The Brookwood Community:

Greenbrook Energy Program

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Milton Howard and Clint Strickland

The Brookwood Community

Brookshire, Texas 485 Acres God-Centered 501(C)(3) Non Profit

200 Adults with functional disabilities Taught skills and employed in on-site enterprises

Enterprises- Over $5 million annually in revenues Covers 40% of annual budget

Run without government funding

The Brookwood Community

Enterprise Buildings 47 Greenhouses Gift Retail Shop The Café at Brookwood Several Support Buildings

8 group homes 2 single-family staff

homes A residential Inn A Health and Dental Clinic Worship Center

Defining the Problem

Brookwood and Sustainability: Funding: Tuition, enterprise sales, donations High energy consumption Utilities: Largest single operating expense

Over $600k annually going to $700k annually Electric: $464K –5 year contract Gas: $85k Water: $80k

High Water rate

Defining the Problem

Community is growing Projected electric demand: 1.5

Megawatts Would increase utility expense by an

additional $100k 5 Year Electric Contract

Signed when gas prices were at all-time high

Proposed Solution

Completely eliminate Brookwood’s rising utility costs

Create a profit center from an historic expense center

Goal: Sustainability

Borrowing Sources

Renegotiate out of market contracts Municipal Water Systems Brown Power Plants Solar Power Plants

Costs dropped 50% in last 3 years Wind Power Plants

Longer blades, taller towers, more power Energy Audits

Borrowing Sources

Organic Farming Good mission fit

Oil and Gas Drilling Horse Stables Fund Raising Process

Already strong in this area Social Media

Increasing web presence Crowdfunding

Targeted campaigns

Combining Creating The Greenbrook Energy Program

Renegotiating electric contract Invite execs to tour Brookwood Extend contract out, buyout for $80k, or start over

Conduct Energy Audit for community

Utilize Green Resources Install wind and solar power facilities by 2018 Exceed 1.5 MW demand Sell excess to market at a profit Install potable groundwater wells

Combining Cont’d.

Wind, Water, and Solar at Brookwood

Install met tower to measure wind Install one 2-3 MW turbine Turbine visible from I-10, promote

Brookwood/Greenbrook

Install micro-turbines

Build water, waste treatment plant and or renegotiate contract

Wind, Water, and Solar at Brookwood

Install roof-top solar on buildings

Install ground-mount solar of up to 5 MW

Install PV Lighting, water heater, and ground water pumps PV (Photovoltaic)

Build Solar train to tour Greenbrook Tickets sold at Gift Shop

Fundraising and Awareness

Estimated cost to fund Greenbrook: $5.5 million Amount will be raised through a combination of

sources Horseshow Gala and Host Committee

Upscale event to raise funds and awareness Committee: Major players in water, solar, and wind

industries Utilize used/donated solar panels Manufacturer and utility alliances

Electric provider “Test site” for wind power demonstrations

Organic Farming 500,000 plants

grown yearly at Brookwood

47 Greenhouses On-site sales and

wholesale customers 37,000

poinsettias/year Crops: peaches,

blackberries, broccoli, carrots, cucumbers, herbs/spices, peppers, squash

Fundraising & Awareness Cont’d.

Oil & Gas-Lease Funding Brookwood owns 90% of mineral rights

Bright Star Stables-Lease Funding Looking for a new location when lease is up

Social Media RenewableEnergyFriends.com site & Facebook Group 5500+ connections on LinkedIn Brookwood “Young Professionals” Facebook Group and Page Goal: Support and promote Greenbrook Program

Crowdfunding Use site like fundly.com or Crowdfunder Targeted Greenbrook campaigns

Incubation

Began with “Ah-ha!” moment during tour of Brookwood’s on-site chapel

RenewableEnergyFriends was created Greenbrook plan started

http://www.renewableenergyfriends.com

Small steps toward big goal

Judging the Greenbrook Solution

Problem: Create profit center from utility expense center and make Brookwood sustainable

Realistic? $900k per year swing (from $700k expense to

$200k profit) Yes, is feasible

Large wind turbines- Feasible Use Brookwood as test site

Small hybrid Wind Solar Turbines- Not Feasible Solar- Feasible

Install Ground Mount units only

Judging the Greenbrook Solution

Water Plant- Not Feasible Instead, utilize existing wells and install new ones Could save $52k annually with $100k investment

Fundraising- Feasible Horseshow planned for November 9, 2013 Raised $212k for the event so far Citizens painted horse, “Brooks”, to be sold during

event Donated by Bright Star Stables and Old Town Katy Vet

clinic

Organic Farming- Feasible Would require new KM, but within reach

Enhancing the Problem & Solution

After incubation, the problem became very clear, defined

Utility provider took tour & agreed to lower rates! Saved Brookwood $125k annually

Conducted Energy Audit Just changing light bulbs saved $40k/year

Installed hybrid wind and solar turbine, met tower Found PV Solar to be best solution and will appropriate

majority of funds to it

Find large wind turbine manufacturer to lease land Install Tall Test Turbine – Beacon!

Greenbrook Project Cost, Savings, and Status

Enhanced Greenbrook Cost, Savings, and Status

Appendix: Autumn Classic Horseshow Invite

Appendix: “Brooks” Teaser #1

Appendix: “Brooks” Teaser #2

Appendix: “Brooks” Revealed

Thank You!

Milton Howard and Clint Strickland