Community solar and reducing the costs of getting your own solar

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Post Carbon Friends,

What follows is an invite to Monday's Solar Workshop for those interested in solar for themselves or just interested in what a large number of us are doing so that the cost is dramatically reduced on group buys, group contracting, group support.  Check it out.................. Michael

 

Please plan to attend … and invite others to come as well!

 

 

Salt Lake Community Solar Workshop

Solar Simplified: An Introduction to solar energy and the new
community bulk-purchase model

Monday, November 14, 2011, 7-9 pm
Eliot Hall, First Unitarian Church, 569 S 1300 E, Salt Lake City

Learn more about solar energy for your home and a new, exciting initiative underway led by Utah Clean Energy and the First Unitarian Church to get big group discounts on solar energy via bulk-purchase.   The Community Solar Group will help negotiate the solar process so that your solar decisions are more simplified and straightforward and cheaper!  This workshop will be an opportunity for you to enroll, get more information, and be a part of something bigger! 

Have you ever thought about putting solar on your home but don’t know where (or have time) to start?  Are you interested in investing in solar but feel the price is still too high?  Do you struggle to locate trusted, verifiable solar information and solar installers in Utah?  If you answered yes to any of these questions, the good news is that you are not alone!  Imagine what might happen if everyone at First Unitarian Church and surrounding Salt Lake neighborhoods who wants to “go solar” were to come together to collectively make an informed solar purchase and negotiate a volume discount with a trusted local installer.  Sound intriguing?  As it turns out, this model, known as the community bulk-purchase solar model, is cropping up in communities across the country as a viable and creative way to make solar more financially attractive and simple for more people.  First Unitarian Church and Environmental Ministry are interested in replicating this successful model within the Salt Lake community, and we hope to jumpstart this effort.  The details of our campaign are not yet finalized, and we want your input and involvement!  To learn more and provide input, please attend this community solar workshop.