►
From YouTube: What's Up AVL! – Episode 08
Description
Ricardo Basurto, Communication Specialist with the City of Asheville, discusses solar panels and renewable energy in Asheville with the City's Sustainability Director, Bridget Herring. Ricardo also introduces What's Up AVL!'s new host to the show, Sam Parada, Communication Specialist with the City's Communication and Public Engagement Department.
A
Okay,
well,
thank
you
good
afternoon.
Everyone,
I'm
ashville
and
welcome.
What's
once
again
to
your
show,
what's
up
abl
here
on
wres
radio,
100.7
fm,
this
is
a
radio
show
discussing
projects
initiative
at
the
city
of
asheville,
I'm
your
host
for
the
last
time:
ricardo,
aserto
communications
specialist
here
at
the
city
of
asheville.
Today
we
are
accompanied
by
my
colleague
and
friend
future
host
sam
parada
and
for
our
guests
for
today's
show
bridget
herring.
She
is
the
director
of
the
sustainability
department
at
the
city.
Welcome
bridget!
A
A
Today
we're
going
to
try
to
talk
about
like
something
that
is
crucial
for
our
daily
life
and
for
our
future,
which
is
sustainability,
so,
let's
get
into
that
thing
and
then
a
little
bit
about
like
one
specific
project
which
is
like
the
solar
panels
program,
but
before
doing
that,
let's
start
with
the
basics.
Overall,
what
does
the
sustainability
department
do.
A
C
B
So
I
think
the
work
has
evolved
as
our
understanding
of
sustainability
and
how
systems
are
connected
have
evolved.
So
when
the
the
office
started,
we
were
basically
focused
on
mitigating
the
impacts
of
climate,
so
that
means
trying
to
decrease
our
impact
on
our
environment.
To
try
and
reduce
you
know
the
changing
climate,
but
now
we
know
we're
living
through
climate
change,
and
so
we
have
to
keep
doing
those
mitigation
efforts,
but
we're
also
figuring
out
what
strategies
we
can
deploy
that
adapt
to
our
changing
climate
that
we're
living
in
now.
C
B
Sure
climate
change
is
obviously
something
that
we've
been
dealing
with
for
quite
some
time
and,
and
I
don't
see
that
that
challenge
ending
anytime
soon,
so
I
think
that
you
know
I'm
standing
on
the
shoulders
of
giants
and
I
think
of
it,
like
a
relay
race.
You
know,
there's
been
an
amazing,
incredible
movement
and
work
done
by
many
individuals
before
me,
and
I've
taken
the
baton
from
them
and
I'll
run
as
far
and
as
fast
as
I
can
to
do
what
I
can
and
but
the
work
won't
be
done
with
me.
A
Yeah
and
we're
saying
also
like
not
only
talking
about
like
running
fast
but
running
together
with
many
people.
Alongside
with
you,
I
know
that
the
community
there's
community
partners
for
the
for
the
department,
like
the
asheville
buncombe
food
policy,
council,
isil,
greenworks
bond
field
cities,
the
greenbolt
alliance.
I
mean
how
is
the
collaboration
with
these
parts?
What
what
are
the
problems
that
they're
working
together?
How
it
is
like
that
this
gets
done.
B
Right
so
I
think
a
lot
of
people
who
are
involved
in
this
work
maybe
share.
You
know
frustration
with
the
limitations
of
what
we're
able
to
do
in
the
private
sector
here
in
north
carolina,
and
so
we
know
that
we
have
control
over
government
operations
and
that's
what
our
internal
staff
focuses
on.
But
we
would
know
that
like
to
get
to
these
goals
together,
everybody
has
to
be
bought
in,
and
that
means
it
has
to
be
commit
community
driven
by
solutions.
And
so
we
partner
with
local
nonprofits.
A
B
C
B
It's
hard
to
make
change,
and
so
I
think
you
know,
change
has
to
come
within
with
our
staff
to
make
these
changes
and
lead
by
example,
and
I
think
the
same
is
reflective
of
our
community.
