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Renewables attract utility investment dollars.
One year ago, Fortnightly's May 2008 Frontlines column criticized structural barriers preventing utilities from leading the green energy revolution: "Since the 1980s, many utility companies have viewed renewable energy as [a] bitter pill shoved down their throats by do-gooder politicians… While power purchase agreements can transfer some benefits as a function of prices, the production tax credit's structure has sent utilities a clear message: They shouldn't profit from the green energy revolution."
Since then, a wave of policy changes has washed over those barriers and reduced them to rubble.
First, the Internal Revenue Service in July 2008 revised the rule that barred utilities from claiming the production tax credit (PTC) (see IRS Notice 2008-60). As a result, load-serving entities that sell power generated by their own renewable plants now can qualify for the PTC. Second, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, the bill that funded the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), expanded both the PTC and renewable investment tax credits (ITC) to include load-serving utilities, and extended the ITC for solar-power investments for eight years, through the end of 2016.
Third, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, popularly known as the federal stimulus package, further sweetened the pot for renewable investments. The stimulus package included:
• A three-year extension to the renewable energy PTC;
• An option for asset owners to claim a 30-percent investment tax credit (ITC) in lieu of the PTC;
• A temporary option to convert the ITC into a federal grant; and
• A new DOE loan-guarantee program for investments in renewable power and other green-energy projects.
These policy changes and incentives have spurred some utility companies to consider investing in renewable assets for the first time—and encouraged others to invest in a bigger way than they had previously. "With the recent changes, utilities now have the same type of incentives from a tax standpoint as do third parties," says Roy Kuga, a vice president with PG&E. "So you're seeing a greater amount of activity from investor-owned utilities."
Indeed, news wires recently are filled with announcements of major renewable power projects—many of them sponsored by utilities and utility holding companies. At press time, SDG&E affiliate Sempra Generation announced plans to add 48 MW of photovoltaic (PV) modules to the 10 MW already installed at a site near Boulder City, Nev. In Florida, FPL said it would install 75 MW of PV modules at Babcock Ranch, a "solar-powered city" planned for development near Fort Myers. And in Oklahoma, OG&E began building a $200 million transmission line to bring power from the state's windy panhandle to Oklahoma City. (OG&E also said it would spend $3.75 million to provide habitat for prairie chickens affected by plans to add between 600 and 700 MW of new wind turbines in the state.)
In short, renewable energy is booming in America. But for utilities, the story isn't that simple.
Renewable Rate Base
State regulatory treatment for utility investments varies widely, and it's a moving target.
FPL, for example, put three solar energy plants totaling 110 MW into its rate base after the legislature passed a bill specifically giving the company full cost recovery for that amount of solar capacity. But if pending legislation becomes law, the state's utilities wouldn't need such special treatment to rate-base their renewable investments. Two committees in the Florida senate recently approved a bill (SB 1154) that would create a clean energy standard—promoting not only renewables but also nuclear and coal plants that sequester carbon dioxide emissions. The bill also would direct the PSC to provide rate recovery on the same terms as environmental compliance costs for up to 110 MW of new renewable investments—such as FPL's announced 75-MW PV installation at Babcock Ranch.
In other states, unbundling policies prevent utilities from investing significantly in renewable assets. In New York, for example, some investor-owned utilities may own certain micro-scale renewable generators, but in most cases utilities that own transmission and distribution (T&D) assets in New York can't own significant generating assets in the same market. This provision emerged as a significant factor affecting Iberdrola's acquisition of Energy East, because Iberdrola Renewables wants to develop major wind generation projects in New York. Some utilities now find this situation unacceptable, and are lobbying the state government to include exceptions in New York's new state energy plan that would allow T&D utilities to develop renewable power assets.
"Public policy makers must realize that New York's investor-owned utilities possess the singular ability to both construct renewable-source generation and equitably spread the expense of these large projects into the future," stated a Central Hudson Gas & Electric position paper. "Utilities have existing facilities, rights-of-way, and relationships within their long-established, regulated service territories. New York's electric utilities, when provided the opportunity to earn a reasonable rate of return, offer the answer through their ability to plan, finance and construct these projects to benefit their customers."
As the U.S. electric power industry turns its attention toward renewable energy, utility companies are reassessing their roles. To better understand how utilities are approaching the opportunities and challenges, Fortnightly spoke with five executives who are advancing their companies' renewable investment strategies: Andrew Dickson, vice president of wind energy at Duke Energy Generation Services; Owen Smith, managing director of regulated renewable energy and carbon strategy at Duke Energy; Jesse Langston, vice president of utility commercial operations for Oklahoma Gas & Electric; Roy Kuga, vice president of energy supply with Pacific Gas & Electric; and Mark Stoering, Xcel Energy's vice president of portfolio strategy and business development.
Fortnightly: What's the status of investments in renewable power facilities at your company? What investments have you made recently, and what investments are planned?
Smith, Duke: We're pursuing a lot of things, but we haven't built a lot of our own renewable assets, apart from hydro. Renewable standards are very new in the five states in which we operate. North Carolina passed an RPS in 2007 with the first requirements taking effect in 2010, and Ohio enacted an RPS in 2008 with the first requirements in 2009. In both cases the programs are brand new. We have efforts underway, but we're in a different place than states that have had an RPS in place previously. We're trying to position ourselves to make investments.
On the regulated side, Duke is focused on ensuring we're compliant with renewable energy requirements that we face now or that we anticipate going forward, at the state and federal level. We're doing a variety of things to meet those standards, including entering power purchase agreements (PPA) with third-party generators. We're developing a program to purchase renewable energy credits (REC) from other companies. And also we are pursuing investments the utility would make to directly own and operate renewable energy projects.
We're more inclined to own and operate certain forms of renewables than others. We're particularly interested in solar and wind projects, and we're interested in continuing our investment in hydro projects as well. Within the biomass space, we think co-firing biomass at our base-load fossil stations appears to be highly cost effective, as opposed to building a brand-new biomass-fired facility. We're doing testing and analysis, and getting a handle on the biomass fuel-supply market.
With respect to wind, our most promising areas are in the Midwest as opposed to the Carolinas. We've entered into a PPA with the Benton County wind farm in Indiana. In Ohio, the PUC hasn't established the RPS rules yet, so we're at a bit of a standstill. We're not able to do a whole lot without clarity on the rules.
Building wind facilities is an option we're considering. It's something we'll look at very closely.
