Notice of Advisory Committee Meeting for the
New Solar Homes Partnership

The New Solar Homes Partnership Advisory Committee (Advisory Committee) will meet to discuss the New Solar Homes Partnership (NSHP) program. The meeting will be held:

Monday, March 10, 2008
2 p.m.
CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION
1516 Ninth Street
First Floor, Hearing Room B
Sacramento, California
(Wheelchair Accessible)

Purpose

At this meeting, Advisory Committee members and participants will have an opportunity to exchange views on the NSHP program and report on the status of activities.

This and subsequent public meetings and workshops will provide members and participants a forum to ask questions and make comments on elements of the New Solar Homes Partnership.

Background

The Advisory Committee is an independent, informal stakeholder group that includes representatives from the building, utility, and solar industries.

The Advisory Committee has held five meetings to discuss the Advisory Committee's roles and responsibilities and various elements regarding the New Solar Homes Partnership.

While Commissioners of the California Energy Commission do not serve on the independent Advisory Committee, they are interested in facilitating this form of public and stakeholder participation, and may attend the meeting. This notice of the meeting is being posted on the Energy Commission's website. Any future meetings, as well as Advisory Committee materials will be posted on the Energy Commission's website: http://www.energy.ca.gov/renewables/06-NSHP-1/.

For questions about the Advisory Committee, please contact Tim Tutt at (916) 654-5036 or by e-mail at ttutt@energy.state.ca.us. Please direct all news media inquiries to Claudia Chandler, Assistant Deputy Director, at (916) 654-4989, or by e-mail at mediaoffice@energy.state.ca.us.

Public Participation

The Energy Commission's Public Adviser's Office is available to assist the public in participating in Energy Commission proceedings. If you would like information on how to participate in this meeting, please contact the Public Adviser's Office by phone at (916) 654-4489 or toll free at (800) 822-6228, by FAX at (916) 654-4493, or by e-mail at pao@energy.state.ca.us. If you have a disability and require assistance to participate, please contact Lou Quiroz at (916) 654-5146, at least five days before the meeting.

For more information on the New Solar Homes Partnership, visit www.gosolarcalifornia.ca.gov.

JACKALYNE PFANNENSTIEL
Vice Chair and Associate Member
Renewables Committee

Date Posted: February 20, 2008