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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>ENERGY TIDBITS – April 2010<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>2010 Michigan Wind Energy Conference will be held in Detroit at Cobo
Hall on April 20-21. Workshop tracks will include Building a Wind Farm, Small
Wind, Siting, Finance, Manufacturing, Community Wind, and Policy. If
you’re interested in any aspect of wind energy, don’t miss it. <a
href="http://www.glrea.org/">www.glrea.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>ARRA (American Recovery & Reinvestment Act) federal funding
opportunities can be found at <a
href="http://www.michiganadvantage.org/Recovery/Opportunities/Default.aspx">http://www.michiganadvantage.org/Recovery/Opportunities/Default.aspx</a>
and <a href="http://www.michigan.gov/energyoffice">www.michigan.gov/energyoffice</a>.
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=body-c41><b><i><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal'>MI Earth Day Fest will</span></font></i></b></span><span
class=body-c31><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'> be
held April 23rd-25th in downtown Rochester. With an anticipated audience of
100,000, it will easily be Michigan’s largest earth day celebration, and
one of the largest in the country. The festival will highlight what’s
working in our communities and showcase leadership in green business, government
and non-profit programs. The event will offer 200+ green and wellness exhibits,
top-notch presentations, lively music & entertainment, organic food and
drink, kids’ crafts & activities, a portable farm, free massage and
wellness activities, door prizes and samples, networking, and more. Special
activities include a parade (Sat 10am), a 5K trail run (Sun 10am) and an
evening-hours Party for the Planet (Fri & Sat 7-11pm). A Preview Party will
be held on Earth Day (7-9pm), where comedian Dave Coulier will act as emcee,
and several dignitaries, including DELEG Deputy Director Andy Levin, will
speak. And, MI Earth Day Award recipients, including Green Lodging Michigan certified
Royal Park Hotel, will be honored. Dr. Kevin Danaher, founder of Global
Exchange and the Green Festivals, will be on-hand to offer both public
presentations and a community leader roundtable. Admission is free and open to
the public. <a href="http://www.miearthday.com/"><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext'>www.miearthday.com</span></font></a> </span></font></span><font
size=3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>2010 Michigan Energy Conference will be held at Ferris State University
on <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>April 7-8. The conference will consist of one day of focused workshops
and one day of technical breakout sessions. Sessions will cover energy policy,
building efficiencies, renewable energy, transportation and energy distribution.
<a href="http://www.ferris.edu/energy">www.ferris.edu/energy</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>West Michigan Chapter of the Association of Energy Engineers (WMAEE)
will hold its next meeting at the Big Rapids Holiday Inn on April 7, 5 to 6:30
pm.</span></font><font size=3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Presentation will
be on MI PA 295 – State of Michigan Energy Optimization Energy Incentive
Program. <a href="http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=199971"
title="http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=199971"><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext'>http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=199971</span></font></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The Michigan Great Lakes Wind Council, a 29-member advisory body
appointed by Governor Granholm to recommend policies for offshore wind energy
development, is hosting 3 public meetings to get input. The first meeting
was held in Bay City on March 25. Future meetings will be in Escanaba on April
14 and Muskegon on May 4. The Council issued a report in September 2009
with criteria for identifying the least and most favorable areas for offshore development.
</span></font><font size=3><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>For
example, the most favorable areas must be at least six miles offshore and avoid
shipping lanes, sensitive fish and wildlife habitats, etc. The five largest
most favorable areas are located in southern Lake Michigan near Berrien County,
northern Lake Michigan near Delta and Mackinac Counties, outer Saginaw Bay, and
Lake Huron near Sanilac County. </span></font><font size=3><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>In addition, the council has provided input on a
proposed legislative framework for the siting and regulation of offshore wind
energy systems. <a href="http://www.michiganglowcouncil.org/"
title="http://www.michiganglowcouncil.org/ blocked::http://www.michiganglowcouncil.org/ http://www.michiganglowcouncil.org/">www.michiganglowcouncil.org</a>.
