Duro-Last and My new Site

Well I have not posted in a while. I am no longer working with Duro-Last although I think it's a great product. I am still the Vice President of the Minnesota Green Roof's Council and I just launched my new website check it out:

www.gabrielskelly.com

I will be offering my blogging and social media skills to those interested.

I will be still sharing information about Green roofs and solar in the State of Minnesota. In fact today Excel announced that it is  fully funding the solar rewards program in 2013.

Solar*Rewards Installer Update: September 25, 2012Minnesota Bonus: FY 2013 Budget is Fully Allocated All of the fiscal year 2013 Minnesota Bonus (MB) funds have been allocated. 
Application Review Process for 2013 and 2014 We'll begin accepting new applications for FY 2014 MB money and calendar year 2013 Solar*Rewards money simultaneously in January 2013, subject to approval of our proposed 2013 Solar*Rewards Program, which is currently under review by the Minnesota Department of Commerce.

Xcel Energy will suspend the review and approval of MB applications that do not have acknowledgment letters until that time. If you have an application currently in review with Xcel Energy, you'll need to resubmit it in January 2013 to be considered for both 2014 MB and 2013 Solar*Rewards funding.

If you're in this group:

• The $250 application fee you previously paid will be applied to the new application.
• A new application will be required to assign any new program requirements, e.g., funding calculations, to projects that qualify for our proposed 2013 Solar*Rewards program. 
• You'll also need to update your engineering documents in the new application once the application system re-opens in 2013.

The following table indicates actual Solar*Rewards program performance as of
September 18, 2012. This table will be updated monthly and located under the "Overview" section on our website.

Solar*Rewards Program Performance through September 2012 (excludes MN Bonus)

	2010	2011	2012 (as of 9/18/12)
Solar*Rewards Incentive Payments	$2,378,272	$3,366,000	$5,403,964
Total Program Spend	$2,618,197	$3,653,351	$5,627,503
Participants	166	140	180
kW Installed	1,057	1,496	2,402

We'll provide updates on the status of the current Minnesota Solar*Rewards program and the opening of the 2013 program as the 2013-2015 CIP Triennial Plan decision is finalized with the Minnesota Department of Commerce.

I really like Blue Horizon Energy for a solar installer. They are in the Metro and do superb work.

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