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20-page letter-size brochure printed on heavy stock for Landmark Equipment. Two versions printed in 2016 - one for governmental sales and one for all other sales. Digital version is linked on their website and used in email marketing.
Texas Legislative Effort Resumes January 2011 Urge Your Texas State Legislators to Support Solar Rebate Programs for Renewables
TEXAS LEGISLATIVE CONTACTS
2011 TEXAS LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES
www.dsireusa.org / June 2010
DC
WHO REPRESENTS ME?
• SUPPORT IMPLEMENTING A STATEWIDE SOLAR REBATE
State program(s) only
23 states
Puerto Rico
+ DC & PR offer rebates for renewables
Utility and/or local program(s) only State program(s) + utility and/or local program(s) Notes: This map does not include rebates for geothermal heat pumps or other energy efficiency technologies. The Virgin Islands also offers rebates for certain renewable energy technologies.
Find your local and federal incentives/policies for renewable energy and energy efficiency at www.dsireusa.org
Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) www.dsireusa.org / July 2010 ME: 2010
MN: 2010
NH: 2010
NY: 2009
OR: 2009
VT: 2009
WI: 2009
NV: 2009
IL: 2009
CO: 2008
OH: 2009
MD: 2009 DC
CA: 2008
VA: 2009
MO: 2010
DC: 2010
NC: 2009 NM: 2009
OK: 2009 TX: 2009
LA: 2009
HI: Existing Authority*
Bill Status Hotline
• SUPPORT LIFTING HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION (HOA) SOLAR INSTALLATION RESTRICTIONS
Investor-Owned Utility (IOU) (During Session Only)
877-824-7038 • A private, shareholder owned
company • Rates are regulated by the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) • IOUs serve roughly 70% of the state’s electric customers • IOUs within the ERCOT region are part of Texas’ deregulated market and must separate their generation, transmission and retail sales
• SUPPORT NET-METERING POLICIES STATEWIDE
GA: 2010
Investor-Owned Utilities
23 states + DC
FL: 2010
PACE financing authorized
GO TO www.fyi.legis.state.tx.us/ • SUPPORT RESTRUCTURING PROPERTY ASSESSED CLEAN www.legis.state.tx.us ENERGY (PACE) FUNDING Breakdown of Electric Utilities in Texas
authorize PACE (22 states have passed legislation and HI permits it based on existing law)
AEP SWEPCO AEP Texas Central AEP Texas North CenterPoint Energy El Paso Electric Entergy Gulf States Texas-New Mexico Power Oncor Xcel Energy
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Bailey County EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 . . . . . . . . .Muleshoe Bandera EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 . . . . . . . . . .Bandera Bartlett EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 . . . . . . . . . . .Bartlett Big Country EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Roby Bluebonnet EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 . . . . . . . . . .Bastrop Bowie-Cass EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 . . . . . .Douglassville Bryan Texas Utilities . . . . . . . . . . .7 . . . . . . . . . . . .Bryan Central Texas EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 . . . .Fredericksburg Cherokee County EC . . . . . . . . . . .9 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rusk Coleman County EC . . . . . . . . . . .10 . . . . . . . . . .Coleman Comanche EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 . . . . . . . .Comanche Concho Valley EC . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 . . . . . . . .San Angelo Cooke County EC . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 . . . . . . . . .Muenster CoServ Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 . . . . . . . . . . .Corinth Deaf Smith EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 . . . . . . . . . .Hereford Deep East Texas EC . . . . . . . . . . .16 . . . . .San Augustine Fannin County EC . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 . . . . . . . . . .Bonham Fayette EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 . . . . . . . . .La Grange Farmers EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 . . . . . . . . .Greenville Fort Belknap EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . . . . .Olney Grayson-Collin EC . . . . . . . . . . . .21 . . . . . . .Van Alstyne Greenbelt EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 . . . . . . . .Wellington Guadalupe Valley EC . . . . . . . . . .23 . . . . . . . . .Gonzales Hamilton County EC . . . . . . . . . .24 . . . . . . . . .Hamilton Harmon EA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 . . . . . . . . .Hollis, OK Heart of Texas EC . . . . . . . . . . . .26 . . . . . . . . .McGregor HILCO EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 . . . . . . . . . . . .Itasca Houston County EC . . . . . . . . . . .28 . . . . . . . . . .Crockett J-A-C EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 . . . . . . . . .Bluegrove Jackson EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Edna Jasper-Newton EC . . . . . . . . . . . .31 . . . . . . . . .Kirbyville Karnes EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 . . . . . . .Karnes City Lamar EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Paris Lamb County EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 . . . . . . . . .Littlefield Lea County EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 . . . . .Lovington, NM Lighthouse EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 . . . . . . . . .Floydada Lyntegar EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 . . . . . . . . . . .Tahoka Magic Valley EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 . . . . . . . . .Mercedes Medina EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 . . . . . . . . . . . .Hondo Mid-South Synergy . . . . . . . . . . .40 . . . . . . . . .Navasota Navarro County EC . . . . . . . . . . . .41 . . . . . . . . .Corsicana Navasota Valley EC . . . . . . . . . . .42 . . . . . . . . . .Franklin North Plains EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 . . . . . . . . . .Perryton
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Nueces EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 . . . . . . . . .Robstown Panola-Harrison EC . . . . . . . . . . .45 . . . . . . . . . .Marshall Pedernales EC . . . . . . . . . . .46 A, B . . . . . .Johnson City Rio Grande EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 . . . . . .Brackettville Rita Blanca EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 . . . . . . . . . . .Dalhart Rusk County EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 . . . . . . . .Henderson Sam Houston EC . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 . . . . . . . .Livingston San Bernard EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 . . . . . . . . . . .Bellville San Patricio EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 . . . . . . . . . . . .Sinton South Plains EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 . . . . . . . . . .Lubbock Southwest Arkansas . . . . . . . . . .54 . . . . .Texarkana, AR Southwest Rural EA . . . . . . . . . .55 . . . . . . . .Tipton, OK Southwest Texas EC . . . . . . . . . .56 . . . . . . . . . .Eldorado Swisher EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tulia Taylor EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 . . . . . . . . . . .Merkel Tri-County EC . . . . . . . . . . . .59 A,B . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Azle Trinity Valley EC . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 . . . . . . . . . .Kaufman United Cooperative Services . . . .61 . . . . . . . . .Cleburne Upshur Rural EC . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 . . . . . . . . . . . .Gilmer Victoria EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 . . . . . . . . . . .Victoria Wharton County EC . . . . . . . . . . .64 . . . . . . . . .El Campo Wise EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 . . . . . . . . . .Decatur Wood County EC . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 . . . . . . . . . .Quitman
Dallam
Sherman
Hansford
Moore
Hutchinson
Hartley
Oldham