Like
community,
has
to
decide
what
strategies
are
going
to
work
for
them.
It's
not
going
to
look
the
same
for
every
business,
every
family,
and
so
those
solutions
have
to
come
from
the
community.
C
A
B
Yeah
so
one
way
just
to
stay
connected
on
what
we're
doing
is
we
have
a
quarterly
newsletter
if
anyone
goes
to
the
sustainability
landing
page
on
our
website,
you
see
that
you
can
sign
up
for
that,
and
that
will
give
you
a
quarterly
update
on
like
what
we're
doing
opportunities
with
our
community
partners
and
other
things
that
we're
seeing
shifting
in
the
landscape
across
the
state
and
at
the
national
level,
there's
also
a
local
resources
page
on
there
as
well.
That
can
connect
you
to
some
of
these
local
organizations
that
we're
working
with
you
know.
B
A
Great,
so
you
hear
it
please,
if
you
are
interested
to
see
the
topics
and
the
activities
that
the
city
of
asheville
is
doing.
Regarding
sustainability
go
to
the
page
on
the
web,
page
of
the
city
of
asheville
the
sustainability
department
on
in
about
us
section,
there
will
be
a
sign
up
for
quarterly
sustainability
newsletter,
so
you
just
register
with
your
email
or
with
your
text,
and
you
will
having
like
notifications
the
same
way
as
we
always
do.
Please.
A
We
encourage
you
to
sign
up
for
aba
alerts,
this
an
emergency
and
non-emergency
notification
system
that
enables
the
city
of
asheville
to
provide
you
with
information
that
you
want
to
receive
with
communication
measures
that
you
choose.
So
please
register
vote
for
the
ab
alerts,
that's
for
your
security
and
for
your
information
and
register
for
the
sustainability
newsletter.
B
B
I
believe
the
total
package
has
45
sites
and
it
has
like
an
aggregated
demand
or
seven
megawatts
of
clean
energy,
so,
like
that's
the
equivalent
of
like
a
small
utility
scale,
solar
farm
just
to
give
people
a
taste
of
the
size.
The
city
has
four
projects
that
are
involved
in
that
and
that's
getting
solar
on
the
burton
street
community
center,
the
linwood
crump
shiloh
community
center
fire
station
10
and
fire
station
11.
C
B
B
B
A
C
B
B
So
we
did
some
like
financing
workshops
to
help
people
break
down
and
understand
the
the
proposals
that
they
were
receiving
and
what
the
financing
options
meant
and
how
to
figure
out
which
the
best
one
was
for
them,
and
then
also
we
were
able
to
get
some
funding
to
do
like.
I
said,
a
low
moderate
income
program
so
that
there
were
some
subsidized
systems
so
that
we
could
really
make
this
more
inclusive
and
not
just.
C
I
love
that
you're
teaching
the
community
and
offering
these
tools
to
just
for
them
to
learn
about.
You
know
renewable
energy,
and
it
just
shows
again
how
much
work
the
department
has
to
do
and
how
endless
it
seems
to
be
it.
I
wish
it
was
as
easy
as
just
putting
panels
on
all
rooftops
and
being
done.
C
A
B
I
mean
that's
a
learning
process
as
well,
and
just
an
example
of
that
is
the
solar
panels.
Themselves
are
becoming
so
much
more
efficient
and
if
anybody's
done
business
with
the
government,
they
know
the
way
we
buy
things
is
a
really
slow
process.
You
know
we
have
to
go
out
to
bid
select
a
vendor,
go
through
a
contracting
process,
and
so
just
in
this
most
recent
process
progress
project.
A
B
A
That's
great
to
know,
I
think,
because
sometimes
we
are
so
caught
up
into
the
context
or
into
the
idea
of
like.
Oh,
it
is
so
expensive
to
do
it.
It's
like
really,
there's
really
heavy.
