Subject: Re: Geothermal Energy Association weekly newsletter
From: "Vadym Pozharskyi" <[email-masked]>
To: "Anh Lay" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>, "Devon Archer" <[email-masked]>, <[email-masked]>, <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2015 21:16:13 +0300

Dear Ahn,
Please, find attached the materials release signed by our BoD Director Mr
Robert Hunter Biden.
Looking forward to further info from you re my previous email.
Best,
Vadym

On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 2:47 PM, Vadym Pozharskyi <
[email-masked]> wrote:

> Dear Hunter,
>
> Hope, you are well. Could you kindly sign the materials release attached,
> mentioned earlier?
>
> Dear Anh,
>
> As per your request, please, find attached our logo in high resolution.
>
> You can send the invoice directly to me to this email. It should be issued
> to our company, Burisma Holdings Limited,  address: 155, Archiepiskopou
> Makariou iii, Limassol 3026, Republic of Cyprus.
>
> Also, shorty, I will provide you with a one-pager for the Full Page Color
> Ad 2015 GRC Final Program Guide, as requested.
>
> Could you kindly elaborate a bit more on a one page insert into the
> Registration packets? Is it different from the one-pager mentioned before,
> and if so, how? Are we also required to prepare, print and send you.
> (2,000 copies) by September 9?
>
> As to the participants from our side, indeed, we need only three passes
> for the following people:
>
> 1. Robert Hunter Biden
>
> 2. Devon Archer
>
> 3. Myself, Vadym Pozharskyi
>
> I would appreciate it if you could provide us, as suggeted, with full
> 3-day registration passes which includes access to the International
> Luncheon on Monday, International session on Monday, Tuesday lunch,
> transaction CD, and acess to the technical sessions and expo for all 3 days.
>
> Looking forward to your feedback!
>
> Best,
>
> Vadym
>
>
>
>
>
> Отправлено с iPhone
>
> 18 авг. 2015, в 01:33, Anh Lay <[email-masked]> написал(а):
>
> Hi Vadym,
>
> That is great news! I will need Mr. Biden to signed the Written Materials
> Release form and send it back to me.  We are still working on confirmation
> for the remaining speakers and I will let you know once I find out.  The
> main contact regarding the International Luncheon as far as the
> presentation and line up will be Gene Suemnicht and you can reach him by
> email at [email-masked].
>
> As far as payment for the sponsorship, please let me know who to invoice -
> name, address, email, etc. and I create and send the invoice with any
> necessary payment info needed.
>
> As part of the sponsorship, I included *5 -* Monday Only Registration
> passes to the International Luncheon, International session, technical
> sessions and expo. Please send me the names and their contact info and I
> will be happy to register them for the meeting. Or if you only want 3
> passes, I can change it to three - full 3-day registration passes which
> includes access to the International Luncheon on Monday, International
> session on Monday, Tuesday lunch, transaction CD, and acess to the
> technical sessions and expo for all 3 days.
>
> Please send me a high resolution logo as soon as possible so we can
> display it on our websites and publications.
>
> For the Full Page Color Ad 2015 GRC Final Program Guide, I will need the
> one page ad by next Monday, August 24th at the very latest.
>
> For the One page insert into the Registration packets $1,000 - One page
> insert must be provided by your company. (2,000 copies) Can be front and
> back as long as its not bigger then 8 1/2 x 11 inches. I will need the
> insert sent to the GRC office: 630 Peña Drive, Suite 400, Davis, CA 95618 by
> no later than September 9, 2015.
>
> If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me.
>
>
> Thank you for supporting GRC and have a great day!