Regarding solar energy, we signed a PPA with SunEdison for a 16-MW solar project in Davidson County, North Carolina. That will be one of the largest solar PV facilities in the nation. Also we filed for approvals to build a total of 10 MW of distributed solar generation, in the form of several hundred installations. We've gotten approvals from the North Carolina Utilities Commission, but they include problematic conditions. The stumbling block involves normalization of federal ITCs. Rather than passing tax credit benefits to customers all at once, you have to pass it on ratably through the economic life of the project. So if you have a 30-percent tax credit for a project with a 30-year life span, you account for a 1-percent credit each year. That makes utility-owned projects with federal tax credits less cost-effective than they are for a non-utility entity, where the owner can benefit from the tax credit immediately. Normalization has pushed our costs higher than the commission felt comfortable with, and as a result they've limited our ability to recover costs to the point where we can't execute the program.
Dickson, Duke: I'm in the non-regulated part of the company, the core part of Duke that has invested in renewables. Duke has been pretty active in the last two years entering the renewable energy space, making investments primarily in wind power. In May 2007, Duke acquired the wind-development business of Tiara Energy, based in Austin, Texas, which had about 1,000 MW of wind assets in development throughout the United States. We had three or four projects ready to enter construction, and Duke has successfully put 240 MW of wind assets into the ground in the past 18 months.
The next large investment Duke made was acquiring Catamount Energy, a pure-play wind development shop in Rutland, Vt. Catamount brought additional development expertise and also a nice portfolio of assets and an interest in a large operating wind farm, the 283-MW plant in Sweetwater, Texas, one of the largest wind farms in the United States. Today, Duke has about 500 MW of operating wind capacity and the program is still growing. Construction projects that are now ready to kick off will be commercial by the end of 2009. We'll have 600 MW in the ground by the end of the year, and our stated goal is to add 200 to 300 MW per year on average. We're commercializing our development pipeline.
Langston, OG&E: Of course Oklahoma is very windy, and we have a lot of wind potential. Nationally we might be the second-largest generator of wind power by 2030. We could produce 8 to 9 percent of the nation's energy needs. So Oklahoma and OG&E are looking at wind potential and being as proactive as possible.
We're focused on the underlying need for transmission infrastructure to make wind energy viable. Before we filed our renewable plan, there were a lot of developers standing around saying they want to build wind power. We said, 'We want that too, but there's no transmission.' We were stuck. Which comes first? OG&E had to take a leadership position to build enough transmission capacity for the amount of wind power we need. We worked with the PUC to get approvals for a 120-mile, 345-kV transmission line from Oklahoma City to Woodward. The windiest part of our system is in the panhandle of Oklahoma, so we built transmission lines to access those resources.
Since we started construction on that line, OG&E announced the intention to build or contract an additional 600 or 700 MW of wind energy. We've seen the number of wind developers quadruple, and requests for interconnection have increased sixfold. Today we have 170 MW of wind power on our system. 50 MW of it comes from a PPA with FPL.
Like other utilities, we were learning about wind and how it will impact the reliability of our system. Since then we went out and acquired and completed construction of the 120-MW Centennial wind farm. At the same time, we opened wind up to retail customers and gave them an opportunity to get involved. Before the Centennial project was built, we sold out the maximum amount of wind we had available and had more than 3,000 customers on a waiting list. Our customers were telling us they were attracted to wind, they liked the idea of being energy independent, and OG&E was the one to go out and get it.
We broke ground on a new 101 MW wind farm in April. It's called the OU Spirit wind farm, and the University of Oklahoma contracted to purchase its output. As part of a plan to add another 700 MW, I characterize them as our anchor tenant. They're the first ones in, and they set the stage for us to move forward. The university has committed to be 100-percent renewable by 2013, and we're working with them to make that happen.
Also, we issued an RFP for 300 MW in December and we got a healthy number of bids. When we finish this cycle, we'll immediately issue another RFP for 300 MW.
As we developed our renewable energy plan, we saw three things. First, transmission lines and wind generation provide a hedge against gas prices. Gas prices last year hit nearly $13, and that demonstrates the volatility of gas prices we'll continue to see going forward. Our customers already have benefited from the price hedge of wind power.
Second, with more wind we're positioning ourselves for potential RPS and carbon legislation. We're in the mindset of being leaders in this area, with the stated goal of not building any more fossil plants until 2020. The more you put renewables on your system, the more you protect your customers from CO2 regulation. That may be uncertain, but a national RPS is almost a certainty, and there's nothing wrong with being an early mover. It's the right thing to do.
Third, we realized it's important to get our customers involved, and to let them help us. So when we got our new transmission line approved last year to bring wind to Oklahoma City, we asked the commission to approve new retail tariffs for customer participation. They can be up to 100-percent renewable, or 75- or 50-percent renewable. This is our way of allowing customers to continue participating in wind-development efforts.
The first transmission-line jump started all this, and now working with the Southwest Power Pool we formed a joint venture, the Tall Grass partnership, with AEP and MidAmerican Energy, to build a $500 million, 765-kV line from the Oklahoma panhandle to the Kansas border. AEP brings significant knowledge of high-voltage construction, MidAmerican brings financial strength, and OG&E brings the rights of way and project experience. We expect to move forward with these plans and be done by 2013.
Kuga, PG&E: Over our 100-year history, we've been a pioneer in hydro, both large and small, as well as geothermal. Currently we don't own any geothermal but we've developed an extensive system of geothermal projects. At one time it was well over 1,000 MW. That's now owned by third parties, but we still own a substantial amount of hydro capacity.
Despite that 100-year history, like many utilities we're just beginning to get into the ownership spectrum of [today's] renewable energy business. Our focus has been two-pronged. First, we've made contractual commitments to have more than 20 percent of our future delivered electricity come from renewables. Currently about 13 percent of our actual deliveries are from renewables. That's based on the California definition, which includes hydro plants smaller than 30 MW. A large additional portion of our electricity also comes from non-emitting large hydro and nuclear power.
Our strategy is to focus our investments on proven technologies. We're looking at wind power, as well as concentrating solar power and other proven technologies. We continue to look at small hydro upgrades, where it's feasible and environmentally appropriate. Also, we've filed with FERC to begin feasibility studies to build additional pumped storage on our system, which greatly helps to facilitate integrating renewables into the grid.
The second part of our focus has been on customer-owned facilities, mostly PV. We have about 29,000 customer-owned facilities representing about 290 MW. This comes from a combination of programs we have in conjunction state and federal programs that provide rebate opportunities for customers to make those investments.
Stoering, Xcel: Like most utilities Xcel predominately has contracted for renewables from third parties. Ñow we have almost 3,700 MW of wind in our portfolio. We are a national leader in wind power, and also a leader in solar and other renewable technologies. We see our renewable portfolio probably doubling and then some.
Our most significant wind facility entered commercial operation in December 2008, the 100-MW Grand Meadow wind farm in south-central Minnesota. We announced plans for two additional significant projects—the 200-MW Nobles wind farm in southwestern Minnesota, and the 150-MW Merricourt project in North Dakota. Those projects will become operational in 2010 and 2011 respectively.
