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Producer/Host: Steve Kahl
Engineer: John Greenman
Alternative Energy: Energy Issues on Maine islands
Key Discussion Points
a) Energy challenges on islands
b) wind power
c) solar power
Guest: Suzanne MacDonald, Community Energy Director, Island Institute
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Producer/Host: Steve Kahl
Engineer: John Greenman
Cold climate air-source heat pumps
-Types of heat pumps
-Selection and installation of heat pumps
-Performance of heat pumps
Guest: Adams Barker-Hoyt, MAC Heat Pumps, Bangor
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Producer/Host: Steve Kahl
Engineer: John Greenman
Alternative Energy: Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative
-PAREI vision and strategy for grassroots action
-Alternative energy options
-LD 1504 net metering bill vetoed by the Governor
Guest: Peter Adams, PAREI founder and co-director
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Producer/Host: Steve Kahl
Engineer: John Greenman
Boothbay peninsula electrical demand reduction project
Key Discussion Points
a) grid demand reduction instead of grid expansion
b) alternative energy and conservation
c) LD 1504 net metering bill vetoed by the Governor
Guest: Rich Silkman, CEO of Competitive Energy Services
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Producer/Host: Steve Kahl
Engineer: John Greenman
Alternative Energy: Solar PV policy in the current legislature
Key Discussion Points
a) net metering
b) proposed PUC rules
c) solar Power Purchase Agreements
Guests:
Chuck Piper, Sundog Solar
Vaughn Woodruff, Insource Renewables
Holly Noyes, Revision Energy
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Producer/Host: Steve Kahl
Engineer: John Greenman
Issue: Alternative Energy
Program Topic: Citizens Climate Lobby
Key Discussion Points
a) Climate change
b) Carbon Fee and Dividend
c) renewable energy
Guest: Peter Monro
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Producer/Host: Steve Kahl
Engineer: Amy Browne
Issue: Alternative Energy
Program Topic: Efficiency projects at Univ of New England
Key Discussion Points
a) LED lighting
b) state incentives through Efficiency Maine
c) building performance controls
Guest: Alethea Cariddi, UNE
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Producer/Host: Steve Kahl
Engineer: Amy Browne
Issue: Alternative Energy
Program Topic: Big picture of federal and state energy policy
Key Discussion Points
a) RGGI Renewable portfolio standards
b) state and federal tax incentives
c) renewable energy portfolio in Maine
Guest: Patrick Woodcock, former director of the Maine Energy Office
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