>
> Anh Lay
>
> GRC Advertising & Membership Coordinator
>
> 630 Peña Drive, Suite 400, Davis, CA 95618
>
> P.O. Box 1350, Davis, CA 95617
>
> Phone: (530) 758-2360 ext. 100
>
> Fax: (530)758-2839
>
> Email: [email-masked]
>
> Website: www.geothermal.org
>
>  Mark your calendar for GRC's 39th Annual Meeting,
> September 20 - 23, 2015 in Reno, Nevada
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Vadym Pozharskyi [mailto:[email-masked]
> <[email-masked]>]
> *Sent:* Monday, August 17, 2015 10:57 AM
> *To:* Anh Lay
> *Cc:* Hunter Biden; Devon Archer; <[email-masked]>; <
> [email-masked]>
> *Subject:* Re: Geothermal Energy Association weekly newsletter
>
> Dear Anh,
>
> Thank you for the interesting and most fruitfull conversation we just had.
>
> Following your kind clarifications, I fully agree that the international
> luncheon would be the best place for our
> Speaker to deliver his speech and presentation. I, therefore, would like
> to confirm his participation.
>
> With this in mind, could you kindly mention the other two speakers? Are
> they also going to speak during the luncheon?
>
> Also, please, advise how should we proceed with our sponsorship fee
> payment?
>
> Please, mind that there are going to be three participants from our side:
>
> 1. Mr. Robert Hunter Biden, the speaker
>
> 2. Mr. Devon Archer, Burisma board member
>
> 3. And myself, Vadym Pozharskyi
>
> Please, also advise as to registration for participation.
>
> Also, please advise at what point you would need our logo and any
> additional information for the program materials, hand-outs, etc?
>
> Best,
>
> Vadym
>
> Отправлено с iPhone
>
> 14 авг. 2015, в 18:47, Anh Lay <[email-masked]> написал(а):
>
> Hi Vadym,
>
> The GRC International luncheon will take place on Monday, September 21st
> from 12Noon to 1:30pm right after the Opening Session.  The International
> Luncheon will bring together experts from around the world with U.S.
> private and public sector stakeholders to discuss geothermal energy
> developments in certain regions around the world (which we thought would be
> the best fit for Mr. Biden's speech). Attendees will be able to meet and
> greet these experts, and explore partnership opportunities. All conference
> attendees are invited to the luncheon. Right aftewards in the next room at
> 1:30pm, the International session with a panel of selected experts will
> give an update on different regions around the world. Here is our line up
> so far for the International session:
>
> Europe - Arni Magnusson, *Mannvit*
> Central America - Gustavo Enrique Cuellar, *CASYS*
> Japan - Hiroshi Asanuma, *FREA, AIST*
> Australasia - Juliet Newson, *Contact Energy*
> Mexico - Magaly Flores Armenta, *Mexican Federal Electricity Commission*
> East Africa - John Lagat, *GDC*
> International - Pierre Audinet, *World Bank*
> Turkey - Tefiv Kaya, *Sclumberger*
>
> If Mr. Biden pefers, there might be a slot in the International session if
> he does not want to present at the International Luncheon. I will have to
> know by Wednesday, August 19th as we are finalizing the program for print.
>
>
>
> Thank you for supporting GRC and have a great day!
>
> Anh Lay
>
> GRC Advertising & Membership Coordinator
>
> 630 Peña Drive, Suite 400, Davis, CA 95618
>
> P.O. Box 1350, Davis, CA 95617
>
> Phone: (530) 758-2360 <%28530%29%20758-2360> ext. 100
>
> Fax: (530)758-2839
>
> Email: [email-masked]
>
> Website: www.geothermal.org
>
>  Mark your calendar for GRC's 39th Annual
> Meeting, September 20 - 23, 2015 in Reno, Nevada
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* [email-masked] [mailto:[email-masked]
> <[email-masked]>]
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 13, 2015 8:31 PM
> *To:* Anh Lay
> *Cc:* Hunter Biden; Devon Archer; <[email-masked]>;
> [email-masked]
> *Subject:* Re: Geothermal Energy Association weekly newsletter
>
> Dear Anh Lay,
> Thank you for your email.
> That sponsorship opportunity looks interesting to us.
> Could you elaborate a bit more as to the venue during which we could have
> speaking opportunity to me. Be idem.