We've built a nice pipeline of owned resources to complement our contracted resources, and we've done it in a disciplined way, which over time we've learned is valuable.
We also have a few other renewable projects sprinkled throughout our territories. We have a refuse-derived fuel plant in Minnesota, and we announced a project to convert a facility in Wisconsin to burn biomass. That will be one of the biggest biomass projects in the country if we gain approval.
Our planning horizon looks out to 2020, which is when most of the RPS requirements sunset in their current form. We look to add 7,000 to 9,000 MW of renewables to hit those standards, and we want balance through all of that.
Fortnightly: As a general matter, would your company prefer to own renewable generating capacity or contract to buy power from third-party owners?
Kuga, PG&E: With the change last year in federal law, as well as the economic stimulus, utilities now have the same type of incentives from a tax standpoint as third parties do. So you're seeing a greater amount of utility activity from investor-owned utilities. We're no different. We recently proposed a program to add 250 MW of utility-owned PV on our system, 50 MW a year over a five-year period. That request is pending before the California PUC. What's unique about this is we have a companion program where another 250 MW is available to third parties under PPA at the utility's price, which will be updated for future contracts as PV prices change. The expectation is that PV prices will decline, and we'll reflect that [in future PPA prices].
Dickson, Duke Gen: As a utility company and a long-term operator of assets, Duke always takes the ownership view toward energy infrastructure. There are a lot of small IPPs and development firms in the wind industry. They've been set up and capitalized to a certain point, but they can't take a lot of projects forward at once. They tend to follow the develop-and-flip model. But Duke has an own-and-operate view on the world, and the expertise to manage the assets.
On the non-regulated side, we're planning to build a large portfolio of wind.
Smith, Duke: We have an interest in being a direct owner-operator in solar, wind, hydro and biomass projects. So far our inclination is to sign PPAs with companies that own other types of technologies, such as projects burning swine waste and poultry waste in North Carolina. Those things stray pretty far from the sorts of things we want to be directly involved with.
We like to make capital investments that we can put into our rate base, and generally the types of assets we operate are highly capital intensive with as little O&M as we can manage. Solar and wind fit that description. They fit our business model, and so does hydro. Biomass co-firing is very similar to what we do today, using the same heavy fleet that we now operate, just with a different fuel source. It fits nicely.
Langston, OG&E: I haven't thoroughly reviewed the bids that have come in, but so far we see the benefits of ownership as being better for our customers than buying wind energy through a PPA. Once you own those assets, they're yours for life and the customer can continue to benefit from them. We're about 5 years into a 15-year PPA now, and in 10 years we can anticipate a change in that contract. If it were in the rate base the customer would enjoy the benefits for the life of the product.
We need a mix to optimize the portfolio, and we will select based on the value of options in competitive bidding.
Stoering, Xcel: We seek to balance contracted resources with owned resources. We have such a big appetite that we can't afford to either contract it all or own it all. We want a nice balance. The contracted resources will be a combination of traditional IPPs and community-based energy developments. We're ready to partner with others to build projects.
Fortnightly: How have recent changes in federal law affected your renewable investment plans? Have tax credits, depreciation allowances and other financial incentives changed the economics?
Smith, Duke: The stimulus package makes renewable projects more possible. Obviously it helped late last year when the federal ITC became available to utilities. That certainly helped our solar effort. Also it gives third parties with whom we'd sign PPAs more tools to get their projects financed and delivering renewable power.
We're certainly going after stimulus funds for some projects, where it means we might have a better chance of getting approvals from regulators or where otherwise we might run into hurdles, in terms of cost or timeliness. The stimulus might streamline some of that for us—in terms of motivation from the various state-level decision makers to see investments in renewable energy that aren't necessarily driven entirely by the existing RPS.
There's a lot more money to be spent on renewable energy and energy efficiency, and it needs to get deployed at the state and local levels. You may see some things happen that go above and beyond the near-term requirements for RPS.
Dickson, Duke Gen: The three-year PTC extension provides a longer planning horizon. Previous extensions of one or maybe two years made planning and construction difficult. It meant we had to rush to get something into construction by the end of the year, and that's not efficient. But a three-year extension does help us plan and design our business more efficiently.
The ITC is very interesting. It's a good incentive, and we're evaluating that on several projects. The trade-off between capital costs and capacity factor can make the ITC more attractive than the PTC in certain instances. It will bring some new projects to market that might not move forward otherwise.
The whole industry is evaluating the stimulus grants and loan guarantees. The cash-grant option in lieu of ITC will be beneficial for certain developers to get projects financed in certain situations, but I don't know whether we'd do that.
Langston, OG&E: I have to tell you, it doesn't change our strategy. When you compare the ITC vs. the PTC, the ITC has a finite amount of benefit based on the investment, versus the PTC, which is based on the quality of wind output. The PTC seems more favorable for us because of the quality of production we can get from wind farms in Oklahoma.
We made our decision some time ago to move toward renewables, but the incentives are good for the wind industry. OG&E supports those things and we were very glad to see the PTC extended for three years. Frankly we think it should have been a longer extension. It has to be sustainable so people can plan. These things cost a lot of money, and there needs to be certainty.
Kuga, PG&E: The 2008 legislation extending availability of tax credits to utility applications has been great. It effectively allows utilities to get into the business on equal footing with private developers. I think that's been the main driver for many projects that were stalled. The financial crisis has slowed down progress, but the stimulus plan and tax grants are aimed at helping the industry move forward. As more people get comfortable with the technologies, the more production capacity will increase and bring economies of scale. From our standpoint, if the entire industry moves forward it will bring overall costs down and everyone will benefit—including our customers and the nation.
When you look at the size of the market and the scale of projects that are being considered, there's more demand than supply at this point. So we need multiple players in the market, whether third parties, utilities or customers who own their own facilities. The future portfolio will include all these ownership structures. That's what it's going to take to achieve the goals the policy makers have set.
Stoering, Xcel: The policy changes certainly help project economics and ultimately benefit our customers. But it hasn't changed our plans much. We've got an ambitious state RPS, proximity to great renewable resources, and we've built a system to access those resources. Gas is on the margin in our market, and that allows us to take advantage of renewable resources.
We see solar energy as an emerging priority. At Public Service Company of Colorado, we have RFPs outstanding that target solar specifically, with carve-outs for PV or concentrated solar with potentially some type of thermal storage. Bids were due April 10 and we're excited to see how those bids do in this environment.
Fortnightly: How has the credit crunch affected your outlook for financing renewable power projects?
