Author: Daniel Lebiednik

The DC Public Service Commission (PSC) is hosting the District of Columbia’s Clean Energy Summit to discuss how utility regulators and industry experts can advance progress toward national and local clean energy goals.

There will be multiple panels and keynotes featuring federal, state, local, and industry leaders who will come together to answer questions and open a discussion as to how we chart a path to a clean energy future.

DC Green Bank Director of Operations Donald Walker will participate in a panel from 3:00 – 4:00 pm entitled, “To 2032 and Beyond! How will D.C. Reach Its Ambitious Clean Energy Goals.”

Introduction By:

Hon. Emile Thompson, Commissioner, DCPSC

Moderator:

Tommy Wells, Director, D.C. Department of Energy & Environment

Panelists:

Donald Walker, Director of Operations, D.C. Green Bank

Mike Healy, CEO, New Columbia Solar

Gilbert Campbell, Co-founder & CEO, Volt Energy

Ted Trabue, Managing Director, DC Sustainable Energy Utility

Kishia Powell, COO, D.C. Water

Panel Discussion Overview:

D.C. has aggressive clean energy and emission goals that focus on the installation of renewable and distributed energy resources in the District itself. There are several lucrative incentives driving clean energy adoption in the city including the RPS and Solar for All programs. Despite these incentives, there are hurdles today to clean energy expansion and the hurdles tomorrow might be even more daunting. This panel will feature leaders and practitioners in the District who work on these issues every day. They will discuss the last mile issues with clean energy in the District and moving towards our aggressive goals.

Watch the Full Summit Here

DC Green Bank Swag Design Competition

DC Green Bank is excited to announce a new design contest! We want to roll out a new line of swag and promotional materials, including a new DCGB t-shirt and hooded sweatshirt, and we’re calling on all DC artists to submit designs. The contest is open to all residents of DC and we welcome a wide variety of styles and ideas.

Guidelines

You are welcomed (and encouraged) to take the design and your artwork in creative directions. The only rule is that all designs must include the DC Green Bank logo in an unaltered fashion. You can find multiple versions of our logo here (one, two, and three) for use in your design. Aside from that, be creative and design something that speaks to you! For inspiration for the design, feel free to review our website at www.dcgreenbank.com to learn more about what we do and how we are working to transform the city. You can submit as many designs as you want; however, remember that the primary purpose of the design is to be placed on the front or back of a new DC Green Bank t-shirt or hooded sweatshirt (although the winning design(s) may also be used on other promotional materials).

We know your time is valuable, and we are not expecting a perfectly flawless final product. If you are selected as our winner, we are open to compensating you for additional time to complete your design before we begin production of the new swag and promotional materials.

So What’s In It For You?

Everyone who submits a design will receive free DC Green Bank swag featuring the winning design(s). Additionally, all designs submitted will be featured on our social media pages, with the artist tagged, to help support their work.

The winning design(s) will be used on our swag and promotional materials, and the artists submitting the top three designs will receive a cash award!

1st place: $500
2nd place: $250
3rd place: $100

How to Enter

When you have completed your design, submit it through this form. Please save and upload your file as a .jpeg, .png, or other image file format. Please note the maximum file size is 50MB. You must submit a new form for each new design.

In order to be eligible to win, you must be following DC Green Bank on Instagram and Twitter. So, be sure to do that by the time you enter your submission! We are @DCGreenBank on both Instagram and Twitter.

If you have any questions, please email us at info@dcgreenbank.com.

How the Winners Will Be Selected

Once DC Green Bank reviews the submissions, we will open up voting on our social media accounts to let our followers vote on the winning designs. Make sure you reach out to friends and supporters to have them follow us on social media so they can vote for your design!

Design submissions will be accepted from July 15, 2021 through August 23, 2021.

Disclaimer

By entering this contest, you agree and acknowledge that DC Green Bank/DC Green Finance Authority owns all designs submitted through this contest and designs can be used for promotional materials and other business purposes.

DC Green Bank will conduct an Annual Public Hearing on Thursday June 17, pursuant to the Open Meetings Act, (DC Official Code §2-574(1)).

The purpose of the Annual Public Hearing is to discuss and evaluate the performance of DC Green Bank, look ahead to the future of our work, and to highlight the exciting work of some of our partners. During the session, we are pleased to be joined for a roundtable discussion by our colleagues at Capital Impact Partners to talk about their work as a Community Development Financial Institution and to showcase their Equitable Development Initiative (EDI). EDI was designed to “combine our local knowledge, partnerships, and key strengths – including program design and project financing – to support minority developers to grow their careers and support communities.”

Click the “Register Here” button above to register to make a public comment and/or to listen in!

If you would like to provide written public comment for the hearing, please email us at info@dcgreenbank.com.