> Thanks
> Vadym
>
> Отправлено с iPhone
>
> 14 авг. 2015, в 00:25, Anh Lay <[email-masked]> написал(а):
>
> Hi Vadym,
>
> I can create a custom sponsorship package that will include a speaking
> opprotunity. Here is my proposal:
>
> $10,000 Sponsorship Includes:
>
> *Bronze Level $3,500 -* Logos on event guides, website and throughout the
> conference.
> *International Luncheon $3,600 -* 15 min speaking opprotunity for Mr.
> Biden at the International Luncheon, your company logo displayed throughout
> the *Luncheon. Includes 5 -* Monday Only Registration passes to the
> International Luncheon, International session, technical sessions and expo.
> *Full Page Color Ad 2015 GRC Final Program Guide $1,000 -* this guide
> will be put in the registation packets of all registered GRC attendees
> *One page insert into the Registration packets $1,000 -* One page insert
> must be provided by your company. (2,000 copies) Can be front and back as
> long as its not bigger then 8 1/2 x 11 inches.  I will need the insert sent
> to the GRC office: 630 Peña Drive, Suite 400, Davis, CA 95618 by no later
> than September 9, 2015.
>
>
> Please let me know if you are interested in this package or if you have a
> certain idea or budget for your sponsorship.
>
>
>
> Thank you for supporting GRC and have a great day!
>
> Anh Lay
>
> GRC Advertising & Membership Coordinator
>
> 630 Peña Drive, Suite 400, Davis, CA 95618
>
> P.O. Box 1350, Davis, CA 95617
>
> Phone: (530) 758-2360 <%28530%29%20758-2360> ext. 100
>
> Fax: (530)758-2839
>
> Email: [email-masked]
>
> Website: www.geothermal.org
>
>  Mark your calendar for GRC's 39th Annual Meeting, September 20 - 23,
> 2015 in Reno, Nevada
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Kathy Kent [mailto:[email-masked] <[email-masked]>]
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 13, 2015 6:02 AM
> *To:* 'Vadym Pozharskyi'
> *Cc:* [email-masked]
> *Subject:* RE: Geothermal Energy Association weekly newsletter
>
> Hi Vadym-
>
> My most sincere apologies for the delay.
>
> Here is a link to view our sponsorship opportunities:
> http://geothermalenergy2015.org/events/Mutual%20SponsorshipGEAExpo_GRCAnnualMeeting2015.pdf
>
> One of the higher level sponsorships is definitely the best way for
> visibility.
>
> In order to have someone speak at the technical sessions or opening
> session I have copied Anh from GRC. They are in charge of that aspect of
> the event. Please let me know if you have any questions. We look forward to
> seeing you soon.
>
> Kathy Kent Schott
>
> Geothermal Energy Association (GEA)
>
> Senior Director of Events and Marketing
> 202.454.5263
> [email-masked] <[email-masked]>*
>
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> On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 2:52 PM, Vadym Pozharskyi <
> [email-masked]> wrote:
>
> Dear Kathy,
>
> As I've already said before, we're interested in joining the event!
>
> First of all, please, specify  what sponsorship package would be most
> suitable for us and what panel session our noble member of the Board of
> Directors Mr Robert Hunter Biden should join to deliver his speech.
>
> We are not planning to exhibit at the EXPO, but as a sponsor we'd like to
> be represented in all possible ways, i.e. hand-outs, banners, materials,
> etc.
>
> Looking forward to your feedback!
>
> Best,
>
> Vadym
>
> On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 7:01 PM, Leslie Blodgett <[email-masked]>
> wrote:
>
> Hello Vadym,
>
> We will be happy to have you at the event!
>
> Will Burisma Holdings be exhibiting a booth as well?
>
> If so, my colleague Kathy (cc’d) will be able to set you up.
>
> Or if not, she will be able to help you find the person to set you up for
> what you need.
