Anon posted the following question, and El Somnambulo would hope that our environmental watchdogs could answer it:
“Speaking of environmental stuff… Anyone know what this means?
NEWS FROM THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
March 10, 2009
Vol. 39, No. 82
Contact: Charlie Smisson, Delaware Energy Office, 302-735-3480; or Melanie Rapp, Public Affairs, 302-739-9902.Delaware Energy Office Seeks Fiscal Agent for Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility; Proposals Due by April 17
DOVER, Del. – The Delaware Energy Office, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, has issued the Request for Proposals for a contractual fiscal agent for the Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU), the non-profit entity tasked by the State of Delaware to provide comprehensive energy efficiency and renewable energy services to Delaware households and businesses. Proposals are due to the Delaware Energy Office by April 17.
The Fiscal Agent will manage all financial aspects of the SEU to include: developing and maintaining an accounting system; receiving/disbursing SEU funds under the direction of the Delaware Energy Office; interfacing with revenue authorities; overseeing financial transactions involving renewable energy certificates; and paying SEU invoices.
The complete RFP and timeline, including information on the mandatory bidder’sconference scheduled for March 23, is posted on DNREC’s website, http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov.
For more information or to request a copy of the RFP, contact the Delaware Energy Office by phone, 302-735-3480, or in writing addressed to: Delaware Energy Office, 1203 College Park Drive, Dover DE 19904. For questions or comments, contact Charlie Smisson, State Energy Coordinator, Delaware Energy Office, 302-735-3480 or Charlie.Smisson@state.de.us.
The Delaware Sustainable Energy Task Force was created July 1, 2006 to develop a SEU for the state. The final report was adopted March 28, 2007, and on June 28, 2007,
Governor Ruth Ann Minner signed Senate Bill 18 creating the SEU, a public/private partnership that will focus on energy efficiency, renewable energy use and conservation of energy for Delaware residents and business owners.Senator Harris McDowell was the primary sponsor of Senate Bill 18.”
‘Bulo hopes and expects that someone is keeping a wonkish eagle-eye on this.