The document discusses updates to solar incentive programs in California, including the California Solar Initiative and federal tax credits. It provides information on the benefits of solar energy, noting that electricity costs continue to rise while solar prices have improved and incentives remain strong. It also includes examples of how solar panels can help avoid higher utility rates tiers and an analysis of the savings and payback period of a typical 4.2 kW solar system.
Rooftop solar helps you reduce operating expenses for your business. You can reduce your power bill by 50-75% with solar power. Solar pays back by: 1.Producing energy from sunlight; 2.Cash incentives (SRECs and smart inverter incentive) worth 35-90% of the project; 3.Tax incentives (ITC - Investment Tax Credit; 30%); and 4.Accelerated depreciation (20-23%).
Rooftop solar helps you reduce operating expenses for your business. You can reduce your power bill by 50-75% with solar power. Solar pays back by: 1.Producing energy from sunlight; 2.Cash incentives (SRECs and smart inverter incentive) worth 35-90% of the project; 3.Tax incentives (ITC - Investment Tax Credit; 30%); and 4.Accelerated depreciation (20-23%).
Michael Reese - Electric and Thermal Energy Strategies for Minnesota Swine FarmsJohn Blue
Businesses Decision on Electric and Thermal Energy Strategies for Minnesota Swine Farms - Michael Reese, University of Minnesota, from the 2017 Minnesota Pork Congress, January 17 - 18, 2017, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
More presentations at http://www.swinecast.com/2017-minnesota-pork-congress
The initial presentation give to those interested in Ashburton Community Energy project on 18 January 2011. Details in this presentation are not the final project ideas, but outline how the project might develop.
Brief presentation on financing green initiatives. Shows an example of the benefits derived from solar project in Ontario under the FIT and microFIT programs.
The Australian National Energy Market has seen significant increases in the price of electricity. How has this happened in a continent blessed with energy resources?
Selling the Sun: A real estate agent's guide to valuing and selling residenti...Keep Me Certified
This is the powerpoint deck used in a course taught by Craig Foley and produced in partnership with Keep Me Certified and the Mass Clean Energy Commission.
This course teaches real estate agents how to address Solar PV in a residential real estate transaction.
To learn more and enroll in the course, visit ma.keepmecertified.com/selling-the-sun
Keep Me Certified is a fully approved online real estate school offering pre-licensing and continuing education courses to licensed real estate professionals. keepmecertified.com
Presentation by John Notoane of OneWorld at the CHOICES project community energy workshops in Somerset East, Pearston and Cookhouse communities, Blue Crane Route Municipality in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, held in February and March 2013.
The presentation covers the results of a community energy survey carried out in the Blue Crane Route Municipality.
More information about OneWorld: http://www.oneworldgroup.co.za/
Further details of the CHOICES project: http://www.iied.org/choices-community-energy-project-south-africa
Michael Reese - Electric and Thermal Energy Strategies for Minnesota Swine FarmsJohn Blue
Businesses Decision on Electric and Thermal Energy Strategies for Minnesota Swine Farms - Michael Reese, University of Minnesota, from the 2017 Minnesota Pork Congress, January 17 - 18, 2017, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
More presentations at http://www.swinecast.com/2017-minnesota-pork-congress
The initial presentation give to those interested in Ashburton Community Energy project on 18 January 2011. Details in this presentation are not the final project ideas, but outline how the project might develop.
Brief presentation on financing green initiatives. Shows an example of the benefits derived from solar project in Ontario under the FIT and microFIT programs.
The Australian National Energy Market has seen significant increases in the price of electricity. How has this happened in a continent blessed with energy resources?
Selling the Sun: A real estate agent's guide to valuing and selling residenti...Keep Me Certified
This is the powerpoint deck used in a course taught by Craig Foley and produced in partnership with Keep Me Certified and the Mass Clean Energy Commission.
This course teaches real estate agents how to address Solar PV in a residential real estate transaction.
To learn more and enroll in the course, visit ma.keepmecertified.com/selling-the-sun
Keep Me Certified is a fully approved online real estate school offering pre-licensing and continuing education courses to licensed real estate professionals. keepmecertified.com
Presentation by John Notoane of OneWorld at the CHOICES project community energy workshops in Somerset East, Pearston and Cookhouse communities, Blue Crane Route Municipality in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, held in February and March 2013.
