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ACORN Energy Co-op Launch
Date and Time
Wednesday Mar 18, 2009
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM EDT7 pm
Location
Ilsley Library
Fees/Admission
Free
Website
Contact Information
Laura Asermily, 802-385-1911
Send EmailACORN Energy Co-op LaunchDescription
Join Us! ACORN Energy Co-op LAUNCH MEETING: Meet ACORN Energy Co-op organizers who will explain its background, future plans, and member benefits. Hear guest speaker Chris Brooks of Vermont Wood Pellet report on the new wood pellet mill in North Clarendon that will supply the co-op with locally-produced wood pellets. Learn more about the wood pellet project and other partnerships from co-op founder Greg Pahl, an experienced wood pellet user and author of several books on renewable energy. GREEN ENERGY EXPO: Visit the ACORN Energy Co-op exhibit at the Green Energy Expo on Saturday March 21 at Middlebury Union High School (9a-4:30p). A signed copy of Pahl's book Natural Home Heating and a bag of VWP local wood pellets will be available as door prizes. WOOD PELLET WORKSHOP: Bring questions about ordering or heating with wood pellets to the launch meeting or wood pellet workshop at the expo where local experts will be presenting. Greg Pahl will report on using, storing and ordering pellets and Gary Barnett will respond to wood pellet stove installation and maintenance issues based on his 20 years of experience installing wood stoves and selling wood pellet stoves. HEAT LOCAL! Prebuy locally-produced wood pellets for your next heating season by placing your orders with the co-op beginning this spring. Co-op members receive a discount. Wood pellets will be supplied by Vermont Wood Pellet of North Clarendon, bagged by Foster Brothers of Middlebury, and delivered by Bourdeau Bros of Middlebury in bulk or bags depending on customer preference. BECOME A MEMBER: 1. GET CLEAN ENERGY Join ACORN Energy Co-op and secure your access to affordable renewable energy today. - We will be pooling our resources to get high quality, low-cost, sustainable energy resources through bulk purchasing. - We are building a local network of service providers, committed to supporting Co-op members in our transition to renewable energy. - You'll be joining a group of people who are learning how to be more energy self-sufficient, and are dedicated to reducing our energy costs and the impact our energy use has on the environment. - We have created an on-line community to share information and provide a library of resources to help you make well-reasoned investments in conservation, efficiency and energy alternatives. 2. BUILD SUSTAINABLE ENERGY RESOURCES ACORN Energy Co-op is a powerful engine for developing local, group-owned, energy resources that will be rooted in our communities for generations to come; creating jobs and providing clean energy to sustain our region. 3. OWN THE BUSINESS As ACORN Energy Co-op grows, you, the members, will own its assets and control its destiny. You will have a voice in setting key policies, electing the Co-op Board of Directors and deciding how profits are to be distributed. MORE INFO AND FORMS: You can join the co-op by check or credit card (Visa/Mastercard/Discover) at the launch meeting on Wed 3/18, the Green Energy Expo on Sat 3/21, online at www.acornenergycoop.com, or by contacting: Laura Asermily ACORN Energy Co-op Manager PO Box 65, Middlebury VT 05753 802-385-1911.
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