More details about the panel have been added. Just a reminder, we've moved the monthly Meetup from the 2nd Wednesday of the month to the 3rd Wednesday, so everyone can attend this valuable event, and then come back the following week and discuss it. Kudos to Lois for putting this event together and coordinating all the cosponsors. - Dan

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WHAT: Making Solar Happen in NYC:
How you can help remove legislative barriers to solar energy

* Why is it easier to install solar panels on Long Island than in New York City?
* Is funding available?
* How will PlaNYC2030 affect permits for solar?
* Why is energy efficiency so important to installing solar panels?
* Solar experts from Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan will share their experiences regarding installations in the metro area.
* Audience Q & A to follow.

WHO: Richard Klein, Quixotic Systems Inc., Manhattan
Tom Gately, Green Power Solutions, Queens
John Siciliani, Duce Green Building, Brooklyn
Anthony Pereira, Alt-Power, Manhattan

WHEN: Wednesday, January 9, 2008, 7 p.m.

WHERE: Friends Meeting House
15 Rutherford Place, Manhattan
(15th Street between 2nd & 3rd Avenues)

SPONSORS:
New York Climate Action Group (http://www.nycag.org...)
Neighborhood Energy Network (www.neighborhoodenergynetwork.org)
Friends in Unity with Nature (http://www.funquakers...)
WBAI?s Eco-logic (http://www.comicbookr...)
NYC Friends of Clearwater (http://www.nycfriends...)
Oil Awareness Meetup (http://oilawareness.m...)
Sierra Club NYC Group (http://www.nyc.sierra...)

Richard Klein is CEO and founder of Quixotic Systems Inc., which has built and designed some of the City?s largest and most innovative renewable energy systems. He holds several U.S. Patents in the domain of solar energy, and was an early stage investor in several of the world?s leading solar companies: Q-Cells (successful IPO-2005), Solaria Corp, and Prism Solar. http://www.quixotic-s...

Tom Gately is a director of Green Power Solutions, which designs and installs solar PV, solar thermal and small wind systems predominantly throughout Long Island and New Jersey. He has a strong background in system design. He also carries out building energy audits, provides green construction management services, consults on green solutions, and provides or sources project financing.

John Siciliani has 15 years of experience in renewable energy marketing, business development and policy positions. As Director of Energy Services for Duce Green Building, he provides residential customers a portfolio of renewable energy and energy efficiency services. John also serves on the Board of the New York Solar Energy Industries Association (NYSEIA) and chairs its NYC Task Force. http://www.ducegreen....

Anthony Pereira, President & CEO of altPOWER, Inc., a Manhattan based Renewable Energy Integrator, has a B.A. in economics, and has worked in construction since his early teens and for the past 13 years on renewable energy projects in the NYC Metro area with leading architectural, engineering and construction management firms. A current board member and past president (2001-2005) of the NY Solar Energy Industries Association, he is also on the Board of the Alliance for Clean Energy - New York. http://altpower.org...



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