1. Presented by: Jan L. Myers
“You must be the
change you wish to
see in the world.”
~ Mahatma Gandhi

2. • Who I am
• Memoirs of Solarize New York
• Transforming New York’s Solar
Market
• Influencing Change Begins with a
Vision

3. No. 1 Mom
Mini Me (aka
The Teen Child)
The Man of the
House

4. Best Friend

6. “A man is but the product of his thoughts
what he thinks, he becomes.”
~ Mahatma Gandhi

8. “A man is but the product of his thoughts
what he thinks, he becomes.”
~ Mahatma Gandhi

9. Developed by Stephanie Stewart a
homeowner at Mt. Tabor
neighborhood in Portland, Oregon.
Launched by SE Uplift, Portland
Planning Department and Energy
Trust of Oregon in 2009.
Solarize Portland: http://www.portlandonline.com/bps/index.cfm?c=51902

10. “A man is but the product of his thoughts
what he thinks, he becomes.”
~ Mahatma Gandhi

13. “A man is but the product of his thoughts
what he thinks, he becomes.”
~ Mahatma Gandhi

16. “A man is but the product of his thoughts
what he thinks, he becomes.”
~ Mahatma Gandhi

18. Solarize Madison Launched

19. “A man is but the product of his thoughts
what he thinks, he becomes.”
~ Mahatma Gandhi

20. Bob Smith 2012 & 2013 participant
3 kW system installed by Arista Power 2012

21. Photo Courtesy Colgate University

22. Photos Courtesy CNY Solar
5.3 kW solar PV system & 1 panel SHW system
7.1 kW solar PV system

23. Source: NYSERDA Power Clerk, accessed Nov. 18, 2013

24. Source: NYSERDA Power Clerk, accessed Nov. 18, 2013

25. Solarize Madison installations 2012 & 2013, September 18, 2013

26. “A man is but the product of his thoughts
what he thinks, he becomes.”
~ Mahatma Gandhi

27. Solarize New York
2013

28. DutchessCounty
Debra Blalock

30. “A man is but the product of his thoughts
what he thinks, he becomes.”
~ Mahatma Gandhi

36. “A man is but the product of his thoughts
what he thinks, he becomes.”
~ Mahatma Gandhi

38. Voice is often understood as the ability of citizens
to express their preferences and to be heard by the
state, either through formal or informal channels, in
written or oral form (Rocha Menocal & Sharma,
2008). Citizens’ voices are not homogenous, and
sometimes more powerful voices and opinions can
crowd out those of excluded or marginal groups
(DFID, 2011).

39. Empowerment is a process through which
individuals or organized groups increase
their power and autonomy to achieve
certain outcomes they need and desire
(Eyben, 2011). Empowerment focuses on
supporting disadvantaged people to gain
power and exert greater influence over those
who control access to key resources (DFID,
2011).

40. Accountability is a process for holding
individual actors or organizations to account
for their actions. Accountability requires
transparency, answerability, and
enforceability between decision makers and
citizens (Rocha Menocal & Sharma, 2008).

41. I tried being normal once…
Worse 2 minutes of my life!
“Love yourself first and everything
falls into line. You really have to
love yourself to get anything done in
this world.”
~ Lucille Ball
"What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to
humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure;
but scattered along life's pathway, the
good they do is inconceivable."
~Joseph Addison
"Just stop for a minute and you'll realize
you're happy just being. I think it's the
pursuit that screws up happiness. If we
drop the pursuit, it's right here.“
~James Hillman

42. QUESTIONS?
Jan L. Myers
607-244-6880
"Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness. When change is absolute there
remains no being to improve and no direction is set for possible improvement: and when experience is
not retained, as among savages, infancy is perpetual. Those who cannot remember the past are
condemned to repeat it.“
~George Santayana