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Mark Your Calendar
Board Meeting,
June 9, 3:30-5 p.m.,
Vista, Irrigation District
Executive Briefing
June 24, 2005
Seawater Desalination Workshop
Details,
San Marcos, June 7,
6:30-8 p.m.
Vista, June 1,
6:30-8 p.m.
Carlsbad, June 2,
6:30-8 p.m.
For location information, contact staff at 760- 598-9311.
Of Special Interest
Housing, What can be and is being done to address
housing needs
San Diego, June 13, 8-10 a.m.
For information call
619-295-8282
San Diego County Air Pollution Control
District,
San Diego, June 22, 9 a.m.
Discussion of fee
increase.
Call 858-650-4590 to learn more.
Healthcare Forum Follow-up Workshop, August 2005.
Contact our office at 760-598-9311 for more information.
Discover China Tour with the World Trade
Center
Registration Deadline June 10
Click
here to register
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Welcome!
SDNEDC New Members! Please join us in welcoming our
new members: Customer Relationship Management Association,
North County Health Services, and Annette Robinson.
Renewals: Ne-Mo's Bakery, Poseidon Resources, BioFilm
and Rainbow Crest Ranch.
Board Meeting Notes from May 12, 2005
Carl Etter, CEO of Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas,
gave the members an overview of their major renovation project
that has been announced. The entire project will cost close to
$200 Million and will result in a new ER, parking structure
and additional patient care services. The time frame for this
project is 5 to 7 years.
Dan McAllister, County Treasurer and Tax Collector, gave a
presentation covering his responsibilities and the work his
office does. Accomplishments of note include the overhaul of
the tax bill to make it easier to read and use, along with the
timely collection of property taxes and the County's AAA bond
rating.
San Diego North EDC is working with CSUSM in identifying
possible grant money for a survey study to be conducted with
new businesses in North County. The Center for
Entreprenomics will use the survey to provide new
start-up's with resources and access to funding to help insure
their long term survival. The survey will help us measure our
impact and provide valuable information on ways to improve
business success.
For more information on how to become a member of the EDC,
or if you know of someone that should be involved, please
contact our office at 760-598-9311.
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Small
Business Fair in the Oceanside Public
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On May 18th SDNEDC had a display at the Oceanside Library's
Small Business Forum. We handed out brochures and identified
new clients for our Center for Entreprenomics that starts
soon. The Center's purpose is to support new business
start-up's with technical assistance and provide access to
financial resources. We look forward to supporting the
Oceanside Library in their other programs planned throughout
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Electricity
supplies could be tight but adequate this
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SDG&E has lined up enough electricity to meet the
expected demand of its customers this summer, as well as the
required power reserves. However, the California Independent
System Operator (ISO), which is responsible for ensuring
reliability for the statewide power grid, says there is the
potential for power shortages in Southern California this
summer. That's because there's still an issue of
transmission congestion - getting the power from where it's
produced to where it's needed - in this part of the state,
especially when electricity demand is high.
Approximately 20 percent of SDG&E electricity resources
are needed just one percent of the time. By conserving,
reducing or shifting energy usage during those critical times
- approximately 80 hours a year - then the potential for power
shortages become much less likely.
There are several steps that businesses can take to help
reduce the potential for power grid problems this summer.
Simple conservation measures include:
Turning off non-essential lighting and office equipment
that's not in use;
Using the sleep or power save modes for computers, fax
machines and copiers;
Turning up thermostats a few degrees - to 78 degrees or
higher, if possible.
In addition, SDG&E has demand-response programs that
reward and recognize customers for reducing or shifting their
electric usage during critical peak-use times this summer.
Businesses of all sizes can receive financial incentives and
technical assistance by agreeing to temporarily reduce their
electricity load during periods of high usage.
Some demand response program examples:
20/20
programs: get a 20% discount on your energy bill when you
reduce your energy use by 20% during the peak times this
summer.
Demand Bidding Program: earn a bill credit
for reducing your power use when contacted.
To reduce energy use long-term, contact SDG&E for
energy efficiency tips and tools to help identify areas for
energy savings, and available rebates to help offset the cost
of newer, qualifying, energy-efficient equipment.
Conservation, demand response and energy efficiency are key
components of SDG&E's long-term resource plan to help
reduce regional electricity demand and maintain system
reliability, thus ensuring adequate energy resources for our
growing region.
SDG&E is committed to developing energy solutions to
help our regional economy. To learn more about SDG&E's
programs and services to reduce electricity use visit
www.sdge.com/business. |
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