The Energy Farms’ Energy Digest

Newsletter

By

The Energy Farms Group

 

http://www.energyfarms.org

 

January 2004 (Happy New Year)

 

Vol. 2 No. 1

 

This newsletter promotes energy independence, independent living and environmental stewardship.

 

The Idea in brief

 

We want to encourage the development and support of Renewable Electric sites distributed along the power grid to:

-         Reduce Pollution and health costs incurred from fossil fuel pollution

-         Provide jobs by promoting mid-scale electric generation

-         Creating more stable families with less financial stresses

-         Reduce the need for military actions to guard oil supplies

-         Become energy independent and improve the balance of payments

-         Greater availability of electric and less outages by smaller power grid sections

-         Lessen any impact by terrorist on electric supplies

-         Lower and more stable electrical costs for the USA

-         Replace old polluting fossil fuel power plants

-         Promote sites as a stable independent family small business

-         Broaden the tax base in rural areas by creating hundreds of new businesses

-         Keep finances in the locality rather than sending to corporate headquarters

-         Help encourage research for electrical energy for the world

-         Improve the Quality of life for all

 

Contents this issue:                                                                                    

 

                                                           

            Editorial

 

            Icon – we are looking for a futuristic icon for the group, no financial awards but your name will appear on    the Newsletter and Web site.  The concept is a farm outline with a bolt of electric, maybe RE sources too.

           

 

Jobs in the Energy Field

           

Jobs in the Energy Fields

 

Latest News and Articles

           

Latest News

Recent articles – Latest articles related to our goals

Friends (companies and groups that joined in with us)

Newsletters

 

Energy Sites and Information

           

Sample Sites for Solar, Wind, Micro-Hydro, Geothermal and Biomass

Wind Products

Hydro-Power Quiz

RE-Communities and Developments

Tour Energy Sites

Components

Conservation

Groups

RE Pictures –From the National Renewable Energy Lab.

 

 

Additional Permanent Sections

 

State Activities – This section  is looking for correspondents from each state to send in latest information.

Energy Foundations – A list of Foundations interested in renewable energy.

Phantom Loads – Do you really KNOW if your electric device is OFF or just SLEEPING?

 

CHALLENGES

           

The Manufactures/Dealers $200,000 - $500,000 ChallengePromote and sell your solution(s)

Financial Challenge

           

           

Financial

           

US Banks – A list of US banks along with a link to The World Bank

Venture – Venture Capital Companies

Additional Financial Planning – A liaison effort between the seekers and money suppliers.

Master Contract – Edison Electric Institute’s

Team with NON-Profit

 

Legislation, Government Contacts

           

Legislation

            Government

                        Federal

                        State  We also started a new section for state information and need representatives to send in reports.

                                    See States….

                        Local

           

The Grid – Interstate Renewable Energy Council

DOE's Clean Cities Program

 

Promote The Effort of Changing the World

 

Brochure - A simple brochure you can print and distribute to support the Energy and Environmental issues

Presentations – A page dedicated to adding presentations and links to appropriate presentations

Alternate Fuels Data Center – Information on alternate fuels

Financial Planning – Banks, Start up funding, and venture capital companies interested in RE

Suggested Actions - Things you can do to support the project!

Awards We plan on sending out an awards certificate to people/groups/organizations/companies that have contributed to the promotion of Energy Farms or Renewable Energy.  There is no timetable or limits on the number.  We are following the Dr. W. Edwards Demming concept of continuous improvements and not the Malcolm Balridge National Quality Award of just rewarding the top performer. Please feel free to send in your candidates along with a brief description as to why we should consider them.

 

Misc.

           

 Sponsors

Shops – Renewable Energy Sales

FOR SALE – RE products

RE Education – Learn about electric and a possible career

Grant Information – Public and Private sector grants funding sources

 

Questions, Answers, Feedback and Events

           

Product Feedback SectionHave you used a RE product and would like to tell us your experiences.

The “Q” Page – The question to the readers, and from the readers (FAQs’ and  Qs’ and As’)

Contacts

Feedback

Events / Fairs – RE happenings

 

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