Do-It-Yourself Solar Makes Installation Easy and Affordable

Do-It-Yourself Solar Makes Installation Easy and Affordable


We invite you to attend our FREE workshops starting April 16th
SEEDS (Sustainable Energy Education & Development Support) is sponsoring a free Do-it-Yourself Solar Workshop series from 7 to 9 PM on Tuesdays, April 16, 23, and 30 at the Park Street Complex in Honesdale. This hands-on workshop is for anyone interested in learning how to install their own solar photovoltaic (PV)—electric generating—array. No experience is necessary attend this workshop.

There will be an opportunity to buy panels, inverters, and racking (mounting) at cost through a local solar installer so that participants can install their own systems while the information gained at the workshops is still fresh in their minds. The cost of the equipment will be in the range of $1.50 per watt, consisting of 10 to 14 panels of about 250 watts each, inverters, and racking.

• The first session, Tuesday April 16, will include an overview of solar photovoltaic installation, along with the economics, including the cost, payback, and return on investment. Other topics will include evaluation of sites, the mechanics of ordering the equipment, the support available to those who choose to do an installation, and permits and inspection. Those who are interested can sign up for a free solar evaluation. A panel, inverter, and racking will be there for demonstration and "hands on".
• The second session, Tuesday April 23, will include a review of the first session, installation of racking, attaching inverters to panels, installing panels on racking, and interconnecting wiring.
• As in each previous session, the third and last session, Tuesday April 30, will start with a review and questions from attendees. Wiring details will be covered in this workshop including proper labeling, PPL inspection, monitoring of a system via personal computer, and renewable energy credits: how to market and keep track of them.

There is no obligation to invest in a solar array to attend this workshop. “One of SEEDS’ commitments is to educate our community about renewable energy, how it can save us money and improve the quality of life in our community,” says Jim Sanders, one of the workshop coordinators. “If you want to attend this workshop just to learn more about solar PV economics and how it works, without investing in a system, that’s fine”, says Jim. “And, if you want to take the step to invest in solar, this is definitely a valuable workshop for you.”

If you wish to have your home evaluated, SEEDS will perform this service free for our members. Call us prior to the workshops to schedule. Not a member? Join now for only $10 per year.

Please email jocelyn@seedsgroup.net or call our office at 570-245-1256 by April 8th to register for this event.

Other Training Programs
Energy Audit/ Solar / Wind Professional CertificationGreen Building / LEED Training

Energy Conservation & Sustainability Strategies in Northeast Pennsylvania

Energy Conservation & Sustainability Strategies, Tuesday, 6 pm January 29, 2013

Green Field Energy Solutions will present information on conducting home energy audits to help identify opportunities to increase energy efficiency. Participants will learn about the many strategies they can implement to reduce energy consumption and energy costs. They will also present information on Solar Energy – the benefits and the steps involved in helping participants get off the grid.
Green Field Energy Solutions was founded on the principles of education and providing sustainable alternatives to energy that accommodates any budget or energy production goal. The GFES team is highly passionate about what we do. Our team brings over 16 years of engineering, construction, and project management experience as well a depth of education. Our technical and administrative staff makes the GFES experience easy for our clients.

Download a Pdf - http://www.kceei.keystone.edu/CoursesWorkshop/FinalProof2013.pdf


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Heat Spring Learning Institute Promotion Discount Code - Discount Education for Alternative Energy

The B.F. Environmental Consultants has partnered with Heat Spring Learning Institute to offer an Accredited Geothermal Installer, Solar, BPI, and other training courses. HeatSpring Learning Institute is an education company focused on providing clean energy training to building professionals.  Heat Spring provides convenient, high quality education and training and helps small and large business grow with the clean energy industry.   The company's course offerings range from solar and geothermal basics to advanced technical courses for building designers and system installers.  The courses are taught by certified and approved instructors and meet all or part of the requirements to become certified.  In some cases, the courses meet the requirements for continuing education credits for licensed professional and AIA (architects).

For more information - please visit the course website at
http://www.heatspring.com/
Use discount code "bfenviro"

For other certification and training courses, go to
http://www.bfenvironmental.com/certified.php

PA DEP Free Energy Workshops For Small Businesses

The Department of Environmental Protection is offering free energy workshops for small and medium busineses throughout Pennsylvania. The goal of the workshops is to help businesses understand how to cut their energy bills through the use of federal and state programs to help reduce energy demand and improve building efficiency.

There is no charge for the workshop and sessions are open to the public.
The workshops will be held from 8 a.m. to noon at the following locations:

May 19 at Elizabethtown College, Brossman Commons Student Center, Event
Space Room, 1 Alpha Dr., Elizabethtown

May 27 at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Crimson Event Center,
Corner of Maple Street and Pratt Drive, Indiana

June 2 at Bucks County Community College, Penn Hall Room 257, 275 Swamp Road, Newton

June 3 at Wilkes University (http://www.wilkes.edu), Henry Student Center Ballroom, 84 West South St., Wilkes-Barre

I am hoping to attend the June 3, 2009 event.

Brian Oram, PG
B.F. Environmental Consultants Inc
http://www.bfenvironmental.com

Supporting the PNERC&D Energy Expo - June 2009
http://www.pnesolutions.org