VASCM: Free Energy Efficiency (Sustainability) Workshop Next Tuesday Aug 12 in Santa Cruz

[Mary Lindsay]

**We held an Energy Efficiency Workshop two years ago, in 2006, and it's 
time to do it again for all those who did not make it last time and for 
all our new members. This is a free workshop:

Santa Cruz Mountains Winery & Vineyard
Energy Efficiency Workshop (see agenda below)

Tuesday, August 12, 2008
8:30am - 2:00pm
Bonny Doon Vineyard
328 Ingalls St., Santa Cruz  95060

Co-sponsored by California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance and PG&E

Partnering organizations:  Wine Institute, California Assn. of Winegrape 
Growers, Viticulture Assn. of the Santa Cruz Mountains, Santa Cruz 
Mountains Winegrowers Assn.

Please RSVP to Lisa Francioni at the Wine Institute:  415-356-7545 or 
register online at
********** _www.sustainablewinegrowing.org/workshopcalendar.php 
<http://www.sustainablewinegrowing.org/workshopcalendar.php> _  

The workshop is designed for vineyards and wineries: facility managers, 
operations managers, chief financial officers, principles and vineyard 
managers, although other employees are also welcome to attend.

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*The workshop will cover:*
- Energy evaluation and planning strategies
- Best practices for energy management in wineries and vineyards
- Information on renewable energy opportunities
- Update on PG&E programs including: free winery energy audits, 
equipment rebates, technical support services and new resources
- Development of an action plan for improving practices and scores in 
the energy efficiency chapter of the Code of Sustainable Winegrowing 
Workbook


Here is the agenda:

8:00-8:30am   Registration and continental breakfast

8:30am      Setting the Context: John Garn, Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance

8:50am      Incentive Policies and Rebate Programs: Information on 
PG&E's free winery audits, incentive programs, equipment rebates and 
other resources for winery and vineyard customers:  Josa Tuchel, PG&E

9:10am      Partnering for Energy Efficiency:  Reading your energy bill, 
time of use, rate schedules, online web services, etc.:  Rick Glissman, PG&E

9:30am      Planning for Efficiency Solutions:  How to develop a 
Continuous Energy Management Plan by auditing your operations, 
identifying energy efficiency opportunities and securing rebates and 
incentives:  David Casentini, Resource Solutions Group

9:50am      Low Carbon Wineries: Examples of the connections between 
energy and water use and where reductions can be achieved; practical 
water reuse and efficiency measures, and building shell improvements:  
Dr. John Rosenblus, Rosenblum Environmental Engineering

10:15am   Break

10:30am   Winery Energy Efficiency Tour:  Wine industry experiences, 
with testimonials regarding practices and technologies that can help 
save energy and reduce costs. Tour of Bonny Doon facilities.  Randall 
Graham, Founder and President-for-Life, Bonny Doon.

11:30am   Renewable Energy Opportunities:  A panel discussion on solar 
photovoltaic, solar thermal, biodiesel and other renewable energy 
opportunities for winery and vineyard operations:  Richard Konieczka, 
Earth Wind and Power; Ryan Lambert, Community Fuels

12:30      Lunch

Energy Action Plan: Strategy and tools for putting together an energy 
efficiency action plan: John Garn, CSWA

2:00pm   Adjourn

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