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MONDAY MEMO Chamber Voter Guide Ballot recommendations for Tuesday Notice to Members 2007 Chamber Board Nominees Working Waterfront Tours Promoting Region's Maritime Industry New BID Council CEO Welcome Diana Spyridonidis Resource Center Great Tool for Newcomers |
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UPCOMING EVENTS 11/07 Business to Business Expo 2006 11/09 New Member Reception 11/14 International Tribute Awards Gala 11/16 Business After Five Mixer 11/28 2nd Annual Inter-American Business Awards |
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CHAMBER CONNECTION Got Referrals? The Chamber has New Business Alliance Groups! Office Depot Savings for Your Business |
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FEATURED MEMBERS San Diego Data Processing Corp. Recognized for "Outstanding Vision" EXCEL-WEST Internet Technology Update Star Cuts A Playful Business Children's Museum Greenest Building in Town Tajean Gifts One-of-a-Kind Presents OneCoach Helping Entrepreneurs Reach their Goals Konica Minolta Document Management with bizhub House of Blues Check Out the New Delta Room |
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21st Century Electrical Grid, Experts Say By Greg Parks Public Policy Technological innovation and capital investment are the two most important elements in modernizing an electrical grid built for a different era, according to experts at an energy summit held late last month at the University of San Diego. More than 100 leaders in the energy field turned out for the San Diego Smart Grid Summit, which was hosted by the Energy Policy Initiatives Center (EPIC), in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy's Modern Grid Initiative. The conference provided an overview of the Smart Grid concept and how it could advance the statewide Energy Action Plan and the Regional Energy Strategy, as well as act as a source of economic development both regionally and nationally. Attendees at the conference, which was sponsored by SAIC, SDG&E and IBM, included a wide variety of energy policy professionals, engineers, utility executives, local elected officials, regulators and consumer groups. Steve Pullins of SAIC presented the findings of EPIC's smart grid study, which concluded that utility customers and San Diego Gas & Electric could reap billions of dollars in benefits over the next two decades by modernizing the regional electricity grid. The study found that an investment of about $500 million in technology for the grid would yield up to $3 billion in benefits, including reduced costs, greater security, environmental gains and fewer blackouts. The benefits would be split equally between the utility and its customers, the study said. Pullins noted there's a significant underinvestment in energy transmission compared with the investment in energy generation, and he said that transmission problems spiraled when generation additions outdistanced transmission additions. He also pointed out that almost no capital is invested on the distribution and consumption elements of energy, which have the greatest effect on utility customers. Jesse Berst of Global Smart Energy argued in the day one keynote address that the existing grid is "in trouble" after 30 years of neglect. He said that the current grid is underfunded and faces $50 billion to $100 billion in deferred maintenance costs over the next 10 years. Berst recommended increasing funding in the Research and Development field in the electric industry as a solution to this dilemma. He emphasized the need to attract private-sector capital and entrepreneurial energy to successfully innovate out of a potential cost crisis. Read the rest of the story. |
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18th Annual Business Expo The Largest Prospecting Event of the Year Brought to you by Union Bank of California. Meet face to face with hundreds of potential customers. More than 1,000 attendees are expected, not to mention 150 companies exhibiting. This is an opportunity to generate business-to-business and/or business-to-consumer leads. Where: Town and Country Resort & Convention Center 500 Hotel Circle North, Mission Valley When: Tuesday, Nov. 7 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Cost: Admission free for attendees Sponsored by: Enlace, Herr Photography, Office Depot, The San Diego Union-Tribune, SignOnSanDiego.com, Town and Country Resort and Convention Center, US Bank, Viejas Enterprises, Westland Insurance Brokers and Yellow Book. For more information visit www.sdchamber.org |
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Members in Action Announcements, awards and more! Chairwoman's Report News from the Chamber Board |
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Your Business Advocate Leveraging its robust membership, collaborations with other organizations and political access, the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce's business advocacy team initiates legislation and lobbies for policies that create a stronger pro-business environment. |