Hosts
 La Plata Electric Association
provides its members safe, reliable electricity at the
lowest reasonable cost while being environmentally responsible. About 4,000 of
LaPlata’s 30,000 members have signed up for its WattWatcher®
Time-of-Use rates and save between 5 percent and 50 percent over
the standard residential rate. LaPlata also offers energy
efficiency credits
for installation of electric space and water heating systems on its
WattWatcher rates, and stocks water heaters for member pick-up.
www.lpea.com
Empire Electric Association
is a non-profit, member owned
rural electric Cooperative. We provide electric power to residential,
commercial and industrial customers in southwest Colorado and southeast
Utah. We are currently serving more than 15,000 customers over 1,869 miles
of energized line in a 3,500 square mile service territory.
www.eea.coop
 Tri-State Generation and Transmission
Association
is a wholesale electric power supplier
owned by the 44 electric cooperatives it serves. Tri-State generates
and transports electricity to its member systems throughout a 250,000
square-mile territory across Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico and Wyoming. www.tristategt.org
 Colorado Rural Electric
Association is the statewide trade association representing
Colorado's electric cooperatives. CREA's membership is composed of all of
the state's 22 electric distribution cooperative associations and one
generation and transmission cooperative.
www.coloradorea.org
 Colorado
Association of Municipal Utilities
(CAMU) is a non-profit organization that
represents the 32 cities and towns throughout Colorado that own and
operate their own electric and natural gas systems. CAMU is a source for
legislative representation, training and information for its members.
There
are 29 municipal electric systems and seven municipal gas systems
operating within the state of Colorado. In combination these municipal
utilities serve a population base of approximately 815,000 Colorado
residents.
http://coloradopublicpower.org
Hospitality Sponsor
Nature's Oasis' mission statement is ""To
offer a friendly and respectful community market, providing healthy
alternative choices and opportunities for health education in an
environment of efficient caring service".
www.shopnaturesoasis.com
Green-Level Sponsors
 Convectair's creation in 1983 stems from a large Canadian public utility’s
search for innovative residential heating solutions combined
with the experience and knowhow of a leading European group. For
over 20 years, Convectair has been dedicated to providing more
energy efficient solutions to homeowners in North America. Its
products include reliable electronic controls, proprietary
heating elements and advanced cabinet design. This expertise is
helping over 100 co-ops better respond to their members’ needs
while improving their load profile.
www.convectair.com
Electric & Gas Industries Association
(EGIA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to a dvancing
energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions through a
nationwide network of contractors,
distributors, manufacturers and utility partners. As a leading
provider of resource efficiency services and energy efficiency
program administration for utility companies and water agencies,
EGIA also provides the home improvement industry, utility
companies and state agencies with comprehensive consumer energy
efficiency and solar financing solutions and has administered
some of the nation’s largest utility and state sponsored energy
efficiency financing programs.
www.egia.org
 Marathon
Water Heaters
is a manufacturer of non-metallic,
lifetime warranty, thermal-storage electric water heaters with
the highest efficiency ratings in the industry. Marathon has
active programs with over 250 distribution and G&T cooperatives
across the country. www.marathonheaters.com
 Market
Development Group works with energy organizations and their allies to design, develop
and
deliver innovative marketing plans and programs that address energy
efficiency, renewable energy and customer
service objectives.
The Maine
Home Performance “Whole House” home energy makeover contest and
Light Bulb Fund Raiser are among
the programs that we’ve conceived, developed, adapted and implemented.
The industry white papers we’ve published include: “The Fundamentals of
Linking Demand Side Management Strategies with Program Implementation
Tactics” and “The Future of Electric Water Heating is Off-Peak. “Market
Developments” is our free email newsletter that details our current
projects and other items of interest. To view it online or subscribe,
visit
www.marketdevelop.com.
Gold-Level Sponsors
Service
Concepts represents service - the cooperative way.
We were created by Co-ops, for Co-ops, to provide new ways to bring
value-added services to rural communities while reinforcing the
cooperatives' value. Our track record is solid - in 7 years we've grown to
work with over 300 cooperatives in 42 states.
www.serviceconcepts.coop/
 Steffes Corporation is a manufacturer of
off-peak, Electric Thermal Storage (ETS) heating systems and load
management controls for residential and commercial applications. Many
Power Companies have made ETS systems an integral part of their Demand
Response and off-peak heating programs. These programs offer the ability
for Power Companies to better manage their system loads while offering
consumers a very low cost and comfortable heating solution. In addition,
ETS systems offer significantly improved energy efficiency with
 the
ability to interface with renewable energy sources.
www.steffes.com
Western
Area Power Administration
markets
and transmits more than 10,000 megawatts of power from hydroelectric power
plants owned and operated by the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers in 15 western and central states.
www.wapa.gov
 Copper-Level Sponsors
Fraley and Company is a Cortez business.
Exhibitors
 Braxis Energy
is a leading provider of design and installation services for renewable
energy systems - solar and geothermal – for your home or
commercial project. Let us help you find the most cost efficient way to
address your heating and cooling needs. We offer wide ranging technical
expertise from evaluating your specific needs and designing and planning
your system to implementation, testing and certification. IGSHPA and
Colorado State accredited.
www.braxisenergy.com
 Four Corners Office for Resource Efficiency
(4CORE) promotes resource conservation, energy efficiency, and increased
use of clean, renewable sources of energy. 4CORE's goals include:
reduce energy consumption,
decrease the emission of pollutants, lower utility costs, and strengthen
the economy.
www.fourcore.org
 Home
Energy Advantage's website describes the
benefits of home energy ratings and audits for different customers
including homeowners, home buyers, home builders, and real estate
professionals. What actually happens during the home energy ratings
and audits is also described.
www.homeenergyadvantage.com
 Mantell-Hecathorn
Builders, Inc. has been a custom home builder since
1975, beginning in Fairbanks, Alaska where he built super-insulated homes
focused on energy efficiency. Mantell-Hecathorn Builders creates high
performance green homes that are 3rd-Party certified. As vice-president of
the Home Builders Association of Southwest Colorado, he is committed to
helping promote public knowledge through resource workshops in order to
bring sustainable building into the mainstream.
www.mantell-hecathornbuilders.com
 Solar Today and Tomorrow
is a retailer/installer of solar
thermal, photovoltaic and pv well pumping systems. Its website at
www.solartodayandtomorrow.com is focused on providing the consumer
with cost benefit analysis of solar vs. utility fuels.
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