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Hi stakeholder in NB's growing solar industry!
Solar NB Solaire's launch meeting happens in just two days: January 11, 2025 at the New Maryland Center, 754 New Maryland Highway, New Maryland. The coffee will be on at 10:30 AM (there are rumours of homemade snacks too) for an 11 AM start, and we plan to wrap up by 4 PM. We're expecting a nice turnout, and the beginning of something big and positive for our industry, so please plan to attend!
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UPDATE: our proposed by-laws are now on our website, here. Please take a look in advance of our meeting; we think they cover everything we need for a successful launch, but comments and suggestions for improvements will be welcome before we vote on them Saturday! (There will also be paper copies for everyone on Saturday, plus a presentation and an opportunity for questions.)
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Here's our draft agenda (with one small change from the previous version, highlighted in red):
10:30-11:00: Arrival and coffee
11:00-11:05: Welcome, Introductions and Logistics
11:05-11:25: Backgrounder on Solar NB Solaire and progress to date
Carl Duivenvoorden, System Owner
11:25-11:50: Review and adoption of SNBS Bylaws & Code of Ethics
Mark McCann, MJM Solar (installer)
11:50-12:00: Nominations of SNBS Director candidates
12:00-13:00: LUNCH
13:00-13:15: Election of Directors
13:15-13:45: How Solar NS has benefited our industry - via Zoom
Dave Brushett, P.Eng., President, Solar Nova Scotia
13:45-14:15: Overview and Future of Net Metering in NB
Mark McCann, MJM Solar
14:15-14:30: BREAK
14:30-15:35: SNBS Café: 4 tables, 15 minutes at each
Table 1: What should SNBS focus on first?
Table 2: What do installers need?
Table 3: What do system owners need?
Table 4: Anything else? Open discussion table
15:35-16:00: SNBS Café Reports: 4 tables, 5 minutes for each
16:00: Session wrap up
Directors remain to elect Officers: Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer.
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Please spread the word on social media (just click on the links below) and among your solar and solar-curious contacts. The more attendees we have, the stronger our organization will be; the more people who learn of our initiative, the more successful we'll be!
We're looking forward welcoming everyone Saturday! Comments or questions? Please just hit reply!
All the best,
Carl
PS Just to recap: our four-person committee is comprised of Mark McCann of MJM Solar; Richard Knappe of Epic Energy; Charles Thibodeau of Ecoparc/Centre culturel et sportif de Cormier Village (which has a demonstration project consisting of four different solar installations) and me (system owner and solar enthusiast). We’ve been meeting regularly by Zoom for the past several months, and are excited to get Solar NB Solaire off to a running start!
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