If we want a happy new year, then we must learn from Katrina lessons. We must be our own first responders. Their is an energy crisis and we can solve it together by getting it into our heads that the experts are us. We need not wait until corporations or governments see the light (solar light)! So here is my commitment for 2006. Find out about what it will take to Solaize and socialize the town of Harwich. Educate folks about the benefits of moving to solar for working folks.

Here is how we go about it!

Become An MSR Partner Want to become a Million Solar Roofs State or Local Partnership? Just send a letter to Glenn Strahs, DOE's MSR Coordinator, expressing your organization's commitment to MSRI objectives.

Be sure and describe the general nature of the partnership, its membership, and indicate its goal for the specific number of qualified solar energy systems to be installed on buildings within a specific community. At a minimum, partnerships must commit to installing 500 solar energy systems by 2010.

In addition, Partnerships are asked to develop a draft plan for meeting their installation goals under the Initiative. Partnerships are encouraged to base their plans for deployment on local values in relation to the technologies' unique applications and operational attributes.

Examples of activities the Partnerships may undertake as part of their plan include:

* Committing state and local government actions to overcome barriers to solar energy and energy efficiency applications in buildings;
* Identifying financial incentives for solar energy installations;
* Establishing net metering for photovoltaics;
* Developing/modifying codes and standards that affect solar energy installations;
* Implementing training programs for building officials, the construction industry, solar energy system installers
* Providing outreach support for solar energy and energy efficiency;
* Taking part in national information sharing, like peer-to-peer (P2P) workshops, conference call seminars, and cooperative research and training projects; and
* Connecting the Million Solar Roofs Initiative with other sustainable community initiatives.

Do you want to get involved? We need you now!


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