Dear Thank you for responding so enthusiastically and for being so receptive to the initiative proposal.
The objective is a sustainable Tompkins County with a no fuel electric power generation as a cooperative initiative. To create a decentralized cooperative initiative homeowner based as" NEW YORK SUSTANABLE TOMPKINS ENERGY PULSE"(NYSTEP) Tools ; We will be using an hybrid system of vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT) and solar tracking PV panels in unison whenever possible on the pole supports themselves (of the VAWTs) Participants ; Property owners/ home owners/ landlords/business owners/ city-county public sites Implementation ; Participants will allow us to install wind and solar measuring devices at their locations. We will monitor these devices at each site for a period of 3 months. Using the data collecting during this research and development initiative, we will install wind and solar equipment to optimize each site's energy production. In order to have an impact on energy-demand reduction and on the return on investments, we will need a thousand points of reference (one thousand participants and one thousand units). Benefits; At the heart of this project is the opportunity for individuals to be self-sustainable, as well as part of a cooperative energy-independence initiative. Tompkins County will make substantial progress towards energy independence, sustainability, and reducing its carbon footprint, while incurring no fuel or maintenance costs. Particular to this project is the availability of power to the individual site during grid outages. In addition, power will continue to be generated regardless of occupancy status. Participants will not only achieve independence from a centralized energy source, such as NYSEG, but will be able to sell power back to it (net metering). Financial Guarantees ; During the initial 3 month study, there will be the potential for the value of energy reduction in the form of tradable futures. The immediate carbon imprint reductions from its implementation and the reduced costs of fuels due to lower consumption will generate carbon credits and renewable energy certificates and Tradable Renewable Energy Credits values. Further, the savings incurred by the participants in their monthly energy bill are another guarantee on the investment. Through NYSERDA, New York State will be participating by offering the participants/county low interest rate loans, as well as contributing towards the final costs of the project. We also intend to ask the county for a bond guarantee for the initiative. Additionally it important to realize that the units will appreciate ever more with time and raise equity values to the property location. To be continued with an analysis of projected standardized data with quantitative factors. Feel free to call or email to further this discussion, or for clarificatons, Sincerely, Giovanni C. Freesia (607) 277-3693 (H) (607) 351-9015 (C) (607) 254-2622 (W)
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