The presentation covers the results of a community energy survey carried out in the Blue Crane Route Municipality.
More information about OneWorld: http://www.oneworldgroup.co.za/
Further details of the CHOICES project: http://www.iied.org/choices-community-energy-project-south-africa
Interested in installing a solar system on your home or business, but unsure about the details? This presentation covers the following topics:
- Solar System cost/benefit analysis basics
- Financing basics
- Tax Incentives
This presentation is focused towards Iowa residents, but the details can easily be adjusted using your own situation.
Which Costs Less? A Surprising Comparison of Utility-Scale, Community, and Ro...John Farrell
Electric utilities often misrepresent the cost of solar energy to serve their own profit interests. The truth? Costs are comparable for utility-scale, rooftop, and community solar––and local solar offers benefits aside from clean electricity, from reducing energy burdens for electric customers to providing resilience in the face of natural disaster. State legislatures should create policies to capture the benefits of all sizes and ownership methods of building more solar energy, but should especially work to undo years of utility misdirection by promoting local solar.
Solarize Essex is a unique discount buying program that uses a tiered-pricing structure, town-supported education and outreach and one competitively selected installer to dramatically reduce the cost of solar. The more residents sign up for Solarize, the more the cost comes down. All contracts must be signed by September 23 to participate.
Bring Solar Home Campaign for DOE Solar America Cities ConferenceSolar San Antonio
An overview of the Bring Solar Home campaign by Solar San Antonio's executive director, Lanny Sinkin, at the DOE's Solar America Cities Conference 2011 in Philadelphia.
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
Generating a custom Ruby SDK for your web service or Rails API using Smithyg2nightmarescribd
Have you ever wanted a Ruby client API to communicate with your web service? Smithy is a protocol-agnostic language for defining services and SDKs. Smithy Ruby is an implementation of Smithy that generates a Ruby SDK using a Smithy model. In this talk, we will explore Smithy and Smithy Ruby to learn how to generate custom feature-rich SDKs that can communicate with any web service, such as a Rails JSON API.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
Builder.ai Founder Sachin Dev Duggal's Strategic Approach to Create an Innova...Ramesh Iyer
In today's fast-changing business world, Companies that adapt and embrace new ideas often need help to keep up with the competition. However, fostering a culture of innovation takes much work. It takes vision, leadership and willingness to take risks in the right proportion. Sachin Dev Duggal, co-founder of Builder.ai, has perfected the art of this balance, creating a company culture where creativity and growth are nurtured at each stage.
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
3. Solar Incentive Programs Update
• California Solar Initiative (CSI) – the solar industry
in California has installed over 72,900 solar PV
systems totaling 730 MW (MegaWatts) since
January 1, 2007 (about 25% of the 2016 CSI goal).
• CSI rebate in PG&E is now $0.35/WattAC
• Federal Income Tax Credit = 30% (no cap or AMT
exclusion) for taxable system owners
• Flexible Payment Options, Financing and Service
Packages available from SunRun
4. Why Solar Makes Sense
• Electricity costs continue to rise
• Solar pricing has improved (for now)
• State and federal incentives to go solar
are strong
• Clean renewable solar energy helps
California’s air quality and power needs
5. PG&E Standard Rate Schedule
Tier 1 Tier 2
Tier 3
Tier 4 Tier 5
The more you use the more you pay
kWh of electricity per month
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Tier 5 - $0.401
Tier 4 - $0.401
Tier 3 - $0.29
Tier 2 - $0.14
Tier 1 - $0.12
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10. Case Study
System Performance Summary
Current
Utility Rate
TOU
Utility Rate
System Peak WDC 4,200 4,200
Est. kWh/yr1 Output 6,069 6,069
Solar contribution, kWh 40.2% 40.2%
Utility Savings, yr1 $2,509 $2,512
Solar contribution, $$ 59.2% 59.3%
11. Typical 4.2kW System Example
System Investment Summary
Contract Price: $23,212
Expected Rebate: -$1,300
Price Net of Rebate: $22,212
Federal Tax Credit (30%): -$6,664
Net Investment After All Incentives:$15,548
System Performance Summary
System Peak WDC (Wp) 4,200
Est. kWh/yr1 Output 6,090
Utility Savings, yr1 $2,509
Years to Payback 5.5