Kuga, PG&E: In spite of the financial crisis, projects that are far along in the permitting and development process are able to secure financing and get built. In the last four months, four projects for which we signed PPAs became operational and started delivering power to our system. So there hasn't been an absolute shut-out of projects.
With respect to PG&E, the tight credit market has affected everyone. We've been able to access financing with some tightness. Recently we've seen some loosening of the credit markets, although it's nowhere near where we'd like to have it. We don't see the financial situation as an impediment to moving forward, and our access to credit markets should continue.
Stoering, Xcel: Nobody is immune. Capital formation is restrictive and expensive. In the tax-equity investment market, investors are scarce. But there is relief in sight for a few projects. The Treasury Department's grant program and the DOE loan-guarantee program both allow more attractive financing, so projects don't have to rely as much on tax-equity investors. We're waiting to see how they work.
Smith, Duke: Our capital position is sound and we have funds available that we can use to make direct investments in renewable energy. Also we still have the tax appetite at the federal and state levels to take advantage of the tax credits.
Dickson, Duke Gen: It's changed our business slightly, maybe less so than other pure-play wind development companies who rely on project finance and tax equity. Duke is uniquely positioned with a strong balance sheet, investment-grade credit ratings and a large tax appetite. We're in a good position to utilize the non-cash aspects of these assets. We've been impacted less than pure-play independent development companies. We've had to focus harder on project particulars, financeability aspects. It involves belt-tightening around the business to make sure we're doing things in an efficient manner.
To date we've been financing projects on the balance sheet, and that gives us the opportunity to go to market when the time is right, when conditions are right, for a portfolio of assets. That gives us an advantage over others. We can sit and wait until conditions improve without significantly impacting growth in our business.
Langston, OG&E: We're fortunate to have access to public-market equity and debt to finance our projects. We don't anticipate that project financing will be a problem for us either. The recent financial turmoil has restricted the traditional tax equity for developers, but we've also seen a few of those projects start to happen. That's good. It helps our whole industry.
The market impacts the availability of financing for everybody in the short term, but we believe the industry will be solid in the long term. The federal loan guarantees in the stimulus package might open up some additional opportunities for us as well as others. But it underscores how important it is for us to get the regulatory support we need to maintain our credit rating, so we can obtain the financing necessary to continue moving forward with our strategy. Without that, it will be difficult to pull off our objective of adding no fossil generation by 2020. Given our favorable regulatory climate, we'll be in a good position.
Fortnightly: How would a federal RPS affect your company's investment plans?
Langston, OG&E: We don't support mandates. Mandates happened in the cogeneration era and too often they result in not everyone being able to play, such as cooperatives, and it inflates market prices to levels that aren't appropriate. The RPS isn't needed.
We aren't naïve. We recognize this is a national issue, but if you ask me what we need, it's not an RPS. It's more transmission. You can ask people to build more wind farms, but if you have no infrastructure to deliver it, then wind is a non-starter.
If a national RPS creates a standard that's too high or takes effect too quickly to get infrastructure in place to deliver it, that would harm customers. But if it's gradual and reasonable, and it's synched up with construction of transmission, that's a good thing for the long-term. A nationwide RPS puts everybody on a level playing field and puts Oklahoma in the position of being a wind energy exporter. We can't consume all the wind energy that will be created in Oklahoma.
Stoering, Xcel: It won't affect us much, because all eight states we serve have an RPS or some kind of renewable energy objective. All of those states probably exceed any federal standard that would emerge. But if a market for RECs emerges, that might be an opportunity for us if we're ahead of the state standard and we have excess credits.
We support a federal RPS as long as it's crafted properly not to disadvantage utilities with less proximity to renewable resources. If it includes basic fairness, we support it.
Smith, Duke: The way the legislation gets structured will tell us a lot about exactly what we'll do. It's safe to say that given the different bills we've seen circulated, the level of investment in renewable energy will increase if any of them take shape. We'll pursue PPAs and we'll look to invest more as well. And the cost effectiveness of RECs in general will guide what we decide to do. So far, there definitely are RECs available in other parts of the country, but not in the five states where we operate. If you look to the Texas market, for example, very low cost RECs are available. If they could be used to meet a national RPS, we'd look to use that for at least part of our compliance strategy.
Kuga, PG&E: California was an early adopter of some very aggressive RPS policies in the 2002 and 2003 time frame, and the state continues to look at additional aggressive goals. From a national standpoint, having an overall policy will help stimulate the market. It will stimulate innovation. We expect it will increase production and generate scale economies. We recognize a national RPS is part of the solution to climate change.
To the extent we can reap the benefits of innovation and production-cost reductions, that will be great, as will be an overlay of tradable credits, for renewables or CO2 emissions.
Dickson, Duke Gen: We welcome the national RPS. It's a catalyst for growth. State RPS programs have been a key driver in the growth of wind and the renewable energy industry at large. We expect a national-level RPS would accelerate that growth and open new states for renewables that might not be traditionally hot markets.
Fortnightly: What changes would you like to see, to make policies more effective at supporting renewable energy development?
Stoering, Xcel: There's been some debate about a renewable-integration credit, where companies can derive benefits from the costs incurred to integrate renewable generation. Something along those lines could foster renewable development.
We'd like to see anything that will support capital formation. That's a significant roadblock to renewable energy development today. Anything with policy consistency over the long term can help, but short-term cycles in policy, like what we've seen with the PTC, creates boom-bust cycles. When you have policies like that, it does affect project development, as well as supply chains.
Smith, Duke: We'd like to have the IRS Section 48 tax-credit normalization rules modified, so there's some kind of exemption for renewable energy projects. This is particularly important in the near term, to make the playing field more level between utilities and non-utilities. It certainly was helpful to get the ITC opened to utilities, but because we can't pass on the tax benefits all at once the playing field still isn't level. It would require a change in the federal tax code, or it would require the commission to allow us to recover all of our costs. That's the angle we pursued, but if they don't agree another option is to seek a change in the federal tax code, potentially just a short-term change.
With regard to a federal RPS, there's some concern that you'll have a wealth transfer from certain states to other states. We'd like to see some mechanism for ensuring reinvestment of dollars in the states where those dollars come from—maybe an alternative compliance payment.
Dickson, Duke Gen: If the national RPS is designed in the right way, there should be a seamless transition between the expiration of the PTC and the ramp up of energy purchase obligations under a national RPS. That would keep the industry pretty consistent. Depending on how the program is designed, the industry is looking less at tax incentives and more at the RPS as a long-term growth driver.
The number one issue for every wind company right now is transmission—planning and permitting transmission projects. If we're going to get 20 percent of our electricity from wind, we'll need large-scale improvements in the nation's transmission infrastructure. We need carefully orchestrated, streamlined transmission siting and planning.
