The workshop will explore the financial and environmental benefits of solar power for non-taxable entities(NTEs) and various strategies for how and why NTEs can afford and should consider, a solar energy system, including the use of public infrastructure funds, endowments and the use of power purchase agreements (PPAs).

Workshop Schedule

8:30 Vendor Fair & Networking Social
9:30 Welcome
9:40 Solar Energy 101 for NTE
10:00 City of Cresco’s Story – City Councilperson, Amy Bouska

10:30 Break

10:45 The Luther College Story – PPA Investor, Larry Grimstad
11:15 Jon Muller, Iowa School Finance Information Services & tentatively WACO School District

12:00 Lunch/Vendor Fair

1:00 Reduce before you produce: Energy efficiency
1:20 Iowa Interfaith Power and Light, Iowa church case studies Sarah Paulos, Program Coordinator
2:00 Solar Developer/PPA Vendor TED Talks