Verde and the Native American Youth & Family Center are creating a new social enterprise, Verde Energy to hire, train and employ low-income Latinos and Native Americans in energy efficiency.

Because of significant public and private investments in energy efficiency training and in energy efficiency projects, we believe Verde Energy will:

• Hire, train, and put to work a significant number (20+) of low-income people
• Support employees to start their own small businesses.

Funded by grants from the Audubon Society/Toyota Motor Corporation's Together Green Initiative and the NW Health Foundation's Kaiser Permanente Community Fund, Verde has completed the Verde Energy Feasibility Study.  The Feasibility Study is available for download on this webpage (upper right), and provides the following information:

• Business Description - Product or Services, Ownership Structure
• Industry/Market Analysis - Industry and Business Climate, Market Area, Customers, Competition
• Sales/Execution Strategy
• Financial Projections - Start-up Costs, Fixed Costs/Overhead, Product/Service Pricing, Cash Flow

Verde Energy Timeline:

• Complete Final Draft Feasibility Study: August 17, 2009
• Comment Period For Final Draft Feasibility Study: August 17 thru September 7, 2009
• Complete Final Feasibility Study: October 2009
• Complete Business Plan: April 2010
• Launch Verde Energy: July 2010

Contact Tony DeFalco ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ), Verde Energy Program Manager, to get involved in the Verde Energy project.