>
> Looking forward to the event,
>
> Leslie Blodgett, Geothermal Energy Association
>
> [email-masked] 202-454-5241
>
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> *From:* Vadym Pozharskyi [mailto:[email-masked]]
> *Sent:* Monday, August 10, 2015 10:29 AM
> *To:* [email-masked]
> *Subject:* Re: Geothermal Energy Association weekly newsletter
>
> Dear Leslie,
>
> Hope, you are well. Thank you for regular updates.
>
> I would like to let you know that Burisma Holdings would like to
> participate in the Annual 39 Meeting & Expo in Reno. We would like to join
> in the framework of one of the sponsorship packages.
>
> With this in mind, we'd also like to take advantage of the 15 minute
> opportunity talk for our BoD member Mr Robert Hunter Biden. Mr Biden would
> like to talk about geothermal production opportunities and prospects in
> Europe, since our company is pursing different projects in Germany and
> Italy, and expand on issues of energy security as well geothermal energy
> development contribution into energy security of Europe.
>
> Taking into account all of the above, please, let me know what sponsorship
> package would be most suitable for us and what panel session our noble
> member of the Board of Directors should join to deliver his speech.
>
> Looking forward to your feedback!
>
> Best,
>
> Vadym
>
> On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 12:41 AM, Leslie (Geothermal Energy Association) <
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> *Leading News & GEA Members *
>
> **Senate Energy Bill Moving Forward --- Would Help Achieve the Nation's
> Geothermal Potential, Industry Leaders Say*
> **California's IID Proposes to Initiate 520 MW of Geothermal by 2017;
> 1,700 MW by 2030*
> **Leading Businesses Pledge to Act on Climate Change, Including Berkshire
> Hathaway Energy*
> **Enel Green Power Brings Online World's First Integrated
> Geothermal-Biomass Plant in Tuscany*
> **At Papal Conference, Gov. Brown Says Local Leaders Must Fight Climate
> Change*
> **IID Files Lawsuit Against CAISO for Anticompetitive Actions*
> **Atlas Copco Named Top Industrial Company in 2015 Newsweek Green
> Rankings*
>
> *Senate Energy Bill Moving Forward --- Would Help Achieve the Nation's
> Geothermal Potential, Industry Leaders Say*
> Bi-partisan energy legislation introduced in the Senate moved quickly to
> series of mark-ups July 28, 29 and 30th where a range of amendments were
> addressed. So far, the outlook was positive that the Committee would finish
> action quickly and report the bill to the full Senate for possible action
> in September. By Wednesday afternoon the committee had worked through 45 of
> the 94 amendments filed to the bipartisan legislation since the markup
> process began on Tuesday, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alas., said in a release.
>
> On July 23, Representatives of the U.S. geothermal industry applauded U.S.
> Sens. Murkowski along with Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., for introducing their
> broad, bipartisan energy bill. The Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015,
> "would help America achieve its geothermal potential," commented Karl
> Gawell, Executive Director of the Geothermal Energy Association, "by
> addressing some of the most important barriers to geothermal development in
> the U.S."
>
> "The U.S. has world class geothermal resources waiting to be developed
> that can supply baseload renewable power," said Terry Page, Director of
> Regulatory Affairs for Enel Green Power North America, owner and operator
> of three geothermal facilities throughout the U.S. including the 33-MW
> Stillwater geothermal site. "The policy changes contained in The Energy
> Policy Modernization Act of 2015 would help remove some of the barriers to
> geothermal development and help spur new investment in an expanded U.S.
> geothermal industry."
>
> "The provisions in this bill will help reduce timelines in the geothermal
> development process and unlock new utility-scale projects, said Josh
> Nordquist, Director of Business Development for Ormat Nevada Inc. "We at
> Ormat Nevada Inc. commend Senators Murkowski and Cantwell for working with
> the industry on these cost-effective policy solutions."
>
> The legislation features five titles reflecting common ground on energy
> efficiency, infrastructure, supply, accountability, and land conservation.
