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We'll
be gathering Friday,
Oct 23rd over Saturday, Oct 24th at
the Roundhouse in
Colrain for an exciting training and conversation about
how best to grow community solar for all in our region.
We have 35 people attending including people from
communities across Massachusetts, Vermont, and one from
New York. We'll look at the options for
ownership being developed across the state and explore
ways to move forward together in making solar affordable
and available to everyone in our communities.
Our
keynote speaker is:
* Steve Strong from Solar Design Associates
(international solar design expert and designer of
Harvard's community solar project)
Resource
people include:
* Isaac Baker from Co-op Power (coordinator for our
community shared solar projects)
*
Dwayne Breger from UMass Energy Extension (expert on
renewable energy in our region, formerly with Mass
DOER)
* Clare Chang, The Greenfield Solar Store
* Josh Hilsdon from PV Squared (expert on solar
design and installation)
* Eli Moulton from Merritt, Merritt and Moulton
(expert in securities law)
* Jill Winans from McAuley Lyman LLC (expert in
renewable energy law)
* Peter Wingate from Community Action (oversees our
local fuel assistance and weatherization programs for
people with limited resources)
Sponsored
by Co-op Power and Franklin Community Shared
Solar | 
