Last night at the Mayor's forum (Only Vince Grey showed up)--my apologies to those of you who expected both candidates to show up, I asked Vince Grey the following question--
The Mt Pleasant Solar Coop is pushing for affordable solar for every resident in Washington DC. We see it as a way to build great green jobs and business here in the District and a way to bring down our energy costs for the next 25 years. We are hoping to create a national model and forge a road to the clean energy economy.
A key next step is the creation of solar gardens—the idea is to pass a simple piece of legislation that would allow anyone in the City to own a grid tied solar panel—and get credit on their electric bill--even if the panel isn’t on their own roof! This would mean that anyone in DC could go solar, even if they lived in an apartment building or condo or public housing.
My question is: would you help us pass such legislation and support its implementation and What other ideas do you have to expand and support solar in DC?
Grey seemed open to the idea and asked to see a draft bill. Perhaps even more exciting was the number of people who have contacted me since to say--the want to help or tell me more.
Comments? Questions?
That's great to hear! I was sorry I had to miss the forum last night, as I really wanted to hear Gray's position on all-things environmental, so thanks for posting this. Too bad Fenty didn't show up.
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this is great. I would like to help do something similar in Montgomery County (specifically Takoma Park) where there are many people who would like to go solar but either have:
ReplyDelete1. too many shade trees
2. live in restricted historic district
3. unideal roofs for solar
4. or would prefer to buy into a central program for its simplicity and cost-effectiveness.
i think every new or renovated public roof space should be built solar friendly so when these programs and public/private investments come together we can quickly implement 1000s of solar installations with community participation from 100,000s of people.
contact me via www.Truthful-Living.com