Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1054FY0001

Florida Electrochromic Program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Jay Wolfington

Organization:

Eclipse Energy Systems, Inc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Florida Electrochromic Program

Date Submitted:

02/07/2001 8:58:37 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Ed Jennings, Arthenia Joyner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

Creation of high wage/hight tech jobs, reduce FL energy expenditures up to $500M/yr;reduce dependen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Eclipse Energy Systems, Inc

Contact:

Jay Wolfington

 

2345 Anvil Street North

Contact Phone:

(727) 344-7300

 

 

St. Petersburg 33710

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Pinellas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Private Organization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continued advancement of electrochromic"smart" window technology that control heat and light that pass through window, incorporated with hazard mitigation techniques and photovoltaic (solar cell) technology.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Scale up electrochromic technology and develop manufacturing equipment and capabilities. Reduce greenhouse poluution. reduce dependence on foreign oil, create high wage, high tech jobs and infrastructure, reduce Fl energy expenditures up to $500M/yr.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$1,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify item(s) in the Appropriations Bill to be reduced:

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

1441a

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

Fixed Capital Outlay Grants and Aide-Energy Efficiency Projects/Energy Consumption trust Fund

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$1,500,000

 

 

 

 

Fund Source:

Trust Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$6,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Federal

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Amount:

$2,750,000

Total In-Kind Amount:

$720,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

2000

Amount:

$720,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$1,250,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations and equipment

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

No

 

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Fl has a documented need to reduce high energy cost and increase high wage high tech jobs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

01/16/2001