Langston, OG&E: The current transmission logjam is caused by an inadequate cost-allocation methodology. The existing process just isn't adequate to distribute the cost, and every RTO is different. The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) is different from the Midwest ISO, California and PJM. National policy needs to recognize that. Working through RTOs to set policies is the best way to go, as opposed to federal preemption. I'd hope our federal policy makers would tailor cost-allocations across regions and create a mechanism for regions to work together to solve seams issues.
In the SPP, we believe a postage-stamp rate makes a lot of sense. The SPP would do its job, looking regionally at what transmission needs to be constructed and how to spread the costs and benefits across all customers. If you're a member of SPP you pay those costs. That way no single state or owner bears all the costs.
Kuga, PG&E: We need to start seeing the actual implementation of policies before we can make an assessment. A lot of new policies have been adopted, and we need to give them time to play out.


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In celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Media Film Festival we are offering free screenings of a hand selected group of our favorite short films from years past. This 80 minute program is free of charge and includes films … Continue reading
The Jury is Out…
The submission deadline has passed and the last of the entries for the 10th Annual Media Film Festival are in now in the hands of the jurors. Our panel will be screening, scoring and tabulating the results and will announce … Continue reading
Festival Submissions Close Monday, Januray 16th
There are only a few days left to submit your film to the 2017 Media Film Festival. The last day for submissions is Monday January 16th. Final selections will be announced in early March, and the fest will be held on April … Continue reading
Press Release: Media Film Festival Announces 2017 Dates and Call for Entries
May 23, 2016 (MEDIA, PA) – The Media Film Festival is now accepting submissions for its 10th Anniversary year. The Festival will take place April 7 – 8, 2017 at its official Host Venue, the historic Media Theatre in downtown Media, PA … Continue reading

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Memories of Chacas was written in 2014, reflecting on my earlier trip through the Peruvian Andes. There I visited my great-uncle, Padre Ugo de Censi, a ninety-three year old Salesian priest who in the 1970s visited the village of Chacas and fell in love with its landscape; a mountainous, verdant land which reminded him of the countryside from which he came, the Italian Valtellina. Continue reading "Memories of Chacas"
Exploring Carmen's Seville: Cigars, Conquest, and Colonialism at the Royal Tobacco Factory of Seville
Sevilla, "so affectionate, so brunette, gypsy and so beautiful", as the song says. Sevilla, forever the heart of the south and for so long the crossroads of the Old and New worlds. Sevilla I visit to learn about the symbol of this cultural meeting point, the Royal Tobacco Factory, the same tobacco factory from which poured out Sevilla's most beautiful cigarreras in Bizet's opera Carmen, pursued by their admirers Continue reading "Exploring Carmen's Seville: Cigars, Conquest, and Colonialism at the Royal Tobacco Factory of Seville"
La Feria del Caballo. La Feria. Feria is a dream, a kaleidoscope of colours and faces all flying by and blurring with the other, every day and night a dream within a dream, each a layer deeper than the other; you forget when one begins, when another ends, lose track of the chain of events which led you to be lost in this world where above you is a multi-coloured milky-way of fairy lights and below you a whirlpool wind of dust flying around your feet. Continue reading "Horsing About at the Feria del Caballo, Jerez de la Frontera (Photo Feature)"
"In the south, we need to touch" – this is how the Spanish tradition of Semana Santa was explained to me by Manuel, council representative of Defensión brotherhood, a religious association which for over fifty years has participated in the Holy Week processions of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. Commemorating the final days of Christ, the Semana Santa is an assault on your eyes and ears, and a jig-saw puzzle for your head. Continue reading "Sensing Semana Santa: Holy Week in Southern Spain, Jerez de la Frontera (Photo Feature)"
Thirty-six kilometres of dirt track winding around and up and down the hills of the Sierra de Grazalema, this is the Vía Verde de la Sierra, Cádiz. Continue reading "Coasting through Cádiz, Spain: The Vía Verde de la Sierra (Photo Story)"
The Holy Trinity of Andalusian cuisine and culture – the grape, the olive, and the orange – has long had a home at Zahara de la Sierra, Cadiz, perched up on the northern borderline of what is probably the province's single most important natural asset: the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park. I went there to Zahara to take a walk around and up and down. Continue reading "The Grape, the Olive, and the Orange: Zahara de la Sierra, Andalusia (Photo Story)"
Not far north of Seville, there is a track winding back through the northern slopes of Andalusia, through the Sierra Morena, a gorgeous corrugated mountain range covered in olive and oak trees under which graze pigs, sheep and goat. The track follows and old railway line built a century ago to service an iron mine at the end of the line. Mostly dead straight and mostly an easy incline, the Via Verde is the perfect way to see Andalusia by bike. I followed its twenty or so kilometres up and back to see what I could see. Continue reading "Freewheeling through Rural Andalusia: The Via Verde of Seville (Photo Story)"
The Río Guadalquivir in Spain's south is the artery that flows through the corazón heart of Andalucía, ebbing through Córdoba and Sevilla before spilling out into the lungs of the Doñana wetlands. At the river's mouth lies Sanlúcar de Barrameda, a town famed for its manzanilla wining and its seafood dining. Wanting to experience these two essential ingredients of Sanlúcar, I went to the source of it all: the marinero district of Bonanza, home of men who spend more time at sea than at land. Continue reading "The Fishermen of Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Feature)"
Of all countries on earth, Spain, perhaps, is that which has the most festivals and fiestas per capita. An exhaustive list of its festivals would run into the hundreds, possibly thousands, though there always seems to pop up another one which you hadn't yet heard of. Springing forth from the community itself, with few rules and regulations, little respect for traffic flow, and a socially diverse crowd of old and young, these parties are truly organic, civic celebrations. Continue reading "Festival of the…Sea Urchin! – Photo Report on Cadiz's 'Erizada'"


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Did you miss out on Derringer in the Morning today? Here's the best of the best of what was talked about this morning!
List O Mania: 10 Great Things George Martin Accomplished Over His 90 Years
We celebrate the great life of Sir George Martin, who passed away at 90 years of age.
Tool Of The Day: Hulk Hogan's "Tool"
"It's not mine…"
Training Your Dog Is Tough
Do you have a pet? How did you train it?
How Much Time Could You Do In Prison?
We could last maybe 48 hours before losing our marbles!
Terry Fox's Father Rolly Fox Passed Away
Rolly Fox, the father of the Marathon of Hope founder Terry Fox, has passed away.
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When I first heard about Wonderspaces, a self-advertised pop-up museum of extraordinary experiences, I excitedly envisioned grand-scaled, futuristic art installations exhibited on an area that occupied the size of a baseball field, not a large white tent, awkwardly standing out-of-place on a dirt plot of land.
