communities
• Create new, high-wage jobs
• Contribute to Americas energy independence
• Save water! Clean up the air!

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Our Post-Carbon Energy Future

• Smart, super-efficient green buildings
• powered by clean renewable energy
• ...linked by a smart power grid
• that powers plug-in vehicles

How long will it take to get there?
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New Energy Pioneer Community

• Serious commitment to climate leadership
• Local economic development strategy centers on
  sustainability excellence
• Ready to bridge institutional silos for
  integrated new energy solutions
• Systematically deploy energy efficiency building
  retrofits, distributed renewables, smart grid
  infrastructure -- together
• Long-term focus on continuous energy innovation
  this is a generational enterprise
• Finance with patient capital

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The Town of PioneersGreen Stimulus Strategy

• Pioneer recognizes this unique moment of
  opportunity
• Galvanizes around a bold community strategy to
  deploy integrated new energy systems
• Assembles the civic infrastructure and
  partnerships for district by district delivery
• Funding strategy that taps a range of sources
  retrofits paid back thru savings into revolving
  loan fund
• An integral goal -- job creation, training,
  broadly-shared prosperity

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Pioneers New Energy Civic Infrastructure

• Pioneer Energy Capital Fund
• PECFs Role Finance mass-scale energy efficiency
  building retrofits
• Deep efficiency improvements, not just
  cream-skimming
• 20 year payback into Revolving Loan Fund
• Pioneer Energy Services
• PESs Role Coordinate network of qualified
  private, non-profit contractors to conduct energy
  audits and implement retrofits
• Partnership of local energy utilities and key
  community stakeholders
• Federal Stimulus Pots Tapped
• Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants
  3.2B
• Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds, authorized
  to 2.4B
• State Energy Program 3.1B
• Tax Credits for Energy Efficient Improvements to
  Existing Homes 2B
• 30 tax credit for homeowners up to 1500 for
  improved heating
• Removal of Dollar Limits on Certain Energy
  Credits

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Pioneers New Energy Civic Infrastructure (continu
ed)

• Pioneer Community Action Council
• PCACs Role Secure funding for and vet
  candidates for low-income multi-family housing
  retrofits deep energy efficiency rooftop
  solar
• Federal Stimulus Pot Tapped
• Weatherization Assistance Program 5B
• Energy and Green Retrofit Investments in
  Elderly, Disabled and Section 8 Assisted Housing
  250M
• Pioneer Housing Office
• PHOs Role Secures funding for and prioritize
  candidates for public housing retrofits deep
  efficiency and advanced energy management
  technologies
• Federal Stimulus Pot Tapped
• Public Housing Capital Fund 4B

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Partnering with Federal Agencies
Pioneers New Energy Civic Infrastructure (continu
ed)

• Pioneer Energy Services works with local reps of
  federal General Services Administration
• Deep energy efficiency retrofits, advanced
  building energy management technologies for the
  local US Post Office and several National Parks
  buildings
• Federal Stimulus Pot Tapped
• Converting Federal Buildings to High Performance
  Green Buildings 4.5B

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Pioneers New Energy Civic Infrastructure (continu
ed)
Pioneer Community College and Pioneers Union
Apprenticeship Programs

• PCC and Local Unions Role Train people to
  retrofit buildings, install renewable energy
  systems
• Federal Stimulus Pot Tapped
• Green Jobs Energy Efficiency and Renewable
  Worker Training 500M

• Pioneer Electric Power and PCC
• PEP and PCCs Partnership Provides new smart
  grid training to its workforce
• Federal Stimulus Pot Tapped
• Electricity Grid Worker Training 100M

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Pioneer Electric Power
Pioneers New Energy Civic Infrastructure (continu
ed)

• Deploying advanced metering, communications, and
  automation technologies.
• Partners with Bonneville Power Adminstration on a
  smart grid pilot deployment
• Federal Stimulus Pot Tapped
• Smart Grid Investment Program 4.5B
• Building microgrids and district heating and
  cooling systems powered by biomass CHP unit(s)
• Federal Stimulus Pot Tapped
• Temporary Election to Claim the Investment Tax
  Credit in Lieu of the Production Tax Credit
  285M

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Plug-In Electric Vehicle Strategy
Pioneers New Energy Civic Infrastructure (continu
ed)

• Pioneer leaders team up with state to convince
  local federal agencies to purchase plug-in
  electric vehicles
• Marketing campaign encourages early adopters of
  plug-in vehicles
• Federal Stimulus Pot Tapped
• Energy Efficiency Federal Vehicle Fleet
  Procurement 300M
• Plug-in Electric Drive Vehicle Credit at least
  2500/vehicle
• Pioneer Energy Services partners with local
  utility to build out network of public charging
  stations
• Federal Stimulus Pot Tapped
• Transportation Electrification 400M
• Tax Credits for Alternative Refueling Property,
  50 tax credit up to 50,000
• Home charging stations 50 tax credit up to
  2000/home

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Hope is a stance, not a calculation - Frances
Moore Lappe
You cant stop global warming. by yourself. -
Alliance for Climate Protection
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"When we look into the sky it seems to us to be
endless. We breath without thinking about it, as
is natural... and then you sit aboard a
spacecraft, you tear away from Earth, and within
ten minutes you have been carried straight
through the layer of air and beyond there is
nothing! The 'boundless' blue sky, the ocean
which gives us breath and protects us from
endless black and death, is but an
infinitesimally thin film. How dangerous it is to
threaten even the smallest part of this gossamer
covering, this conserver of life." Vladimir
Shatalov, Russian Cosmonaut
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Climate Solutions

• Rhys Roth
• Co-Founder
• Director of Strategic Innovation
• Ph 360-352-1763, x23
• rhys_at_climatesolutions.org
• www.climatesolutions.org