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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>13<sup>th</sup>
Sustainable Business Conference of Michigan: Creating Connections: Revitalizing
Michigan</span></font><font face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:
"Times New Roman"'> will be held April 28-30<sup>th</sup> at the Grand Traverse
Resort. The hosts this year are Northwest Michigan Sustainable Business
Forum & Grand Traverse Resort with assistance from West, Southwest, & Southeast
Michigan sustainable business forums. The focus of this conference is to
highlight and learn from Michigan sustainable businesses - manufacturing,
agriculture, and tourism. <a href="http://www.nwmsbf.org"
title="http://www.nwmsbf.org">www.nwmsbf.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Detroit Edison is looking for several businesses and educational
institutions with large rooftops or ground area to host solar energy
installations. The utility is starting another aspect of its pilot <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>SolarCurrents</span></i> program that calls for
photovoltaic systems installed on customer rooftops or property to generate 15
MW of electricity. Detroit Edison plans to invest more than $100 million in the
program, which requires customers to participate for 20 years. The solar energy
systems will be owned, installed, operated and maintained by the utility. In
return, customers will get an annual credit on their energy bill based on the
system size, as well as a one-time, upfront construction payment to cover any
inconvenience during installation. The utility is accepting applications until
April 29. Interested participants should own a facility with 15,000 square feet
of unobstructed roof in good condition or a similarly sized area on the ground.
<a href="http://www.dteenergy.com/solar">www.dteenergy.com/solar</a> <br>
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</span></font><font size=3 color=black><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Padnos Iron & Metal Co in
Holland. is now operating one of the largest solar energy installations in
Michigan, 636 panels and 150 kW. As part of Consumers Energy’s
Experimental Advanced Renewable Program, the power company will buy back the
generated power for 12 years at a preferred rate. After that, power will be fed
directly into the building’s use. The Padnos company’s $1.27
million investment should be paid back in eight or nine years. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>ASHRAE has
published ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1, Standard for the Design of
High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings.
Published January 22, the standard is intended to be adopted into local
codes. It covers site sustainability, water-use efficiency, energy efficiency,
indoor environmental quality and the building’s impact on the atmosphere,
materials and resources. The energy efficiency goal of Standard 189.1 is to
provide significant energy reduction over that in ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard
90.1-2007. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
href="http://bcap-ocean.org/category/topics/ashrae-standard-1891">http://bcap-ocean.org/category/topics/ashrae-standard-1891</a>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Worldwide Tour of Renewable Energy Applications on Islands will be
supported by an anonymous benefactor. Planned tour sites will include Lime
Island (MI), Fox Island (Maine), Samso (Denmark), El Hierro (Spain), Fiji, and Maui
& Hawaii. First twenty persons who contact me at <a
href="mailto:sarverj@michigan.gov">sarverj@michigan.gov</a> will receive a free
trip.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=default><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Ford Motor Co. will save $1.2 million and cut its
carbon output by 16,000 to 25,000 metric tons annually by powering down laptops
and desktop computers when not in use. Under a new program called PC Power
Management, the power settings on Windows laptops and desktop computers are
centrally controlled to reduce energy waste and optimize software updates. A
managed shutdown of computer systems not in use, especially overnight and on
weekends, further reduces energy use.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=default><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext'>$24,950 Bioenergy Feasibility Study
grant has been awarded to Michigan State University Extension by Bureau of
Energy Systems. This grant will explore the feasibility of growing, harvesting
and utilizing bioenergy crops on nontraditional croplands, including Michigan
roadways, vacant urban lots and State owned tracts of land. For more
information, contact Charles Gould <a href="mailto:gouldm@msu.edu"
title="mailto:gouldm@msu.edu"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>gouldm@msu.edu</span></font></a>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>31st Annual Telly Awards, a national program recognizing outstanding
achievement in the TV, commercial and video industry, has a bronze award for
the July 2009 episode of “Michigan’s Energy Future Today”
hosted by DELEG Deputy Director Liesl Clark. This episode featured advances in
solar energy.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association (GLREA) has announced that the
Rock Financial Showplace in Novi will be the site for the 5th annual Michigan
Energy Fair, taking place June 25<sup>th</sup> – 27<sup>th</sup>. <a
href="http://www.glrea.org/">www.glrea.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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