At its May meeting, the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce's Sustainability Committee will host representatives from the San Diego Energy Foundation, a group that is advocating for a public, nonprofit utility to San Diego Gas & Electric.
Come hear about the foundation's push for Community Choice Aggregation, a state law that has allowed Marin County to create a municipal power district and that is currently being explored by San Francisco and Sonoma. The foundation's mission is to achieve the formation of local energy cooperatives in San Diego.
The Sustainability Committee will meet from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Tuesday May 8.
Speaking will be Lane Sharman, a co-founder of the foundation and a managing partner at Solana Energy, a green energy consulting firm. Lane has launched a green oil company, Biozoil International, to develop special algal oils as alternatives to fish oil and fossil fuels. He created the first environmental exchange for water credits in California, the Borrego Water Exchange, in 2006 to serve the community of Borrego Springs. He is a member of the Solana Beach Clean and Green Committee actively seeking alternatives to "business as usual."
The Foundation says forming a public utility company would give San Diegans energy choice; competitive rates and more clean power; job growth from local energy-efficiency programs and green energy projects, and other benefits.
For more information about the foundation, visit www.sandiegoenergydistrict.org.
The goal of the Chamber's Sustainability Committee is to find and promote the appropriate balance between the economic, environmental and social aspects of the community to ensure sustainability for current and future generations.
For more information, visit www.carlsbad.org or call 760-931-8400.
Come hear about the foundation's push for Community Choice Aggregation, a state law that has allowed Marin County to create a municipal power district and that is currently being explored by San Francisco and Sonoma. The foundation's mission is to achieve the formation of local energy cooperatives in San Diego.
The Sustainability Committee will meet from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Tuesday May 8.
Speaking will be Lane Sharman, a co-founder of the foundation and a managing partner at Solana Energy, a green energy consulting firm. Lane has launched a green oil company, Biozoil International, to develop special algal oils as alternatives to fish oil and fossil fuels. He created the first environmental exchange for water credits in California, the Borrego Water Exchange, in 2006 to serve the community of Borrego Springs. He is a member of the Solana Beach Clean and Green Committee actively seeking alternatives to "business as usual."
The Foundation says forming a public utility company would give San Diegans energy choice; competitive rates and more clean power; job growth from local energy-efficiency programs and green energy projects, and other benefits.
For more information about the foundation, visit www.sandiegoenergydistrict.org.
The goal of the Chamber's Sustainability Committee is to find and promote the appropriate balance between the economic, environmental and social aspects of the community to ensure sustainability for current and future generations.
For more information, visit www.carlsbad.org or call 760-931-8400.