MEMOIRS OF SOLARIZE NEW YORK:MY STORY

Presented by: Jan L. Myers

“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”

~ Mahatma Gandhi

THE STORY• Who I am

• Memoirs of Solarize New York

• Transforming New York’s Solar Market

• Influencing Change Begins with a Vision

ABOUT ME

No. 1 Mom

Mini Me (aka The Teen Child)

The Man of the House

BEST FRIEND

Best Friend

CARETAKER

2009

“A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.”

~ Mahatma Gandhi

SOLARIZE PORTLAND

2009-2010

“A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.”

~ Mahatma Gandhi

SOLARIZE GUIDEBOOK

Developed by Stephanie Stewart a homeowner at Mt. Tabor neighborhood in Portland, Oregon.

Launched by SE Uplift, Portland Planning Department and Energy Trust of Oregon in 2009.

Solarize Portland: http://www.portlandonline.com/bps/index.cfm?c=51902

2010

“A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.”

~ Mahatma Gandhi

STUDENT

GRADES

2011

“A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.”

~ Mahatma Gandhi

2011

2012

“A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.”

~ Mahatma Gandhi

SOLA

RIZE

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GRADESSolarize Madison Launched

2012

“A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.”

~ Mahatma Gandhi

SOLARIZE MADISON: 2012

Bob Smith 2012 & 2013 participant

3 kW system installed by Arista Power 2012

SOLARIZE MADISON: 2013

Photo Courtesy Colgate University

SOLARIZE MADISON: 2013

Photos Courtesy CNY Solar

5.3 kW solar PV system & 1 panel SHW system

7.1 kW solar PV system

SOLARIZE MADISON: SUCCESS

Source: NYSERDA Power Clerk, accessed Nov. 18, 2013

SOLARIZE MADISON: SUCCESS

Source: NYSERDA Power Clerk, accessed Nov. 18, 2013

SOLARIZE MADISON: PROGRAM SUCCESS

Solarize Madison installations 2012 & 2013, September 18, 2013

2013

“A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.”

~ Mahatma Gandhi

Solarize New York2013

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Debra Blalock

GRADES

2013

“A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.”

~ Mahatma Gandhi

IMPACT ON NYS MARKET

IMPACT ON NYS MARKET

IMPACT ON NYS MARKET

IMPACT ON NYS MARKET

IMPACT ON NYS MARKET

2014

“A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.”

~ Mahatma Gandhi

GRADES

VOICE, EMPOWERMENT & ACCOUNTABILITY

Voice is often understood as the ability of citizens to express their preferences and to be heard by the state, either through formal or informal channels, in written or oral form (Rocha Menocal & Sharma, 2008). Citizens’ voices are not homogenous, and sometimes more powerful voices and opinions can crowd out those of excluded or marginal groups (DFID, 2011).

VOICE, EMPOWERMENT & ACCOUNTABILITY

Empowerment is a process through which individuals or organized groups increase their power and autonomy to achieve certain outcomes they need and desire (Eyben, 2011). Empowerment focuses on supporting disadvantaged people to gain power and exert greater influence over those who control access to key resources (DFID, 2011).

VOICE, EMPOWERMENT & ACCOUNTABILITY

Accountability is a process for holding individual actors or organizations to account for their actions. Accountability requires transparency, answerability, and enforceability between decision makers and citizens (Rocha Menocal & Sharma, 2008).

LOVE YOURSELF

I tried being normal once…Worse 2 minutes of my life!

“Love yourself first and everything falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.”

~ Lucille Ball

"What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable."

~Joseph Addison

"Just stop for a minute and you'll realize you're happy just being. I think it's the pursuit that screws up happiness. If we drop the pursuit, it's right here.“

~James Hillman

THANK YOU

QUESTIONS?

Jan L. Myers607-244-6880

"Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness. When change is absolute there remains no being to improve and no direction is set for possible improvement: and when experience is not retained, as among savages, infancy is perpetual. Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.“

~George Santayana