1. Avery Donovan, Andrew Firestone, Neha Garaga, Mathew Pike
Low-Cost
Renewable
Energy
Avery Donovan, Andrew Firestone, Neha Garaga, Mathew Pike

2. Joe Anderson’s Story

3. Our Issue
Climate Change is one of the largest problems facing our society 01 02
Vast majority of energy today is produced by burning fossil fuels 03
The transition to renewable energy is complex

4. Renewable Energy Challenges
Intermittent sources
More expensive than conventional sources (except for wind)
High upfront costs
Electrical grid issues

5. Opportunity for A solution
Denver’s 80X50 Climate Action Plan (100% Renewable Energy by 2030)
Goals
Making homes and buildings more efficient
Reducing transportation emissions
Converting natural gas heating systems to electric
Making renewable energy more accessible to low income households

6. Joe Anderson’s Story

7. Renewable energy opportunities
Solar
Private
Savings
Public
Wind
Private Opportunities
Public Opportunities
In Colorado, Xcel Energy provides 53 percent of the state's electricity sales and has a 2 percent charge on customer bills that pays for renewable energy programs.
The Arapahoe office has installed 50 rooftop solar systems like Anderson's in about a year of offering the service, and it projects an average annual electricity bill saving of about $550 per house, or 59 percent.

8. Our solution

10. Financing the solution
$9540
$500 =
Start-Up Costs
Operating Expenses
Revenue Projection
Break Even
Web Development Domain & Hosting Database Development Advertising
Database
Web Maintenance
Campaigns
Partnership with public
& private renewable programs
Unique due to lack of variable costs & selling price.