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Join the FIT Coalition CAISO Letter to Improve SGIP

The FITC believes that CAISO’s effort at reforming its interconnection procedures and their proposed elimination of SGIP will severely undermine the WDG market segment,

Craig Lewis


THE FIT COALITION CAISO SIGN-ON LETTER – DOWNLOAD HERE and UPDATE – SIGN-ON NAMES WERE COLLECTED THROUGH SATURDAY, JULY 17– THIS LETTER IS FINAL AS OF MONDAY, JULY 19, 2010 – 9 a.m. AND HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.

Hello FIT Coalition Friends,

Thank you for agreeing to take action with us.

As described in the original FIT Coalition (FITC) action alert dated 6/24, the FITC believes that CAISO’s effort atreforming its interconnection procedures and their proposed elimination of the Small Generator Interconnection Procedure (SGIP) will severely undermine the Wholesale Distributed Generation (WDG) market segment, which is comprised of 20 MW and below projects that are interconnected to the distribution grid.

The FITC has been a leading participant in the CAISO proceeding, including as an active member of its formal Working Group, and would like to submit the below and attached letter to CAISO leadership. As you will see, the letter outlines the steps we believe should be taken that will protect and promote Wholesale Distributed Generation. The letter will also be circulated to the leadership at FERC, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s office, and other influential policymaking bodies.

Please let us know as soon as possible if we can add your name / company / organization to the letter as a co-signer.

Please email a confirmation toAction@FITCoalition.comin order to be added to the letter and include the following information:

Name

Title

Company / Organization

Mailing address

Contact phone number

Contact email address

Thank you again for taking action with the FIT Coalition. We believe that we must succeed; otherwise California would be introducing significant obstacles to wholesale distributed generation at a time when that market segment is needed most.

Sincerely,

Craig Lewis

Craig Lewis

Founder and Executive Director

Craig founded the Clean Coalition in 2009 and has over 30 years of experience in policy and technology innovation, including the proliferation of Solar Microgrids and Community Microgrids. Prior to founding the Clean Coalition, Craig held numerous positions in the wireless, semiconductor, banking, and renewable energy industries. Previously VP of Government Relations at GreenVolts, he was the first to successfully navigate a solar project through California’s Renewable Portfolio Standard solicitation process. Craig was energy policy lead on Steve Westly’s 2006 California gubernatorial campaign. His resume includes senior government relations, corporate development, and marketing positions at leading wireless, semiconductor, and banking companies such as Qualcomm, Ericsson, and Barclays Bank. Craig received an MBA and MSEE from the University of Southern California and a BSEE from the University of California, Berkeley.