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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Rep. Matt Patrick to Offer Insight on State
Energy Policy Developments; </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Panel Discussion to Address Green Power
Options</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>“Policy &
Power: Going Green on </span></font></i></b><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Beacon
Hill</span></font></i></b><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>
and at Home”</span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><strong><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic'>Wednesday,
October 17, </span></font></i></b></strong><strong><b><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;
font-style:italic'>7 to 9 pm</span></font></i></b></strong><strong><b><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
normal;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic'>Upper</span></font></i></b><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
normal;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic'>Cape
Cod</span></font></i><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i><strong><b><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
normal;font-style:italic'>Regional</span></font></i></b></strong><strong><b><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
normal;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i></b></strong><strong><b><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
normal;font-style:italic'>Technical</span></font></i></b></strong><strong><b><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
normal;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i></b></strong><strong><b><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
normal;font-style:italic'>High School</span></font></i></b></strong><strong><b><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
normal;font-style:italic'>, Bourne</span></font></i></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'> </span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Rep. Matt Patrick, energy innovator and state policymaker,
is featured speaker at the October 17 meeting of the Cape & Islands
Renewable Energy Collaborative (CIREC) at </span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Upper</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Cape Cod</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><strong><b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
normal'>Regional</span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>
</span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>Technical</span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
normal'> </span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>High School</span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
normal'> in Bourne</span></font></b></strong><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>. He will provide an insider’s
perspective on the status of proposed energy policies aimed at increasing
reliance on renewable resources in </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Massachusetts</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>. His
presentation will lead in to a panel discussion on existing green power options
and novel products that may become available in the future. The meeting, from </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>7</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> to </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>9 pm</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <strong><b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>is free and open
to the public; light refreshments will be served.</span></font></b></strong></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'> </span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>“Governor Deval Patrick and the state legislature have
made energy policy a priority, but the fate of net metering and other reforms
needed to unlock the potential of solar, wind, and other options is not yet
clear,” says Megan Amsler, executive director, Cape & Islands
Self-Reliance. “This meeting will help shine some light on the
legislative process, as well as highlight actions local residents can take
right now to support renewable energy.”</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Rep. Matt Patrick</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> is state
representative from the 3<sup>rd</sup> Barnstable District. For the 2007-08
legislative session, he filed a dozen energy-related bills, three of which have
been rolled into omnibus legislation. His leadership on energy issues on </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Beacon Hill</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> and </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Cape Cod</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> stretches
back 2 decades. As state representative, he has pushed to create energy
efficiency standards, increase demand for renewable energy, and address the
effects of rising energy costs. Previously, as executive director of Cape &
Islands Self-Reliance and a </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Falmouth</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> selectman,
he helped establish locally controlled energy efficiency and aggregation
programs and spurred creation of the Cape Light Compact. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The panel discussion will address green power options
available from the Compact and Massachusetts Energy Consumers Alliance, as well
as green products proposed by NStar that would be based on long-term contracts
with wind energy projects in upstate </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>New York</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> and </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Maine</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.
NStar’s approach, currently under review by the Massachusetts Department
of Public Utilities, is facing opposition from competitive power suppliers and
other industry groups. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>“Consumers overwhelmingly support renewable energy yet
few actually enroll in green power purchasing programs, which aren’t
expensive but can be confusing,” notes Chris Powicki, principal of Water
Energy & Ecology Information Services. “This panel discussion will
illuminate distinctions among current and proposed green power products,
explore the opposition to NStar’s approach, and encourage local consumers
to go green.”</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The meeting will conclude with Q&A and time for
conversation and networking. Information will be available on CIREC membership
and on local clean energy programs and activities. </span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>For meeting information
contact Chris Powicki, 508.362.9599, <a href="mailto:chrisp@weeinfo.com">chrisp@weeinfo.com</a>.
For information on other upcoming events, check out the Sustainable Energy
Calendar at <a href="http://www.cigogreen.org/">www.cigogreen.org</a>. </span></font></i></b></p>
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