What are the responsibilities of an SDED Advisor?

SDED's Advisors guide our efforts, through their collective wisdom and experience.  They may be "subject matter experts" -- in clean energy, energy efficiency; research, economics, energy law; any or all of the above.  They also represent companies and organizations across the clean energy spectrum: solar, energy efficiency, storage, any clean energy technology, application or specialty. 
And they all have wisdom, experience and perspective that SDED wants to tap.  Meet our current Advisors here.
The SDED Board invites and appoints Advisors.  Up to 10 Advisors may serve at a time. 

• Role. Advisors provide advice and perspective. They guide strategy, member outreach and education, fund-raising, and other activities. They ensure that all SDED activities benefit from input from diverse perspectives, across the clean energy industry and the emerging energy marketplace.  They are volunteers; no compensation is provided.
• Participation. Advisors participate in quarterly meetings (in person or virtually); and/or via phone or email.  With the Executive Director, Executive Committee and/or Directors.  They listen.  They advise. 

What does an Advisor really do?  They:

• Comment on SDED's proposed plans, directions, strategies, activities, present and prospective.  Comment on drafts -- Strategic Initiatives, white papers, action priorities, presentations, etc. 
• May attend meetings, in person or via virtual means.  "Meetings", whether virtual or in-person, will not exceed 4X year.  In 2015, Advisors and Directors met in-person twice.  Other Advisor input was via phone and email comments. 
• Answer when we call -- when we need a perspective, advice, ideas, or just information, we call these folks. 

It's a "mutual benefit" collaboration.  Advisors gain too. 

• Gain deep insight into energy markets and CCA formation: policy, economics, markets and technologies. 
• Learn about the businesses, organizations and leaders moving Community Electricity Choice into the mainstream. 
• Help to "push the envelope" by guiding SDED's advocacy, outreach and CCA development efforts. 
• Make a difference for San Diego's future. 

If this role sounds appealing to you, please contact us.