It
requires
a
really
solid
destructor
to
put
it
in,
and
sometimes
technology
makes
them
like,
lighter
or
more
efficient.
A
So
it's
like
you
can't
rely
a
lot
on
those
and
these
many
myths
of
like
well,
you
can't
use
those
in
the
winter
or
they're,
actually
not
enough
to
power,
like
your
your
house
or
like
well,
there's
there's
a
lot
of
myths.
That
kind
of
maybe
were
real
at
some
point,
but
now
technology
has
advanced
or
they
were
just
like
always
false
and
we
kind
of
never
knew
right.
So
there's
a
lot
also
to
know
and
understand
better
about
like
these
technologies
and
how
they're
improving.
B
Right
and
it's
just
also
understanding
how
those
technologies
can
best
be
deployed
in
our
local
environment,
and
it's
really
important,
you
know
with
asheville
being
hilly.
It's
our
topography,
as
well
as
our
weather,
has
an
impact
on
how
these
these
systems
operate,
and
so,
as
we
increase
our
understanding.
We're
able
to
find
the
best
technology
fits
for
these
as
well.
A
That's
so
cool.
I
was
checking
here
on
the
on
the
on
the
page,
because
I
think
that's
that
what
we
have
to
do
is
like.
Let
people
understand
what
we're
doing
if
you
visit
the
department
of
the
sustainability
department,
the
patient,
the
sustainability
department,
there's
one
section
about
like
real-time
renewables,
what
you
can
monitor
in
like
the
solar
energy
generation,
and
if
you
go,
for
instance,
to
the
first
example,
which
is
a
transit
center,
real-time,
solar
data,
it's
telling
you
like
how
much
energy
has
been
generated
today.
A
Yesterday,
the
day
before
I
mean
on
the
23rd
like
it
was
like
really
rainy
and
cloudy
all
day,
so
it
just
generated
over
like
60k
of
like
energy,
but
today
has
generated
like
over
50.
I
think
so.
It
is
a
lot
and
the
trees
that
have
been
saved
and
the
ceo
do
to
a
mission
that
has
been
saved.
It's
incredible,
so
you
can
see
here
in
real
time,
like
the
the
benefits
of
what
we're
doing.
I
think
that's
a
fantastic
way
of
educating
the
people
about,
like
the
benefits
of
this.
B
For
sure,
and
one
of
the
great
things
about
these
projects
is,
it
doesn't
just
support
our
renewable
energy
goal,
but
also
supports
our
carbon
reduction
goal
because
we're
using
in
those
systems
we're
using
this
on
site.
Whatever's
extra
is
going
back
to
the
grid,
and
so
it's
great
to
have
that
reduction
in
our
carbon
footprint,
as
well
as
getting
towards
that
renewable
energy
goal.
A
Fantastic,
absolutely
and
well,
something
that
I'm
always
being
curious
is
like.
So
we
can
invite
the
people
to
to
to
try
to
do
this
right,
to
try
to
adopt
like
technology
solar
panels
in
their
own
houses.
At
the
same
time,
realize
that
we
as
paul
in
the
in
the
city
government.
We
are
also
doing
this
with
with
with
solar
energy.
I
imagine
that
this
same
apply
for
other
campaigns
like
the
waste
food
reduction,
for
instance
right
and
the
food
waste
like
reduction
initiative
that
we
have
as
well.
B
Right
so
the
food
scraps
drop-off
program
has
been
really
successful.
Again.
It
shows
the
appetite
that
our
community
has
to
participate
and
and
being
a
part
of
the
solution
and
reducing
their
own
carbon
footprint.
So
we
were
able
to
implement
a
food
scraps
drop-off
program
in
which
we
have
two
locations
looking
to
expand,
one
at
the
landfill
and
one
at
our
stevens
lee
rec
center.
B
B
A
B
A
B
A
C
B
So
I
think
again
going
to
that
kind
of
local
resources.
