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Powering Florida Cities and Counties with Solar: Expanding Access to Savings, Local Jobs, and Economic Investment

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Join Generation180 and Solar United Neighbors to learn about proposed legislation that would enable municipalities in Florida to affordably scale up solar, which would stimulate the local economy, create jobs, and generate utility bill savings.

Florida's legislature has an opportunity to empower municipalities, schools, and nonprofits to use Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) to go solar with no upfront costs. This financing arrangement is enabled in 28 states, but not yet in Florida.

Hear from the City of Orlando about how this policy would create economic benefits and advance the city towards its goal of 100% clean energy. Learn how municipalities in Georgia used solar PPAs to capitalize on the cost savings and enhance resilience. Join us to find out how you can help bring these benefits to Florida.

Panelists:
- Chris Castro, Director of Sustainability and Resilience, City of Orlando, FL
- Shelby Buso, Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Atlanta, GA
- Robert Ryals, Director of Facilities Management, Macon-Bibb County, GA

Please note registration information will be shared with co-hosts: Generation180 and Solar United Neighbors

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Mar 4, 2021 12:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Message preview	Hi there, You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Mar 4, 2021 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Topic: Powering Florida Cities and Counties with Solar: Expanding Access to Savings, Local Jobs, and Economic Investment Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VM6OfEvqReepGU6yGrD6qQ After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. ---------- Webinar Speakers Shelby Buso (Chief Sustainability Officer @City of Atlanta) Shelby is the Chief Sustainability Officer for the City of Atlanta. In this role, she leads the sustainability team within the Mayor’s Office of One Atlanta. The team is tasked with addressing the energy burden for Atlanta’s residents, implementing the Clean Energy Plan, assessing waste diversion innovation, and increasing food access for the most vulnerable populations. This work touches upon key impact areas within energy efficiency, materials management, urban agriculture, and transportation. Prior to working for the City, Shelby was the Director of Community Advancement and Market Transformation with the US Green Building Council. She managed state-wide initiatives for the USGBC while working regionally on key account management, advocacy, technical support, marketing, and market development. Shelby holds a Masters of Environmental Law and Policy along with a Juris Doctorate from Vermont Law School. Chris Castro (Director, Office of Sustainability & Resilience @City of Orlando) Chris serves as the Senior Advisor to Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Director of Sustainability & Resilience, and 'Future-Ready' steering committee member at the City of Orlando -- developing a comprehensive set of policies & programs that has turned Orlando into one of the leading cities in America accelerating sustainability, resiliency, and climate action. Chris is best known for his entrepreneurial efforts prior to coming to the City, including co-founder and President of the global sustainability nonprofit, IDEAS For Us, a clean energy consulting firm Citizen Energy, and a renowned urban farming social enterprise Fleet Farming. In 2020, Chris also joined partners to launch ‘Climate First Bank’, the first B-Corp community bank in Florida working to advance ESG and local sustainable investing. Outside of work, Chris serves on many nonprofit and academic boards, including the UCF Energy Research Center, USGBC of FL, Project Greenschools, and Goodwill Industries of Central FL. Robert Ryals (Director of Facilities Management @Macon Bibb Government) Rob is the Director of Facilities Management for the Macon Bibb Government. His department is responsible for all areas of maintenance for over 200 facilities, county/city roadway striping, roadway traffic signage, county wide traffic signal maintenance, municipal owned street and interstate lighting, contractor building and renovation projects, and all county wide utility expense accounts. Rob serves as a founding member on the Macon Bibb Pedestrian Safety Review Board, The Macon Area Transportation Study, the Macon Bibb Earth Day Event Committee. Accomplishments established under his leadership in addition to a vigorous solar energy program include, a massive streetlight and interstate lighting improvement LED upgrade and streetlighting control system implementation, and the Macon Bibb Capital Stewardship Program to provide capital improvements via ESCO energy savings initiatives. Rob has devoted 2 ½ decades of his career to hometown community public service.

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