July 22nd, 2010 ~ Workshop on Feed-In Tariffs     9:00 to 5:00 pm ~ Boulder, CO on CU Campus at the UMC - Multipurpose Room 235

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Come spend the day with national experts and world class thought leaders as they share their immense knowledge and experience in implementing FIT programs.  Workshop will be facilitated by Craig Lewis, Founder of FIT Coalition.

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9:00-9:05 - Welcome

9:05-9:35 - Craig Lewis, Founder of FIT Coaltion: Setting the Stage for Delivering Environmental Sustainability & Economic Leadership with Wholesaled Distributed Energy (WDG) and Feed-In Tariffs (FIT)s.

9:40-11:15 - Panel - Paul Sheldon, Natural Capitalism, Moderator:  Moving Toward Diversifying Energy Supply using FITs and WDG

• Susan Perkins, Legal Expert - Agreements between local communities and their wholesale electricity suppliers.

• Michael Bowman, Rural Energy Expert - REAs, Co-ops and their suppliers.

• Paul Sheldon, Natural Capitalism - The role of FITs and WDG in meeting future needs.
  

11:15-11:30 - Break

11:30-12:30 - Janet Gagnon, Esq., Head of Government Relations for SolarWorld and Board Member for CoSEIA: Addressing the Interconnection, Transmission & Regulatory Questions

12:30-1:30 - Lunch

1:30-3:15 - Craig Lewis, FIT Coalition: Defining FIT Program Pricing Objectives and Toby Couture, Energy Analyst and World Expert on Feed-In Tariffs: Addressing Mechanics of Pricing and Leading Methods Used Around The World.  A Playbook for Policymakers.

3:15-3:30 - Break

3:30-4:00 - Pegeen Hanrahan, Former Mayor of Gainesville FL, the first city to adopt a FIT in the US: The Economic Upsides of FITs.  Every Elected Official’s Dream.

4:00-4:30 - Lois Barber, Co-Founder of Alliance for Renewable Energy: Bringing It All Together and Why F(IT) Matters. To Our Communities. To Colorado. To the US.

4:30-5:00 - Craig & Team - Remaining Questions