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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #257 |
| Florida Alternative Energy Network |
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| Requester: |
Nick Francisco |
Organization: |
Florida Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils |
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| Project Title: |
Florida Alternative Energy Network |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2006 10:14:07 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Bennett |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Facilitates identification of, exchange of, coordination of, research of information and opportunities for alternative energy resources and production on a statewide basis. Would assist in coordinating research, development, and implementation of alternative energy sources in our state. |
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| Recipient: |
FARCD |
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Contact: |
Nick Francisco |
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5230 Willing St. |
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Contact Phone: |
(407) 257-0828 |
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Milton 32570 |
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Contact email: |
nickfrancisco@hotmail.com |
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| Counties: |
Alachua, Baker, Bay, Bradford, Brevard, Broward, Calhoun, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Columbia, Dade, DeSoto, Dixie, Duval, Escambia, Flagler, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Glades, Gulf, Hamilton, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Holmes, Indian River, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Lee, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Madison, Manatee, Marion, Martin, Monroe, Nassau, Okaloosa, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Santa Rosa, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Sumter, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, Volusia, Wakulla, Walton, Washington, {Statewide} |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Year 1:
a. The Florida Alternative Energy Network is established with the statewide multi county network of our twelve member RC&D Councils as the bottom-up organizing principle.
b. The Florida Energy Policy Act of 2005 is a focus to provide FL's fair share of funding.
c. Develop protocols for statewide use for Inventory of Alternative Energy Resources.
d. A Resource Inventory be completed for urban woody biomass by RC&D Council region with surveys at each municipal level. Data shared with network and Florida Department of Energy. Additional deliverables based on funds availability through additional grants or in kind dollars.
d. The production of a model supply contract for solid renewable energy resourses providers and utilities under HB 77.
e. Finish Business Plan for 3 MW wood fired demonstration facility in Union County. Organize supply coop for same.
f. Establish an energy corps germplasm center in Polk County on reclaimed mine land with Mosaic Corporation cooperation where tall energy grass germplasm from the UFL/IFAS nurseries would be consolidated and increased for major projects throughout the state.
g. Develop a coop business plan for conversion of waste oils to biodiesel.
Year Two
a. Resource inventory by RC&D Council region defined for:
i. land-fill gas.
ii. municipal sludge
iii. new MSW streams
iv. food waste (institional and household)
v. dairy waste
vi. available square footage for solar equipped roofs
vii. The economic conversion to renewable energy in distributed pilot or commercial facilities is a part of each of the above. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
Yes |
| If yes, which declared disaster? |
Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jean |
| If yes, which year? |
2004 |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| a. Establishment of Florida Alternative Energy Network
b. Development of protocols for Statewide Inventory of Alternative Energy Resources
c. Statewide Inventory of available Urban Woody Biomass.
d. Protocols for Inventories of Alternative Energy Resources |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$390,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$550,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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In-kind Amount |
$160,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$280,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Needs Assesment FL Dept. of Energy Michael Ohlson |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Manatee County Soil and Water Conservation District |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/12/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