Davis McCarty's Pulse Portal vibrantly highlights the entrance of this mirage. As implied, his delightfully iridescent structure transports visitors into the interlaced realm of fantasy and virtual reality, of wonder and space: Wonderspace(s).
As an art-oriented person, I felt that the $20 (student discount), was totally worth it, and it would be tough for me to say anything negative because the creative process is soul-sucking and pop-ups like these are probably intimidating to coordinate because most patrons would probably have high expectations and want "more bang for their buck." But i'm also the type of person who would pay $20 to engage in these experiences–anything to support the art world, because this stuff is hard, yo.
A few pieces were reminiscent of permanent and traveling exhibits at The Fleet ( Blooms, Rainbow Museum: You + Your Shadow) because art and science mingle and stuff. The Wacky-Waving-Arm-Flailing-Inflatable-Tube Man dance party (On Tilt) was crazy random but still amusing. Our (myself and my sister's) only wish would be to include information of each piece under the artist's name, from materials used to its function for educational purposes. The remaining pieces that are not featured can be found here .


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Pelosi Tells House Members to Treat Trump Voters Like a Friend With a 'Jerk' Boyfriend
What Pelosi can't hide is that increasing numbers of Americans are realizing that the "jerk" boyfriend is the Democrat Party establishment. Trump is putting America first: American workers, American families, American values. His message is resonating. The party of hate, division, and statism can't hide that.
"Pelosi Tells House Members to Treat Trump Voters Like a Friend With a 'Jerk' Boyfriend," by Chandler Gill, Washington Free Beacon, February 28, 2017:
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) told rank-and-file members of the House on Tuesday to treat people who voted for President Donald Trump like a friend who's boyfriend is a "jerk."
The reasoning behind this analogy is that the friend can't be convinced to see how big of a jerk the boyfriend is, but will eventually turn on him, CNN reported Tuesday.
Pelosi said this to reporters in her suite in the Capitol.
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Interpersonal Relationships: Textbooks
Bradbury, T. N., & Karney, B. R. (2013). Intimate Relationships (2nd ed.). New York: W.W. Norton & Co.
This introductory text encourages students to interact with what they read with vignettes and questions at the beginning of each chapter. After chapters on methods and key theories, it focuses on gender and sexual orientation, attraction, personal history, perceptions of partners, conflict, and interventions. It also devotes whole chapters to the effects of stressors on relationships and to relationships across the lifespan, and thus covers those topics in more detail than other texts do. It is aimed at undergraduates, but it can also serve as a foundation for a graduate course.
Dragon, W. & Duck, S. (2005). Understanding Research in Personal Relationships: A Text with Readings. London: Sage.
This book is an introduction to key readings on close relationships in a format that promotes the critical reading of research articles in relationship science. Scholarly papers are presented in an abridged form accompanied by critical comments. The book has a didactic focus, providing to students historical, theoretical and methodological contexts to each article as well as an explanation of key terms and ideas. The twelve chapters cover topics such as reading research on relationships, attraction, love, sexuality, relationship development, social power, relational maintenance, jealousy, conflict in relationships, relationship disturbance, loneliness, the importance of social networks, and cyber relationships. It is 352 pages long.
Duck, S. (2007). Human Relationships (4th ed.). London: Sage.
This book emphasizes communication and discourse. It is relatively selective, devoting whole chapters to social networks, persuasion, and the influences of technology on relationships. It is intended for undergraduates, contains approximately 525 references, and is 296 pages long.
Erber, R,, & Erber, M. (2017). Intimate Relationships: Issues, Theories, and Research (3rd ed.). Hove, UK: Psychology Press.
After describing the key needs underlying relationships, this book devotes chapters to methods, attraction, self-disclosure, equity, love, attachment, and sex. Chapters are also given to jealousy, conflict, violence, and relationship dissolution. It is intended for undergraduates, but it may serve as a foundation for a graduate course. It contains approximately 955 references and is 326 pages long.
Fletcher, G., Simpson, J. A., Campbell, L., & Overall, N. C. (2013). The Science of Intimate Relationships. West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell.
This book emphasizes an evolutionary perspective to a greater extent than most others do. The biological underpinnings and evolutionary origins of relationships are highlighted throughout. Partners' minds and bodies are used as organizing themes in consideration of human nature, attachment processes, mate selection, perceptions of partners, communication, and love and sex. Relationship violence and dissolution are also considered. The book is aimed at upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate students. It contains approximately 855 references and is 396 pages long.
Guerrero, L. K., Andersen, P. A., & Afifi, W. A. (2014). Close encounters: Communication in relationships (4th ed.). Sage.
This text takes a relational approach to the study of interpersonal communication to help students with their relationships, whether romantic, friendship, or family-based. The authors offer research-based insights and content illustrated with scenarios to show how state-of-the-art research and theory can be applied to specific issues within relationships.
Knapp et al. (2013) Interpersonal communication and human relationships (7th ed.). US: Pearson.
This book provides a comprehensive developmental and analytical approach to communication in close relationships. Using both current and classic scholarship, it introduces readers to interpersonal communication principles and theories. The book features examples of relationships with romantic partners, roommates, friends, and parents to help readers better understand concepts. It covers the role of communication in the growth, maintenance, and decay of human relationships and presents research on the importance of communication in developing relationships, factors that influence relational behavior, interaction patterns that characterize the developmental course and outcomes of relationships, and effective relational communication.
Lewandowski, G. W. Jr., Loving, T. J., Le, B., & Gleason, M. (eds.) (2013). The science of relationships: Answers to your questions about dating, marriage, and family. Holmdel, NJ: Dr. L Industries.
If you could ask any question about relationships, marriage, family, or parenting, what would you ask? Coincidentally, we have published a book that answers 40 of the most common questions. The book is edited by the creators of ScienceOfRelationships.com, and includes contributions from us and many of our colleagues. The key difference between our book and the other books on relationships out there is that all of our contributors are relationship scientists and teachers at colleges/universities who are true experts on relationships. We take that expertise, add in a little research, and present things in an easy to read format on your Kindle (or other device of choice).
Miller, R. S. (2014). Intimate Relationships (7th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
This introduction to relationship science is relatively comprehensive and explicitly multidisciplinary. After a first chapter that introduces key influences on relationships—culture, experience, individual differences, and evolution—and a chapter on methods, the book devotes chapters to attraction, perceptions of partners, communication, interdependency, friendship, love, and sex. Chapters are also given to conflict, relationship dissolution, and relationship maintenance and repair. Unlike most other books, it also devotes an entire chapter to power and provides extensive coverage of nonverbal communication, deception, jealousy, and betrayal. It is intended for undergraduates, but it can also serve as a foundation for a graduate course. It contains approximately 2,035 references and is 563 pages long.
