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DESCRIPTION:The 4th Annual Conference of the Local Clean Energy Alliance\n\nThursday, 
 October 17, 2013\nCalifornia Endowment Conference Center\n1111 Broadway, 
 7th Floor, Oakland CA\n\n(Also by live video stream)\n\nThe Local Clean 
 Energy Alliance thanks all of our Conference Sponsors!\n\nThe Local Clean 
 Energy Alliance is proud to announce the fourth annual Clean Power, Healthy 
 Communities Conference, promoting local clean energy economies to ensure 
 the economic development, employment, health, and resilience of Bay Area 
 communities.\n\nREGISTER 
 NOW!\nhttps://secure.acceptiva.com/?cst=3b6bb6\n\n\nIn recent years many 
 initiatives have emerged to promote decentralized clean energy. These 
 initiatives support energy efficiency (Regional Energy Networks), feed-in 
 tariffs, shared renewables, intelligent grid architectures, and innovative 
 financing and repayment mechanisms, to name a few.\n\n“It has been some 
 time since I have participated in a conference/meeting as relevant and as 
 purposeful... I was completely amazed at the high level of enthusiasm and 
 interest in clean energy, local power, environmental justice and 
 empowerment of local communities.”\n\nPedro Rosado,\nDistrict 
 Representative,\nOffice of Senator Loni Hancock\n\nGovernor Brown’s call 
 for 12,000 megawatts of local renewable power in California by 2020 has 
 garnered widespread support. However, there continue to be few programs at 
 the state level for implementing a decentralized energy vision. Many 
 communities are looking to local leadership in energy procurement as a 
 driver for decentralized energy development and equitable, sustainable 
 energy solutions.\n\nAt the heart of the matter is energy democracy: who 
 controls energy development and for whose benefit. To democratize energy 
 decisions, communities and grassroots organizations need to play an 
 increasingly decisive role.\n\nThe San Francisco Bay Area, with its strong 
 advocacy organizations and many renewable energy programs, has provided 
 leadership for local clean energy development on many fronts, including the 
 promotion of Community Choice energy.\n\nThe fourth annual Clean Power, 
 Healthy Communities conference convenes advocates, policy makers, 
 financiers, and entrepreneurs who support clean energy and healthy 
 communities in the Bay Area. The conference focuses on finding solutions to 
 the political and financial challenges of developing community-based energy 
 resources and building sustainable, equitable, resilient 
 communities.\n\n• What’s at Stake for Bay Area Communities?\n• Bay 
 Area Energy Initiatives\n• Overcoming Political and Financial Obstacles\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/09/17/18743373.php
SUMMARY:Clean Power, Healthy Communities Conference 2013
LOCATION:California Endowment Conference Center\n1111 Broadway, 7th Floor Oakland CA
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/09/17/18743373.php
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