Potter
43 • Lipscomb
Ochiltree Roberts
Carson
Service Area Boundaries
Hemphill
for Texas Electric Distribution Cooperatives
Wheeler
Gray
Collingsworth Deaf Smith
Randall
15 •
1 •
57 •
Floyd
34 • Hockley
Yoakum
Terry
35
53 •
25 Cottle
Gaines
Wichita
59B
Baylor
Garza
Kent
Stonewall
Haskell
Throckmorton
Borden
Scurry
Howard
Mitchell
Jones
• 58
Nolan
Ector
Winkler
Midland
Glasscock
Upton
Reagan
Coke Sterling
Hudspeth
Ward Culberson
Crane
Irion
Crockett
Pecos
Kimble
Sutton
46A Val Verde
Brewster
• 24
Mills McCulloch
Dallas
Tarrant
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Ellis
• 27
Hill
Edwards
Kinney
47 •
Maverick
Gillespie
8•
Van Zandt
Lee
Smith
Goliad La Salle
Nacogdoches
28 • Houston
Victoria
San Augustine
• 16
Angelina Trinity
Jasper Tyler
San Jacinto Montgomery
Liberty
Sabine Newton
Polk
50 •
31 •
Hardin Orange Jefferson Chambers
Galveston
Calhoun
Bee
McMullen
Refugio Aransas
Live Oak Jim Wells Webb
•45 Panola
Shelby
Walker
Washington Waller 5 Kerr Hays • Bastrop Fayette Austin Kendall 51 Harris Comal Real 18 • Caldwell Bandera • 2• Colorado Guadalupe 23 Medina Wharton Fort Bend Bexar • Lavaca 39 64 Uvalde Gonzales • • Brazoria Wilson Dewitt 30 Karnes 63 • Matagorda 32 Atascosa Frio Zavala Jackson • •
Dimmit
Marion Harrison
Rusk
9 •
Madison
7 Grimes • Brazos 40 Burleson •
Travis
Blanco
Cass
49 •
Cherokee
Freestone
42 •
54 6 •
Bowie Morris
Upshur Gregg
Henderson Navarro
Leon
Williamson
46B •
Titus Camp
66 • Wood 62 •
Anderson
Robertson Milam
Red River Franklin
Hopkins
Rains
Limestone Falls
3•
Burnet
Llano
Delta
19 •
60 •
41 •
McLennan
26 •
Coryell
Lampasas
San Saba
Hunt
Rockwall Kaufman
Hood Johnson61
Bosque
33 •
Lamar
17
Fannin •
Collin
Hamilton
Menard Mason
Presidio
Somervell
• 14
Bell
56 •
Terrell
Erath
11 •
Brown
Concho
Tom Green Schleicher
Palo Pinto
Comanche
10 • Coleman
12 •
Reeves
Jeff Davis
Denton
59A •
Eastland
Callahan
Runnels
13 Cooke Grayson 21 • •
65 •
Jack Parker
Stephens
Shackelford
Taylor
Loving
El Paso
Montague
Wise
• 20
Young
4 •
Electric Cooperative (CO-OP)
Clay
29 •
Archer
King
37 •
Dawson
Knox
Dickens
Lynn
Martin
Wilbarger
Foard
Crosby
Fisher
Andrews
55
Hardeman
Motley
36 •
Hale
Lubbock
Childress
Hall
Briscoe
Lamb
Bailey Cochran
22 •
Donley
Swisher
Castro
Parmer
Armstrong
• Co-ops are private, nonprofit utilities owned and controlled by its members • Texas Co-ops set their own rates • In Texas, Co-ops can choose to opt into the competitive retail market • Texas has 74 electric Co-ops, serving nearly 3 million Texans (roughly 15% of the state’s electric customers)
52 •San Patricio
Nueces
44 •
Duval
Kleberg
Zapata
Jim Hogg
Kenedy
Brooks
Starr
1122 Colorado St., 24th Floor • Austin, TX 78701 (512) 454-0311 • www.texas-ec.org
Service areas shown include multiple certificated areas and generally correspond to service area boundaries approved by the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
Willacy
Hidalgo
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Cameron
© 2009 Text and art copyrighted by Texas Electric Cooperatives Inc. All rights reserved. No portion of the map may be reproduced without the prior written permission of Texas Electric Cooperatives Inc. Source: C.H. Guernsey & Company. Revised November 2009.
Texas Public Power Association
The Texas Public Power Association (TPPA) represents the interests of public power providers in the state of Texas including municipally owned electric utilities, river authorities, joint action agencies, and some electric cooperatives.
Municipally-Owned Utility (MOU) • A publicly owned, nonprofit utility that serves area residents • MOUs may generate and/or purchase power to sell • Rates are approved by the local government. Rates are not regulated by the PUCT • In Texas, MOUs can choose to opt into the competitive retail market • Texas has 73 MOUs serving more than 3 million Texans (roughly 15% of the state’s electric customers)
Public education posters (research & design) for Texas Solar Energy Society booth at 11th Annual Renewable Energy Roundup in Fredericksburg, TX. Produced during my time as a TXSES board member.
