8:30am      Reception, Networking and Continental Breakfast

8:50am      Welcome/Introduction

9:00am      Opening Remarks: Doug Payne, Executive Director of Solar Tech

9:15am      Panel Discussion Begins

Two of the major challenges to adoption of renewable energy include the barrier of high upfront costs and a history of failed financial agreements.  Power purchase agreements go a long way toward solving this problem, and guarantee growth for your renewable energy business. Join us to discuss how to best work towards a power purchase agreement. One of our case studies is the RENEWABLE ENERGY PROCUREMENT (REP), a project of the Joint Venture Public Sector Climate Task Force lead by the Santa Clara County. This partnership includes nine Bay Area cities and will purchase 14.4 megawatts of renewable power. (Copies of the RFP can be obtained from the BidSync website at http://www.bidsync.com/.)

 Setting up an agreement

• How best to build a working team?
• How best to gain a commitment?

 Legal issues

• Contracts
• Types of agreements
• Challenges
• Opportunities

Property development

• Siting
• Environmental review
• Permitting 

Project development

Financial partners

•  Latest approaches

10:30am      PST: Q&A