Strategic Planning: ENERGY GROUP

Meeting: Monday, May 2, 2011

Attending: Connie (presiding), Elizabeth, Aleida Dennis, Paola, Tony, Sara, Judy, Anna Marie, Johnny,
Harold, Helen, Ellen (recording), Andrew, Jonn, Katie

Collective reasons for joining group:

* implementation of major ($4M) grant award to outfit the LSC parking lot with solar arrays

* PR, revenue and funding potentials

* gain background knowledge on LSC programs & offerings

* increase public awareness/educational opportunities

* important topic globally and as part of LSC’s mandate towards energy savings/sustainability

* provide background knowledge on energy initiatives to-date and also contacts in the field

Team Mandate: by end of May, complete matrix info on:

Action / Responsibility / Timeline / Resources / Outcome

Team meetings to be held each Monday @ 10:00 AM

 Solar Array installation in the LSC parking lot scheduled to occur: July-November 2011
 SRECs = solar renewable energy credits/certificates
SREC is a program put into place to encourage solar use w/credits generated as a commodity to
be purchased by bigger utility users. SRECs serve as a means of covering a solar investment.

Sidebar:

How do SRECs work? http://www.njcleanenergy.com

Each time a system generates 1,000 kWh of electricity an SREC is earned and placed in the customer's electronic
account.  SRECs can then be sold on the SREC tracking system, providing revenue for the first 15 years of the
system's life.

Electricity suppliers, the primary purchasers of SRECs, are required to pay a Solar Alternative Compliance Payment
(SACP) if they do not meet the requirements of New Jersey’s Solar Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS).  One way
they can meet their RPS requirements is by purchasing SRECs.  As SRECs are traded in a competitive market, the
price may vary significantly.  The actual price of an SREC during a trading period can and will fluctuate depending on
supply and demand.

 $300,000-$400,000 in credit buyback anticipated for LSC.

  Current LSC energy program offerings include:
School Residency:
Energy & Motion: Grades 3-8
Green Buildings: Grades 6-12
Electronic Field Trips:
Green Power Grades 3-12
It’s Easy Being Green Grades 6-12
Assemblies:
Flash! Bang! Grades 1-6
Electricity & Magnetism Grades 2-6
On-Site
It’s Electrifying
Down to the Wire
Other:
- Occasional walk-up programming w/Rutgers & Princeton Plasma Physics Lab
- Also, a number of STEM team’s energy props are available for programming
- An afternoon program on biodiesel was offered some years ago
Exhibitions:
Energy Quest / X-prize cart (car fuel efficiency program)

Facilities:
-Reducing carbon footprint via Noveda software monitoring
-Potential to explore: Working with company that can take the restaurant’s non-edible
cooking oil and refine it and turn it into biodiesel. They offer educational
programs and are willing to partner with us
Connections:

Board member Emil Jacob (ExxonMobil) involved in exploratory research on algae as an

alternative fuel source

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Brainstorming: 3.2 Breakthroughs exhibition on energy/renewable energy focus

Group 1

1. Solar Panels with a breakdown of components and how they work.

2. Make info available about “Sponsor a Watt” campaign

3. Create blog updates as the solar array is being installed …create a buzz

4. ID funding source(s)

5. Training on exhibits/programs
Group 2

1. Link the Breakthroughs content to LSC’s green building initiatives - - how we measure, control and
conserve energy and our carbon footprint (Noveda, smart grid) This could provide opportunities to
partner with some of energy constituents.

2. Create programming for Breakthroughs to explain the science behind solar and other energy
initiatives in simpler terms.

3. Highlight some unusual energy sources, e.g. novel battery technologies

4. Exemplify differences and similarities between residential and commercial energy plans. (Technology
types and energy use.)

5. Consumption Generation Management

How much energy Solar arrays on roof Pull electricity when it’s
does it take to run the IMAX? & parking lot cheapest

6. Compare/contrast bulbs: incandescent vs fluorescent vs LEDs - benefits/drawbacks of each

Group 3

1. Consider the audience & what they may or may not be familiar with on the topic of renewable energy.

2. Start with the basics – e.g. how electricity works: e.g., how does a generator work, what is a watt?
How does solar work? How do you read your energy meters? (How can you save $?)

3. Include info on how passive solar design can make big impacts.

4. Present different levels of influence: personal → city/state → U.S.

5. Topics should be current / cutting edge as much as possible.

6. Create memorable experiences - - esp. ones that will create a buzz

7. Early thoughts on activities:

 Bike generator and/or jump on generator w/live data

 Van der Graaf generator program
 Circuit board interactive
 Hands-on light bulb activity
 Time lapse of the solar array install in the parking lot (a la SK The Schedule)
 Live cam or viewer to see LSC’s outdoor energy components
8. Early thoughts on fundraising:

 Note: timeline of opening will need to be considered as a 6 month schedule is tight for
fundraising; sponsorship is more doable on a shorter timeline
 Plan for a ribbon-cutting / opening event (solar arrays & exhibition) to create an event.
 Possibilities to approach for $: Noveda, Nautilus, & selected solar installer