Photography and ad design for a unique antique store’s holiday sales.
Digital menu/brochure for a full service caterer in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. It was embedded on their website and the link to view digitally on any device was used in their email marketing. This digital menu/brochure was active for three years and viewed over 9,000 times. (Update: this catering business is now My Father’s Table.) Responsive email created for marketing to the members of the Waxahachie Chamber of Commerce.
42-page visitor guide printed on high-bright newsprint with glossy cover for San Marcos, Texas - first annual guide. Publisher/Sales: Leslie Hargrove (Shaffer) Editor: Louie Bond (current editor @ Texas Parks & Wildlife) digital view is from scanned pages
72-page, 100% glossy visitor guide for San Marcos, Texas - second annual guide. Publisher/Editor/Sales/Partial Photography, Layout, & Design: Leslie Hargrove (Shaffer) This was the last publication with the University still named Southwest Texas State.
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Happy New Year! December 31, 2010 Courtyard Marriott 2011 New Braunfels River Village Doors Open 8:30 PM Music by The Clint Martin Band Prizes and Silent Auction
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Pro bono logo creation for New Braunfels group of business owners organizing a nonprofit to help their community. Ticket and poster design were included in the project for their New Year’s Eve fundraising event. Their main supporter was a client, Taste of New Braunfels. I created digital versions of their print magazines and posted them to their website.
CLINT MARTIN New Year’s Eve Charity Ball December 31, 2010 Doors Open 8:30 PM Courtyard Marriott New Braunfels River Village
Taste of New Braunfels 1st Annual New Year’s Eve Charity Ball Benefitting New Braunfels Kid’s Club, a non-profit education program helping New Braunfels’ at-risk elementary students.
December 31, 2010 Courtyard Marriott New Braunfels River Village Doors Open 8:30 PM Door Prizes and Raffle
Contact Mitzi for tickets: 830-214-6269
Happy New Year!
2011
Photoshop/InDesign work this page and next page - background removal, color enhancement, shadows/highlights correction, and use of shear tool.
342
Grill &Bar
342
Grill &Bar
205 S Main St, #1007 • Red Oak, TX 75154 • (972) 576-3420 Open Mon 11-9pm, Tues-Fri 11-10pm, Sat 8am-10pm, Sunday 8am-9pm www.342grill.com
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Try our fresh (never frozen) well-aged hand cut Black Angus Steaks, homemade chicken fried steak, famous 342 corn casserole, creamy pies and awesome cobblers. We’ll even knock your socks off with our fabulous margaritas. Join us for lunch, dinner and breakfast on the weekends at 342 Grill & Bar and enjoy a homemade meal.
Ad design for digital magazine included hyperlinks to website, social media, and map.
FireHouse will be open on Sunday April 22nd from 11 a.m. toto3 3:00pm p.m. for for all all 11:00am the bluebonnet lovers. Come in and join us for lunch! BeerRita
Chicken Fried Sandwich & w/ Sweet Potato Fries
GRILL 219 SW Main • Ennis, TX • (972) 875-8353
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Regular Hours: Mon-Thurs 11-8 Fri-Sat 11-9 The FireHouse Grill was designed to honor the civil servants with all the decorations being donated by the local police and fire departments. We want to give back to those that place their life on the line every day to protect us and our community.
Ad design for digital magazine included hyperlinks to website, social media, and map.
www.tastefullysimple.com/web/sdietsch
The food you love, the time you deserve.ÂŽ
Get sizzlin’ rewards for summer grilling and backyard barbecues when you host a party in April ... plus all of our usual FREE products for hosts!
View Details Here and Contact Sherry Today!
Sherry Dietsch 972.775.8446 Independent Consultant-0128276 Email: sherryd101@gmail.com
Ad design for digital magazine included hyperlinks to website, email, and e-catalog.