California's Energy Solutions: Efficiency, Alternatives, and the Smart Grid

Join the USGBC-NCC Monterey Branch at the LEED Platinum, solar-powered Chartwell School for a round table discussion of commercial and residential energy usage, conservation and generation in California. Learn the advantages of generating your own power at your business or home, how to take advantage of dropping solar module prices and financing options for solar power systems. A representative from PG&E will also present an introduction to the "smart grid," how the plug-in hybrid and electric vehicle industry relies on the smart grid, and how managing building loads during peak usage reduces the impacts of power generation. An energy auditor will reveal the easiest ways to start conserving energy in your home or business.

Speakers

• Joel Kaufman, VP of Business Development & Marketing, Independent Energy Systems (a Real Goods Solar Company)
• Sharon Block, Owner, Block Energy Design, Green Building Consulting, Certified Energy Analyst with a HERS/CGPR Rating
• Sharon Sarris, Principal, Greenfuse Green Building Consulting
  
• PG&E representative, to be determined
• Moderated by Stewart Wadsworth, Co-Chair USGBC-NCC MBB & EcoStew, Solar Consulting

Tickets online: http://bit.ly/1t33Rf