Page,
you
know
on
our
website,
there's
a
way
to
sign
up.
If
you
want
to
participate
in
this
drop-off
and
then
most
of
our
community
organizations
have
a
lot
of
volunteer
opportunities,
and
so
you
know
just,
for
example,
the
energy
savers
program.
That's
administered
through
the
green
builds
alliance.
That's
providing
you
know,
weatherization
opportunities
to
our
low
and
moderate
income
families.
You
know
that's
primarily
a
volunteer
basis.
You
know,
asheville
greenworks
does
some
great
jobs
with
litter,
cleanups
and
river
cleanups.
A
B
A
And
you
can
use
that
both
to
us
see
how
you
can
participate
or
the
same
time
like
to
manage
the
way
to
inform
or
report
an
incident
right
right.
Remember
everyone,
as
we
always
encourage
you
to
download
the
app
from
the
azure
app
or
call
to
the
828
255
1122,
when
you
can
inform
the
city
about
like
any
issue
that
might
be
causing
troubles.
But
as
so,
this
is
really
important
for
us,
because
that
led
us
like
to
do
our
work
and
making
sure
like
streets
and
everything
is
working
safely
on
site.
A
A
B
Absolutely-
and
I
mean
you
can
tell
by
the
the
initiatives
that
we've
done,
that
we're
evolving
and
that
we're
moving
forward.
You
know
I
mean
we've
reached
our
carbon
reduction
goal
by
strictly
through
energy
efficiency.
You
know
up
until
recently
when
we
started
incorporating
renewable
energy.
So
that's
like
an
evolution
with.
A
B
Waste
reduction
goal:
you
know
we
went
to
the
triple
stream
bins,
which
meant
instead
of
having
the
I
don't
know.
If
anybody
remembers
the
yellow
box,
that
was
for
paper
and
the
green
box,
that
was
for
cans,
and
they
were
just
like
totes
that
you
put
out,
and
then
we
went
to
those
big
roll
carts
and
you
put
all
your
recycling
in
one
cart
and
that
rolls
out
so
and
now
we're
you
know
having
this
food
scraps
drop
off
to
figure
out.
B
A
B
Yeah,
I
think
that
this
has
definitely
been
a
community
driven
effort.
All
of
the
goals
that
have
been
set
by
council
have
bubbled
up
from
our
community
and
that
just
shows
a
real
testament
to
how
committed
the
the
people
who
live
here
are
to
you
know,
making
our
natural
environment
good
for
for
everyone
right.
The
our
water
quality,
our
animals,
our
plants
and
our
people
that
have
to
live
in
that.
C
Yeah,
no,
I
do
especially
living
in
asheville.
You
know
we
have
so
many
forests
and
trails
and
just
nature
around
us
all
the
time.
It's
so
important
for
us
to
keep
that
as
beautiful
or
even
more
so
than
it
was
a
few
years
ago,
and
I
love
the
commitments
and
the
work
your
department
has
put
into
making
nashville
a
more
a
greener
asheville.
So
thank
you
for
that.
A
Well,
thank
you
very
much
everyone.
Thank
you,
sam,
certainly
for
stepping
in
thank
you
bridget
for
for
being
with
us
to
today
and
for
being
like
a
fantastic
guest,
and
it
led
us
to
know
about,
like
all
the
activities
that
the
city
is
doing.
So
thank
you
for
being
here
and
well.
That's
that's
the
time
we
have
for
today
here
at
what's
up
w-a-a-a-b-o.
A
Thank
you
so
much
for
listening.
Please
don't
forget
to
participate
in
the
different
projects
that
we
have
the
city
and
stay
infor
about
the
latest
news
stay
tuned
here
at
wres,
100.7
fm.
We
will
continue
with
our
shows
monday,
friday
and
wednesday
at
12
30
talking
about
like
different
initiatives
of
the
city
and
we'll
take
care
of
one
another.
Rashfiel
see
you
soon.