Keynote speakers will include Hunter Lovins, co-founder of Rocky Mountain Institute and author of the new book, Finer Future: Creating an Economy in Service to Life and Rob Wallace, CEO of the Baltimore-based non-profit Power 52, which Wallace co-founded with Ravens football great, Ray Lewis.

The Conference will be held at the University of Colorado in Boulder. Boulder itself becomes part of the program, too, according to ASES Executive Director Carly Rixham, because the city is nationally known for strong climate-protection policies and leadership in renewables, extending across every facet of community life. “It is a great venue for mapping your Pathways to the Renewable Energy Transformation,” Rixham said.

The three major Pathways to Renewable Energy Transformation under discussion will take a close look at what it takes to succeed at:

• Broadening access to solar, to give everyone a choice and a voice
• Orchestrating new energy systems, including renewable-based electrification in every sector
• Promoting solar for climate resilience, preparedness and recovery

In addition, to enhance the Broadening Access to Solar track, ASES will host a one-day workshop on Tuesday, August 7, inviting participants in the U.S. Department of Energy, Solar in Your Community Challenge to share peer-to-peer experiences with local solar programs aimed to serve the low- to moderate income market, while enriching community life.

A session on Wednesday morning, August 8, will show how all the pathways lead us back home, where state and local solar outreach and advocacy can make a real difference. That session will feature success stories from around the nation, as well as a presentation by Jessica Scott, regional director for Vote Solar.

The conference website, www.ases.org/conference, includes detailed registration information, an At a Glance schedule and travel notes, plus a list of popular special awards events and tours at the conference.

Solar 2018 takes place at the University of Colorado, Boulder

Calendar Announcement

SOLAR 2018 National Solar Conference

American Solar Energy Society (ASES)

What: ASES 47^th annual National Solar Conference, featuring more than 125 speakers, plus discussions and special events, focused on three Pathways to a Renewables Transformation. Pathways include Broadening Access to Solar, Orchestrating New Energy Systems, including renewable-based electrification in every sector and Solar for Reslience, Preparedness and Recovery.

Where: Univeristy of Colorado, Boulder

When : August 5 – 8, 2018

For Details: http://www.ases.org/conference

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Up until the launch of the PanelWarmer, solar panels remained covered in snow far longer than even the ground around them. In order to remove the snow, panel owners risked voiding their warranty or even breaking the panel itself. Snow removal methods included snow rakes, hosing the panels down, and even using Nerf balls to knock snow off the panels! Solar farms found themselves paying hundreds of thousands to have their snow removed by people using snow rakes, which proved both inefficient and expensive.

NextStep Electric Inc. makes it easy to retrofit any size panel with their new PanelWarmer. NextStep Electric in partnership with STEP Heat has launched a simple, innovative solution to keep solar panels active after every snow storm.

Our (Solar) PanelWarmer is UL certified, can be operated manually or utilizing a thermal trigger. Recent tests have shown 5 pounds of ice per foot melting in just under 3 hours and temperature is kept to 80 degrees or below.

While the panel warmer is on it uses approximately 150W/hr per panel at full capacity of 80 degrees, less if you run the panel at a lower temp. Keep in mind, this is during a period of 3 hrs max, which is the most time needed to remove standing snow. No battery is needed.

Interested? Call Osiris Stevens at 303 775 0117 or Andrea Stevens at 303 579 5368. Email andrea@nextstepelectric.com or osiris@nextstepelectric.com.

NextStep Electric, Inc., was founded on the idea that, by introducing innovative kits utilizing cutting edge components for the solar industry which include solar energy and reactive power kits and solar panel warming kits we can increase the ability of cities/towns/utilities and consumers to reduce their carbon footprint simply by retro-fitting the current infrastructure.

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September 23, 2014

For more information, contact:

NextStep Electric

Phone: 303-775-0117

Osiris@nextstepelectric.com

NextStep Electric Uses Existing Infrastructure to Deliver Solar Power to the Grid

LONGMONT, CO (Sept. 23, 2014) – During the first few months of a one-year study conducted in Tucson Arizona over the summer of 2014, testing of NextStep Electric’s solar stickers supported by their proprietary micro inverter delivered impressive VAR production which was off-set by solar energy produced at the source.

The energy start-up tested solar and reactive power creation closest to the load utilizing existing infrastructure.  The stickers, called the Smart Array 3000, were attached to three utility poles in the Tucson Electric Power test yard to determine whether they delivered money-saving solar power to the grid.

Carmine A. Tilghman, Senior Director, Wholesale, Fuels and Renewable Resources, UNS, said of the study, “TEP has been working with Next Step Electric over the last year to evaluate their unique solar installation and the combination of energy and VAR production. The VAR production was impressive based on the results of their pilot project. While the economics may vary among utilities, any utility looking for a combination of renewable energy and VAR production, and has the distribution system to support their product, should consider Next Step a viable alternative. It can be a cost-effective solution for the right utility.”

NextStep Electric allows utilities to create “solar farms” utilizing existing infrastructure. Solar stickers are adhered to utility poles, light-posts and even wind turbines rather than scraping land and impacting the environment to create renewable energy sources.

The technology is most effective when deployed across a large number of power poles.  These three poles offset 12 tons of carbon emissions in only three months.  Rolling this technology out to a MW installation across approximately 4000 poles can offset over 18,000 tons of CO2 emission per month!

NextStep Electric, Inc. (www.nextstepelectric.com) is an energy start-up that brings renewable energy to the grid using existing infrastructure. The company was founded on the idea that, since electricity is wired through millions of power poles, the most efficient place to generate solar energy and reactive power is at the point of distribution, along utility poles.  The Company was established in July 2009 with the vision of making renewable energy deployment easy.

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announced today that it has secured an angel round of investment from Golden Coast

Investments, located in Los Angeles, CA. The funding will allow the company to

accelerate growth and further development of their safer and EPA friendly products, as

well as to further establish its brand as the most effective, affordable, and reliable choice

for today’s energy marketplace.

“The incredibly positive response we have received since our launch shows we need to

continue to dedicate time and resources to further develop NextStep Electric products and

partners,” said President of NextStep Electric, Osiris Stevens. “This funding

acknowledges the need for a system that incorporates Smart Grid Monitoring, Outage

Management, and production of Reactive Power, 24/7.”

NextStep Electric technology revolutionizes the deployment, installation, and design of

grid attached micro-arrays, specifically designed for installation on utility secondary

distributed power poles. NextStep is driven by the mission to provide a sustainable, eco-

friendly, and effective energy production solution to utilities world-wide.

About NextStep Electric

Founded by Osiris Stevens, NextStep Electric was born with the desire to bring

environmentally safe, revolutionary technology to the world. NextStep Electric’s Smart

Array provides utilities the ability to utilize existing infrastructure for their renewable

energy deployment. The Smart Array not only delivers green electrons and reactive

power to the grid and helps off-set line loss, but it also acts as a smart-grid monitoring

system that can be accessed via a dashboard at the utility. For more information, visit:

www.NextStepElectric.com

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