2. Nederland Community Energy
Farm
• Kayla Evans offers
99-year lease on up
to 20 acres outside
Nederland
Good proximity to Xcel
lines running to
Eldora Ski Resort
and Nederland High
School
3. Community Advantages
• Improves local
power reliability
• Low individual
barrier to entry
• Education
• PV and small wind
feasible
• Biomass possible
• Small hydro demo
4. Top Issues
• Business model – LLC, Co-op, 501(c)(3)
• Original Co-op model was distributed
leveraging Xcel's SolarReward program
• Xcel interest given focus on Southern
Colorado large PV efforts – adopt United
Power's Sol Partner program instead?
• Private/Public Financing
• Boulder County support
5. Next Steps
• Winning Xcel support
• DU Business School Study
• CU Technical Validation
• Private/Public Financing
• Boulder County approval
• RFP & Vendor selection