> In the supply title, it includes several provisions supporting geothermal
> energy. It would:
>
>    - set a 50,000-MW National Geothermal Goal;
>    - direct federal agencies to identify priority areas for development;
>    - allow federal oil and gas lease holders to obtain a non-competitive
>    geothermal lease to facilitate coproduction of geothermal power -- today 25
>    billion barrels of hot water are produced annually from oil and gas wells
>    within the United States;
>    - facilitate new discoveries by allowing the limited non-competitive
>    leasing of adjacent lands where a new discovery has been made; and
>    - provide geothermal exploration test projects a limited categorical
>    exclusion provided the lands involved present no extraordinary
>    circumstances.
>
> In a related event, on July 21st the Senate Finance Committee voted 23-3
> in support of legislation sponsored by Sens. Hatch, R-Utah, and Wyden,
> D-Ore., to extend the expired Production Tax Credit for geothermal power
> plants that start construction by December 31, 2016. "The clean baseload
> geothermal energy produced as a result of these important measures will
> help the nation achieve a more diverse and reliable electricity supply,
> reduce emissions, grow state and local economies, and create jobs in both
> the oil and gas, and the renewable sectors," said Gawell.
>
> The Murkowski-Cantwell legislation builds upon legislative proposals
> introduced previously by Sens. Heller, R-Nev., Wyden, D-Ore., and Tester,
> D-Mont., along with several co-sponsors.
>
> *California's IID Proposes to Initiate 520 MW of Geothermal by 2017; 1,700
> MW by 2030*
>
> **
>
> *CalEnergy geothermal plants are viewed from the Red Hill Marina area at
> the Salton Sea. Photo via IID.*
>
> The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors has released a draft
> vision document that sets the goal of 1,700 MW of new geothermal by 2030,
> and other specific actions that will support its Salton Sea Restoration and
> Renewable Energy Initiative. The initiative plans for habitat construction
> before geothermal development would be added as part of the final phase.
>
> The document states, "Geothermal energy is especially important as
> California attempts to move to a carbon-free economy. It is estimated that
> moving water - primarily through the Central Valley Project and the State
> Water Project - consumes approximately 19 percent of California's total
> energy use. This demand continues all day, year-round and so is ideally
> suited to a renewable source like geothermal energy, which can provide base
> load, while other renewable sources provide peaking power during summer
> afternoons or at other unpredictable times. The use of such renewable power
> - particularly if it substitutes for energy generated from coal - could be
> financed through the proceeds from the cap and trade program and/or by the
> sale of carbon credits directly."
>
> IID names short, medium and long-term goals for construction of renewable
> energy facilities and transmission: Approximately 500 MW of solar and other
> renewables and 520 MW of geothermal in the Short-Term (2016-2017);
> approximately 1,500 MW of solar and other renewables and 1,250 MW of
> geothermal in the Medium-Term (2018-2023); and finally, approximately 2,000
> MW of solar and other renewables and 1,700 MW of geothermal would be in
> process with all completed by 2030.
>
> The Salton Sea Restoration and Renewable Energy Initiative is IID and
> Imperial County's plan for "ensuring water supply reliability for
> California, protecting public health, developing carbon-free energy,
> protecting and restoring the sea's ecosystem and providing for economic
> growth," according to a press release.
>
> "IID and Imperial County believe that we must create and maintain a
> smaller but sustainable Salton Sea," Bruce Wilcox, IID environmental and
> Salton Sea program manager said in the statement. "A reconfigured sea will
> limit fugitive dust emissions, preserve and create avian habitat and expand
> economic opportunity for one of California's most economically distressed
> areas."
>
> "This solution will help to preserve the Quantification Settlement
> Agreement and related water transfers, which are critical to Southern
> California's water supply reliability," said IID board President Stephen
> Benson. "The time for studies has passed. Now is the time for real action.
> We urge the state of California to join us in implementing the plan
> proposed in this framework, and to begin immediately."
