Hi Folks,<\/p>\n
The next meeting of the Ely Climate Group will be on Tuesday November 12th<\/sup> at 4pm at the Ely Field Naturalists Resource Center above the NAPA store. \u00a0As usual this meeting will be in person and by zoom.<\/p>\n Our topic for the next TWO meetings is solar energy for the home<\/strong>. November\u2019s meeting will be from the point of view of a homeowner interested in installing solar. What is involved, costs and savings, timescales, estimates, batteries or grid connected, and other topics. December\u2019s meeting (Dec 10th<\/sup>) will be from a local installer to get a different view on the issues. Here is November\u2019s zoom link:<\/p>\n Topic: Ely Climate Group on SOLAR ENERGY at home<\/em><\/p>\n Time: Nov 12, 2024 04:00 PM Central Time https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/j\/85105651824?pwd=IcMGaosCT8wRTbxIE0nA5UT8aEINah.1<\/em><\/p>\n Meeting ID: 851 0565 1824\u00a0\u00a0 Passcode: 074257<\/em><\/p>\n If you have solar on your home already you are welcome to report on your personal experience. Are you pleased? Did it work the way you planned? What problems or frustrations do you have? What do you wish you had done differently?<\/p>\n If you are eager to get started there are some excellent resources available on the CERTs (Clean Energy Resource Teams) website. This is a good place to start: https:\/\/www.cleanenergyresourceteams.org\/simple-steps-solar<\/a> .<\/p>\n Another comprehensive CERTs video \u201cHow to Speak Solar\u201d is here https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Llw_SyCti9A&t=827s<\/a><\/p>\n For a particular address you can get an estimate of the suitability of the site here: https:\/\/www.cleanenergyresourceteams.org\/assess-site-solar-suitability<\/a> \u00a0But also watch how much sun\/shade your site gets, especially in the summer.<\/p>\n