SIideshow from Cooperative Energy Futures' 2014 annual member meeting held April 15th, 2014 at the Midtown Global Market, Minneapolis, MN. Visit our website at www.cooperativeenergyfutures.com

1. Annual Member Meeting | April 15, 2014 Slide 1
Welcome!!
Grab some food and chat with your fellow members. We
will start shortly after 6:00 pm.

2. Annual Member Meeting | April 15, 2014 Slide 2
Tonight’s Agenda!
• Eat & meet your fellow members (throughout)
• Accomplishments of 2013
• Member testimonials
• Updates & Opportunities
• Strategic direction & Goals
• Feedback from members
• Voting – Issues & Board Members
• Thank you & adjurn

3. Annual Member Meeting | April 15, 2014 Slide 3
Membership Growth
Members

4. Annual Member Meeting | April 15, 2014 Slide 4
Website

5. Annual Member Meeting | April 15, 2014 Slide 5
Cooperative Accounting

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Solar Leasing Growing Membership
What is Solar Leasing?
Third-party pays for upfront solar equipment & labor costs, which
the property owner pays off via monthly energy bill savings
Duration of lease period?
15 years

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In-person Member Testimonials
Hearing from your fellow members about their recent
cooperative energy experiences, the impacts they have
observed, and what they are looking forward to!
•Matt Kazinka
•Mary Kay & Kevin Myrmel (Minnetonka)
•Beth Cutting (south Minneapolis)

9. Annual Member Meeting | April 15, 2014 Slide 9
Member Testimonial
I found the application process very easy to navigate. Bruce
was incredibly helpful answering questions and gathering up
all the necessary paperwork and information to get my
application in on time. The proposal he produced was helpful
and easy to understand. The application process has been
smooth and informative.
-Krista Porvaznik

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Member Testimonial
I am so excited that my house will be able to gather sunshine and
convert it into electricity. This wouldn't be possible without all the
hard work that you did this winter…
Before this experience, I always had the idea that solar panels
would be 'above' me scientifically speaking, but truly you made
everything understandable. Let the sun shine!
-Nora Murphy (St. Paul)

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Member Testimonial
Though there is much to despair over this dire situation [climate
change], we can each help break our dependence on
fossil fuels. Leasing solar panels for households through the
Minnesota Made Solar Incentive Program is one such way with
immediate and on-going reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
CEF and its partners have made it possible for us to produce
renewable energy! We are so grateful for this opportunity and can
attest to how understandable and easy this process was.
-Holly Buchanan & Dan Jenney

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Partnerships
• Our Power & Midtown Community Works
• Connecting with 17 Lake Street neighborhoods
• Como Energy Team
• Groups Interested in Community Solar
• Innovative Power Systems & Applied Energy Innovations
• SustainMax & Sustainable Resources Center
• Cooperative Development Services (fiscal sponsor for Otto
Bremer and McKnight)

13. Annual Member Meeting | April 15, 2014 Slide 13
Financial Year 2013
Member Non-member Total
Income
$1,836.12 $34.48 $1,870.60
Expenses
$1,871.59 $1,832.39 $3,703.98
Net Income
-$35.47 -$1,797.91 -$1,833.38

14. Annual Member Meeting | April 15, 2014 Slide 14
Upcoming Year 2014
Made in Minnesota Lottery:
•Gopher Solar
• Projected Income of over $10,000
• 8 Residential
• 1 Commercial
•AEI
• 16 Projects Submitted

15. Annual Member Meeting | April 15, 2014 Slide 15
Strategic Process Purpose
• Evaluate our weaknesses & opportunities
• Establish 2014 priorities
• Align resource allocation based on goals
• Time
• Volunteers
• Capital

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SWOT Analysis
Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats
Visionary mission &
story
Unique business
model
Strong neighborhood
connections
Membership
growth goals unmet
Lack of active member
engagement
Underutilizing
cooperative model
Lack of track record to
present to potential
partners
Deliver & market
energy financing
Bring residents the
benefits of solar
through membership
Prolonged lack of
cash flow

17. Annual Member Meeting | April 15, 2014 Slide 17
SWOT Analysis
Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats
Visionary mission &
story
Unique business
model
Strong neighborhood
connections
Membership
growth goals unmet
Lack of active
member engagement
Underutilizing
cooperative model
Lack of track record
to present to
potential partners
Deliver & market
energy financing
Bring residents the
benefits of solar
through membership
Prolonged lack of
cash flow

18. Annual Member Meeting | April 15, 2014 Slide 18
Priorities for 2014

19. Annual Member Meeting | April 15, 2014 Slide 19
Examples of Priorities in Action
WORK PARITES! Steps for organizing and facilitating
These parties happen because members make them happen. The cooperative is
successful because we work together to enrich ourselves and our communities. There is
no work party that is too small or too big! Here are the easy steps to set-up a work party
(PDF version of the following steps):
1. Set a date and location for the event: This will often be a house in the
neighborhood, or possibly a local business that is interested in hosting.
Remember that this may also the be location of a potluck or a place for games
and fun and that people may have gotten a little dusty from some of the energy
saving DIY work they just completed. It is recommended that you set a party date
that is two to six weeks in the future. Assume that installation time depends on
the size of the party, install groups, and types of installations. Thus, the length of
the event will depend on the size of your party. Read the following scenarios:
Standard Event Scenario
5-15 attendees – 3.5 hour duration (most common)
You invite 11 neighbors (households), eight of them attend the party (great!). They
all live within 1 block of the host house. The party starts at 3:30 on a Saturday and
all attendees bring their dinner dishes at that time. The welcome, CEF DIY training,
and breakout organization takes 30 minutes.
5-15 attendees – 2 hours duration (most common)

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End of 2014 Benchmarks
Qualitative
•All solar lease projects in progress or complete
•More resources on the website
•Bi-monthly website updates
Measurable
•4+ work parties
•Over 115 members
•4-5 Board members

21. Annual Member Meeting | April 15, 2014 Slide 21
Hearing from Members
1. What do you think about the CEF 2015 priorities?
• Do they align with what you hope to be a part of as a
member of CEF?
1. Are you interested in more engagement
opportunities? Are you interested in a taking on some
leadership around this engagement?
1. Are there other priorities that you would like the
board to take into further consideration?

22. Annual Member Meeting | April 15, 2014 Slide 22
Hearing from Members
1. What do you think about the CEF 2015 priorities?
• Do they align with what you hope to be a part of as a
member of CEF?
NOTES: (Continued)…

23. Annual Member Meeting | April 15, 2014 Slide 23
Hearing from Members
2. Are you interested in more engagement opportunities?
Are you interested in a taking on some leadership around
this engagement?
NOTES: (Continued)…

24. Annual Member Meeting | April 15, 2014 Slide 24
Hearing from Members
3. Are there other priorities that you would like the board
to take into further consideration?
NOTES: (Continued)…

25. Annual Member Meeting | April 15, 2014 Slide 25
Short Break
5-7 minutes

26. Annual Member Meeting | April 15, 2014 Slide 26
Member Elections
1. Issue Vote
Hiring current board member under a half-time contract
•Solar assessment work to meet new project demand
1. Board Elections
Bruce Konewko – Joined the board in January 2014
Call for member nominations

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Housekeeping
• Open Board meetings take place monthly (usually here)
• Usually the 1st
Tuesday of the month
• Watch CEF website for meeting times (1 week notice)
• We want to hear any other thoughts from you. Please
complete your feedback sheets.
Thank you for making the time!

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