>
> An implementing agreement between the state, IID and the county is to be
> submitted to the State Water Resources Control Board in late 2015 for
> approval. View the document at www.iid.com/saltonsea
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> IID is taking comments.
>
> *Leading Businesses Pledge to Act on Climate Change, Including GEA Member
> Berkshire Hathaway Energy*
> This week executives from 13 major U.S. corporations, including GEA member
> Berkshire Hathaway Energy, joined with the White House in announcing the
> American Business Act on Climate Pledge. "We recognize that delaying action
> on climate change will be costly in economic and human terms, while
> accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy will produce multiple
> benefits with regard to sustainable economic growth, public health,
> resilience to natural disasters, and the health of the global environment,"
> states the Pledge
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> .
>
> Berkshire Hathaway Geothermal (CalEnergy) operates 10 geothermal
> generating plants in Southern California's Imperial Valley and has been a
> long-time leader in geothermal innovation and ingenuity.
>
> "Achieving worldwide greenhouse gas reductions starts at the local level -
> with individual states and individual power plants. At Berkshire Hathaway
> Energy, we're proud of our roots as a 100% geothermal company and we're
> going to continue to move forward to support a low-carbon, sustainable
> future," said Jonathan Weisgall, Berkshire Hathaway Energy's VP Legislative
> and Regulatory Affairs.
>
> In total, the commitments in this Climate Pledge include over 1,600 MW of
> new renewable energy, additional renewables purchases for purposes such as
> data centers, and related goals like reducing water intensity. The
> companies are Apple, Google, Microsoft, Berkshire Hathaway, Goldman Sachs,
> Bank of America, General Motors, Cargill, Alcoa, Wal-Mart Stores, United
> Parcel Service, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo.
>
> The Pledge also applauds the growing number of countries that have already
> set ambitious targets for climate action and voices support toward a
> strong climate change agreement when the UN meets in Paris this year. The
> U.S. geothermal industry offers a multitude of environmental and economic
> benefits to the changing grid, and internationally, an April report by GEA
> showed the global geothermal industry had sustained a growth rate of 5% for
> the previous three years.
>
> Here in the U.S., the industry has continued to identify its further
> potential and benefits while pressing for legal treatment on par with other
> energy sources. "There's no question of the importance of geothermal as a
> renewable baseload generation source as California's investor-owned and
> public utilities pull out of coal generation in order to meet Gov. Jerry
> Brown's new 50% renewable goal," said Weisgall, who also serves on the
> Geothermal Energy Association's Board of Directors.
>
> *Enel Green Power Brings Online World's First Integrated
> Geothermal-Biomass Plant in Tuscany*
> Press Release
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> July 27 -- Enel Green Power has brought online the world's first biomass
> plant used to heat geothermal steam at the Cornia 2 geothermal power plant,
> which is located in Castelnuovo Val di Cecina in Tuscany. The project will
> increase both the energy efficiency and the power output of the geothermal
> cycle.
>
> The existing geothermal plant has been joined by a small power plant
> fuelled by virgin forest biomass sourced from within a radius of 70 km of
> the facility: using the biomass, the steam entering the power plant is
> heated from an initial temperature of between 150° and 160° Celsius to
> 370°-380° Celsius, increasing the net electricity generation capacity
> thanks to both the increased enthalpy of the steam and the improved
> efficiency of the cycle, the latter of which is due to lower moisture
> levels during generation.
>
> "The integration of different technologies is a major step forward for the
> future of renewable energy," said Enel Green Power CEO Francesco Venturini.
> "This plant, like our Stillwater facility in the United States, which
> combines the continuous generation capacity of medium-enthalpy, binary
> cycle geothermal technology with solar thermodynamic, and the Fontes Solar
> facility in Brazil, which integrates solar photovoltaic with wind while
> also using a stand-alone solar photovoltaic plant to reduce the consumption
> of Apiacas hydro plant construction site, will enable the optimisation of
> results and represents a replicable model that opens up new local energy,
> economic and employment opportunities."