Ogolsky, B. G., Lloyd, S. A., & Cate, R. M. (2013). The developmental course of romantic relationships. New York: Routledge.
This multidisciplinary text highlights the development of romantic relationships, from initiation to commitment or demise, by highlighting the historical context, current research and theory, and diversity of patterns. Engagingly written with colorful examples, the authors examine the joy, stress, power-struggles, intimacy, and aggression that characterize these relationships. Readers gain a better understanding as to why, even after the pain and suffering associated with a breakup, most of us go right back out and start again. Relationships are examined through an interdisciplinary lens –psychological, sociological, environmental and communicative perspectives are all considered. End of chapter summaries, lists of key concepts, and additional readings serve as a review. As a whole the book explores what precipitates success or failure of these relationships and how this has changed over time. It is 224 pages long.
Regan, P. C. (2011). Close Relationships. East Sussex: Routledge.
This book is a broad introduction to relationship science with multidisciplinary reach. Its first section presents the fundamental principles of relationship science, discussing the key concepts, theories, and research methods of the field. Then relationship development is discussed, including relationship initiation, development, mate selection and marriage. The third part analyzes relationship processes such as communicating and supporting, loving and sexing. Finally, rejection and betrayal, aggression and violence, conflict and loss, and intervention are discussed as relationship challenges. It is intended for upper-level undergraduates, but it can readily serve as a foundation for a graduate course. It contains approximately 1,260 references and is 387 pages long.
Simpson, J. A., & Campbell, L. (2013). The Oxford handbook of close relationships. Oxford University Press.
Willerton, J. (2010). The Psychology of Relationships. Basingstoke, England: Palgrave MacMillan.
This relatively brief book focuses on evolution, attachment, and culture. Whole chapters are devoted to those influences on relationships and to the development, maintenance, and breakdown of partnerships. An entire chapter is also devoted to the effects of relationships on health, giving the topic more prominence than it is accorded in most other texts. It is aimed at undergraduates, contains approximately 280 references, and is 200 pages long.


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Humanity in Action Screens New Film "Make Reality"
July 6, 2017 – This past year, Humanity in Action teamed up with Brooklyn-based paper-cut and stop-motion animation artist, Andrew Benincasa, to create an animated film on the theme of reality in the context of Humanity in Action's mission. The film explores the pressures on reality, community and active citizenship in a time of increasing social and political discord. "Make Reality" was screened for the first time at the 2017 International Conference in Berlin and we are pleased to share it with you below.
This video was created in dedication to Herbert and Sussi Pundik; Herbert Pundik, along with Judith Goldstein, was an original cofounder of Humanity in Action and the Pundiks remain longtime supporters of the organization.
Andrew Benincasa creates paper-cut art, stop-motion animations and stories. In his early-20's, Andrew pursued literature, languages and education, but then made an abrupt shift to creating and performing shadow puppet shows. He performed for small audiences, week after week, year after year, developing his aesthetic and relationship with the audience. During this time, he taught himself paper-cut art and eventually animation. Andrew now operates from his studio in Brooklyn, NY as a freelance artist, making artwork, lightboxes and animations for clients, as well as working on his own projects. He is currently at work on an animated adaptation of the Book of Job.
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- The name given traditionally to the divinity who invented the Etruscan disciplina etrusca and who was associated with wisdom. He is extensively mentioned by ancient authors including Cicero, Ovid, and Lucan. These accounts tell of a creature of boyish appearance that appeared to a ploughman in his furrow. This same creature instructed the assembled people of Etruria in the art of divination and then disappeared. This oral tradition was eventually written down in 12 books.
Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans. Simon K. F. Stoddart.


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Well it's a week into the new year and I would like to know- have you made a New Years resolution? I haven't. This year I decided I am not making a resolution. I always make one and keep it for about a month or two. This year I set a goal. I set a goal to eat a more balance and healthy diet. As a whole, my family doesn't eat foods that are overly unhealthy. Lately I have noticed that by the time dinner rolls around and I tally up what I've eaten during the day, I am seriously lacking fruits and vegetables. I make sure my kids get their 3-5 servings of fruits/veggies a day, but I am not making sure I get the same amount. One of the reasons I think, is because I've been skipping breakfast.
With all the hustle and bustle of getting the kids ready for school, I just don't have time to get any food into me. After dropping them off, I either run errands, or come home to do some blog work. By the time I'm done, it's way past 10 o'clock and I've yet to have a bite to eat. So my goal for 2015, is to start eating before 10 am and to include my 3-5 servings of fruits/veggies back into my diet, throughout the day. A little trick I started doing is having some pre chopped veggies, such as mushrooms, broccoli, red pepper; in the fridge, to make breakfast scrambles. I am also trying to cut down on my carbs, so no more bagels with tons of cheddar cheese for breakfast. I am eating more eggs (which have really gotten a bad rap over the years!) and making awesome scrambles packed full of veggies and protein.
This is one of my favourites. I love broccoli and eggs together. It is surprising how delicious it is.
Broccoli and Ham Breakfast Scramble
1 Tbs olive oil
1 Tbs butter
1 C finely chopped broccoli
2-3 slices black forest ham (from the deli counter)
2 green onions (white parts only), chopped
1 egg
2 egg whites
2 Tbs water
salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
2 Tbs cheddar cheese
Preheat a large non stick skillet over medium heat. Add in the olive oil and butter. Once butter begins to sizzle, add the broccoli and green onion. Season with salt and pepper (just a pinch of salt, since the ham is salty). Cook until the broccoli is tender crisp; about 3 minutes. Add in the ham and cook while you whisk the eggs.
In a mixing bowl, whisk together the egg, egg whites, water and fresh ground pepper; until well combined. Add egg mixture to the skillet and let cook for 2 minutes; until egg on the bottom begin to set. Mix eggs up, creating curds and cook until all eggs are cooked through; about 2-3 minutes longer. Spinkle with cheddar cheese and serve.
Makes 1 serving
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Beijing – 21 April 2014 - Harman International Industries, Inc. will open a new global research and development center in Suzhou, China in mid-2015, initially adding about 200 new employees at the site. Construction of the new 10,000 sq. m. facility will begin in June.
HARMAN has been active in Suzhou since 2000, when a manufacturing facility was opened to produce a variety of Lifestyle audio, multimedia and mobile products. A new manufacturing plant for automotive audio and infotainment systems was added nearby in 2008, and the facility has since expanded several times to incorporate research and manufacturing for multiple HARMAN businesses. HARMAN employment in Suzhou currently totals about 800 people.
