Illinois Home Base

We've secured an amazing home base for the Illinois market launch in a beautifully renovated home. 20 minutes from downtown Chicago, the house is at 1610 North Honore in Bucktown Illinois and has been voted the "Greenest Garage in Chicago".

The home is open for business for the entire 90-day launch period and there will be meetings held twice a day, Monday through Thursday at 6 PM and 8 PM. With white boards and flip charts galore and other tools for presentations, this is a perfect spot to build your business in Illinois. Contact Viridian Associate and leader Allison Bradford at allyacff@aol.com or (609) 703-0337 for details about using the home during our pre-launch.

New York Market Expansion

Let the takeover begin! Our NY market expansion went live on Wednesday and the enrollments are flowing! With our competitive rates and strategic market entry, your business is bound to benefit from the limitless potential in these new territories. To learn more about the exciting potential in these markets, join us for one of next week’s webinars:

Monday, June 6, 9 pm. Click here to register
Wednesday, June 8, 9 pm. Click here to register
Sunday, June 12, 9 pm. Click here to register

So what do you need to know about these markets? A few details:

1. NYSEG and National Grid have different zones, similar to how Con Edison has New York City and Westchester. Customers in each of the different zones receive different rates. Think of these as sub-territories within the larger utility territory. NYSEG customers can see their zone here and National Grid customers can check their bill (Bill Sample).
2. The current enrollment process shows National Grid as “Niagara Mohawk” in step 1 of the customer enrollment process. “Niagara Mohawk” is an old name of the utility and is still part of the utility’s system structure. We are working to make this less confusing for customers, but for now, please coach your National Grid customers that they need to select Niagara Mohawk as their utility when enrolling.
3. As an important component to our market entry strategy, our rates in these new markets are competitive, giving you a great value proposition. Check them out on the new, state-specific New York rate sheet.

  New Rates. New Rate Sheets.

We have new rates for June and even more helpful ways for you to use information about our value proposition to recruit customers and to coach your team to recruit customers. There are two helpful new formats: State-Specific Rate Flyers and the Rate Reference Sheet. These tools include a lot of information at a glance and will replace the current versions of our rate sheets and historical rate charts moving forward.

State-Specific Rate Flyers:
Download here: CT | MD | NJ | NY | PA | ALL  
Each state will now have its own monthly state rate flyer. This great new tool includes:

• Current rates for every utility territory in the state for both Everyday Green and Pure Green.
• Annual environmental impact of a customer in that state for both Everyday Green and Pure Green.
• Market history for that state including average historical savings since that particular market has been open, and current VMeter data with the environmental impact customers from that state have made.
• Basic enrollment information helpful for new prospects.
• Use this state-specific rate flyer as a communication tool with customers as you help them understand how Viridian offers safe, reliable, affordable energy that is making an impressive impact on the environment.

Rate Reference Sheet
Click here to view
Each month we will provide you with a very simple spreadsheet-style tool that includes the utility rate, Viridian’s introductory Everyday Green rate, our current Everyday Green rate, Pure Green rate, average savings and environmental impact for every utility. One sheet is for residential rates and the other is for reference to commercial rate information. This comprehensive guide will be useful when talking to customers or Associates outside of your local territory and will also give you an insider’s glimpse into the depth and breadth of Viridian’s markets and how retail energy rates are looking in other states and territories. The sheet is a simple, clean spreadsheet and designed to be for your own quick reference. 

 New ALC Members Appointed

We are proud to announce that the next generation of Associate leaders has been selected. Respected and recommended by both their peers and the Viridian corporate team, we are confident their contributions will have a beneficial impact on both our culture and business as a whole. We look forward to working with this group as we continue to develop a culture of collaboration between our field and corporate leadership. Click here to see the new group.

Thank You
Additionally, we’d like to extend our gratitude to the first generation of leaders and Viridian pioneers who have served the field and their peers during our critical early high-growth states. Their contribution has been phenomenal and we appreciate each of them immensely. Check liveviridian.com for more information on this important announcement.

 Director James Leonhardt wins an iPad!

Congratulations to Director James Leonhardt who sold the most PowerUP! 2011 tickets during the Directors’ ticket sales challenge. James sold an impressive 50 tickets to PowerUP! 2011. Well done, James! We look forward to seeing you with your iPad and 50 team members at PowerUP! We thank James for his leadership and recognize that big decisions are made at big events. It is critical not only to attend Viridian’s events but also to encourage your team to do the same as you all grow together.

 Viridian University Launches June 21

Viridian University, Viridian’s new education and certification platform will launch on June 21. Please note that this date has changed from the previously announced June 14 date. All new Associates will have to become Viridian-certified before enrolling customers or sponsoring Associates, and all current Associates will have to become Viridian-certified by this fall in order to maintain commission eligibility. Look for more details soon!

  Upcoming Events

New York Opportunity Meeting, Tuesday June 21
Featuring Network President Robert A. McFadden
7 pm - 9 pm
The International JFK Airport Hotel
144-02 135th Avenue
Jamaica, NY 11436

Illinois Launch Events
Pre-launch events
Thursday, June 9, 7 pm - 9 pm Hilton Chicago, Oak Lawn, IL
Thursday, June 23,7 pm - 9 pm, Chicago Marriott, Oak Brook, IL
Thursday, July 7, 7 pm - 9 pm, Hyatt Regency O'Hare, Rosemont, IL
Thursday, July 21, 7 pm - 9 pm, Hilton Chicago, Chicago, IL

Chicago Regional Launch
Friday August 5 and Saturday August 6
Westin Lombard Yorktown Center
Lombard, IL

Check out the IL Launch flyer for more event details!

Save the Date!

PowerUP! 2011
September 15 – 17
Philadelphia, PA