>
> Enel Green Power invested more than 15 million euros in the project. The
> new plant is technologically innovative because it has close to zero impact
> on the environment, enhances an existing industrial plant and maintains the
> total renewability of both the resource and the cycle, combining two
> renewable resources in a system with potential for future international
> development.
>
> The new 5 MW facility is expected to increase the geothermal plant's
> output by more than 30 GWh per year while avoiding the annual emission of
> over 13,000 tonnes of CO2. There will also be a substantial impact on
> employment, with an additional 35 to 40 direct and indirect jobs in
> sourcing the local biomass being generated.
>
> Other benefits include the efficient use of agricultural and
> agro-industrial by-products, the optimal maintenance of forest resources
> with the consequent reduction in hydrogeological risk, the sustainable
> development of energy crops and the production of significant levels of
> cogenerated heat.
>
> *At Papal Conference, Gov. Brown Says Local Leaders Must Fight Climate
> Change*
> Earlier this month, Pope Francis hosted a conference in which he urged the
> United Nations to step up its campaign against climate change. Gov. Jerry
> Brown of California attended the event and spoke to the conference,
> including 60 mayors from around the world, on the need for local leaders to
> address climate change. Brown and other local leaders signed a declaration
> stating that "human-induced climate change is a scientific reality, and its
> effective control is a moral imperative for humanity."
>
> Gov. Brown was adamant on moving away from fossil fuels, coal, oil and
> gas, and he invited others to follow his example in California, which now
> derives 25% of its energy from renewable sources and plans to reach 50% in
> 15 years. "Climate change, because it is both local and global, it is a big
> existential threat that I can deal with as a governor," Brown told press
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> .
>
> *IID Files Lawsuit Against CAISO for Anticompetitive Actions*
>
> **
>
> *CalEnergy geothermal plants are viewed from the Red Hill Marina area at
> the Salton Sea. Photo via IID.*
>
> The Imperial Irrigation District, a GEA member with plans to develop new
> geothermal energy at the Salton Sea, has filed civil litigation in U.S.
> District Court, Southern District of California, against the California
> Independent System Operator Corp. (CAISO). IID describes the deliberate and
> systematic marginalization of IID, its ratepayers and all renewable energy
> generators seeking to develop projects in the district's service area, and
> states that CAISO has exercised its monopoly power to manipulate
> deliverability.
>
> IID Board President Stephen Benson said, "The renewable resources found in
> our region will go undeveloped if CAISO continues to manipulate the
> deliverability it assigns to IID. The Salton Sea Known Geothermal Resource
> Area itself possesses an estimated 1,700 megawatts of virtually emission
> free geothermal energy that could potentially replace energy lost at SONGS
> and future losses from once-through cooling power plants."
>
> He added, "Without immediate action, IID, its ratepayers and renewable
> energy generators looking to build projects in Imperial and Riverside
> counties will remain isolated from the rest of the state."
>
> A press release from IID further states:
>
> "CAISO, which controls at least 80 percent of the state's electric
> transmission system, has placed IID and its renewable energy generators at
> a competitive disadvantage in vying for power purchase agreements. The
> result, Kelley said, has been to saddle IID's ratepayers with stranded
> transmission investment costs and handcuff economic development in both
> Imperial and Riverside counties.
>
> "By using the concepts of resource adequacy and maximum import capability
> interchangeably, CAISO has blocked access to renewable energy projects
> interconnecting to IID's transmission grid. The dispute between the
> agencies extends back to 2011, when CAISO approved IID's upgrades to the
> Path 42 project that would send clean, renewable energy from Imperial and
> Riverside counties to the rest of California. IID subsequently expended
> nearly $35 million in completing its segment of the project.
>
> "However, in the summer of 2014, CAISO used the loss of San Onofre Nuclear
> Generating Station as a pretext for reducing future deliverability from IID
> into the CAISO system to *zero*, stranding the district's investment in
> the Path 42 project and leaving it with no practical means of recovering
> its costs, other than to join the CAISO as a
>
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