"We are excited to grow our footprint in China once again, contributing to more than five years of continuous investment and expansion," said Dinesh C. Paliwal, HARMAN Chairman, President and CEO. "The Suzhou complex has been instrumental in supporting both our Asia/Pacific customers and global automotive partners who operate from China. This new development center will significantly strengthen our global R&D value chain, while further leveraging the talent and competitive costs of the region."
The new custom-built development center in Suzhou will focus on global product design for automotive loudspeakers and amplifiers. The two-story facility will include a pilot manufacturing plant for automotive electronics, validation and environmental test facilities, acoustic systems laboratories, and reference listening rooms. HARMAN will invest about US$16 million for initial construction and outfitting, with room for expanding the facility to host up to 350 employees in the future.
HARMAN currently employs about 2500 people in China, at facilities in Suzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Dandong. The Company supports a number of global automotive partners from the site, as well as a growing number of domestic Chinese automakers.
HARMAN designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of audio and infotainment solutions for the automotive, consumer and professional markets - supported by 15 leading brands, including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon® and Mark Levinson®. HARMAN has a workforce of 14,800 people across the Americas, Europe, and Asia and reported sales of $4.7 billion for the last twelve months ended December 31, 2013.
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Bath & North East Somerset Council is offering support to local residents faced with the prospect of choosing a home care provider for themselves or a family member.
There are many providers to choose from and selecting the right one can be a daunting process.
Last year, the Council's Public Protection Team joined forces with Adult Services to launch a new scheme to help local people make the right choice for their needs. Called 'Buy With Confidence + Care' the scheme offers details of trusted providers.
Organisations are jointly audited by Trading Standards Officers and Adult Services and references obtained from existing clients. Only those that meet the highest standards are granted membership. Residents who choose a home care provider from the 'Buy With Confidence + Care' approved list can be reassured they are selecting the best available care.
Cllr Martin Veal, (Conservative, Bathavon North) Cabinet Member for Community Services said: "We are always aware of and looking for ways to protect the more vulnerable members of our community. This innovative idea provides clients with peace of mind that they are choosing the best possible care for their loved ones. It is a great example of Council teams working together to deliver the best possible service to residents across Bath and North East Somerset."
Council officers have so far visited and awarded membership to eighteen home care providers used by B&NES Adult Services and applications are now invited from others.
Eight care providers were presented with their membership certificates at a ceremony at the Guildhall on 14 June 2017. This follows a similar presentation to the first 10 providers endorsed last year.
The latest eight approved care providers receiving certificates come from areas across the whole of the Bath and North East Somerset. They are as follows:
- Alzheimers Society, Bath & North East Somerset
- Bluebird Care (Bath & North East Somerset)
- Butterfly Home Help, Bath
- Corinium Care Ltd, Nailsworth
- Divine Homecare Solutions, Radstock
- Millies Care & Support Agency Ltd, Bath
- Network Healthcare Professionals Ltd, Bristol
- Prestige Nursing + Care, Bath
Bath & North East Somerset Council's Public Protection Team also runs a successful ''Buy with Confidence" scheme. This offers details of trusted local businesses which have been audited by officers and meet the high standards required for membership.
The scheme supports consumer confidence in local businesses and generates added value in assisting the growth and development of the local economy. The scheme offers details of a wide range of local businesses from builders to gardeners, plumbers and electricians.
For more details, please visit: www.bathnes.gov.uk/buywithconfidence.


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The afterschool field needs active champions—whether you run a program or are one of many allies who recognize the value of afterschool programs. The Afterschool STEM Hub produces and curates advocacy materials to influence policymakers at the federal, state, and local levels. This work builds on the significant work of the Afterschool Alliance, and is done in collaboration with the STEM Education Coalition, an influential STEM education advocacy organization in D.C. Here's two resources to get started:
Factsheet on Afterschool STEM to make the case using the latest research.
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Policy recommendations for policymakers at the local, state, and federal level; part of "STEM Ready America," a compendium presenting evidence and examples of programs and partnerships that prepare young people for success in school today and in tomorrow's workforce.
In December 2015, an overwhelming bipartisan majority in Congress passed a new national education law called the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). It provides tremendous opportunity to elevate the importance of afterschool and summer learning programs with key audiences and secure additional resources for out-of-school time. Right now, states and districts are actively figuring out where to direct resources.
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Wednesday, November 12, 2014
to say that a thing is beautiful
I am not interested in shooting new things – I am interested to see things new.
- Ernst Hass
"To say that a thing is beautiful is simply an act of faith, not a measurement on some kind of scale."
- Édouard Vuillard.
Here is where the real test begins, in winter, when the light is minimal, and there is a sameness to the landscape. Of course, the snow changes everyday, much like Cezanne's sugar bowl, but the stuff is difficult to capture in any meaningful way. Plus: cold. Very cold.
One becomes thinned out, one's seeing is strained, hard earned, difficult. One is always waiting as an artist or writer, but now, we wait even more, for less.
It's been grey for days here, but once in a while the sun has broken out for 10 minutes. It reaches far into the house, low.
I've shot the light on this particular carpet several times. But this time, faint lines, of what is called 'god light' appear beside the central beam of light.
It seems beautiful to me, this simple photograph. And this when I'm completely dissatisfied with every other photograph I've taken for weeks. Which could just be this ongoing insanely exhausting cold I happen to have.
Well in any case and, as Emily Dickinson might say: it's all I have to bring today.
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Thanks for being honest and submitting a minimalist blog this morning. I often appreciate being able to think about just one or two photographs and not much text. It makes me become more involved, less passive. The photo today is lovely; I needed some "god light" this morning.ReplyDelete
And I understand about the cold. I had one of those this summer and it really did last for over a month. I offer no advice, just sympathy and the reassurance that you will get better.
I enjoy your thoughts and observations about light very much. I live much closer to the equator and am often recoiling from too much light. It wasn't until I went to Northern Europe last February that I realised how at home I felt in the low silvery light that angled off the snow and came kindly in through the uncurtained windows. In Perth we must keep our blinds drawn, wear sunglasses all year round and the summer sun feels like hammer blows to the head.ReplyDelete
Thank you very much for your words and images.
Ah, but this is more than enough, Shawna. After all, it is all about the light, isn't it and how beautiful is that beam of light on your colorful carpet. We don't have any snow yet but I find myself in a photo funk lately. I'm actually burnt out of capturing fall color, I'm ready for a change but I'm not sure what direction to take. Guess I'll just wait for nature to lead the way. So sorry to hear that you are not feeling well...sending healing thoughts your way!ReplyDelete
With thanks for all your kind words and encouragement. Much needed, xo!ReplyDelete


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Probability and Stochastics (Graduate Texts in Mathematics) Hardcover – Import 25 Feb 2011
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