Gorge Green Drinks: Solarize the Gorge!
Location: Cebu Lounge, Hood River Inn, Hood River, OR
Becky Brun,
Columbia Gorge Earth Center
503-821-9979
gorgegreendrinks@gmail.com
Columbia Gorge Earth Center invites Gorge residents, business owners, government and nonprofits to Green Drinks, a monthly networking event for people interested in sustainability issues. This month, we'll discuss a bulk purchasing model being used across the country to help homeowners purchase solar panels for their homes.
Jaimes Valdez, Renewable Energy Specialist for the City of Portland and a memeber of the Earth Center board of directors, Tim O'Neal from SE Uplift, and Jonathan Cohen from ImaginEnergy will provide insight from their work on Solarize Portland 9 (www.solarizeportland.org) — which has helped Portland residents overcome the logistical hurdles of installing solar powered at home.
Who to hire? What to buy? What to budget? Where to start? With Solarize Portland, interested neighbors are joining forces to conquer the pick, purchase and install process as a team.
At this Green Drinks event, Gorge residents can meet other homeowners looking to install solar on their home and connect with local installers who can help demystify the process. Tom Reid of Green Home Solar, a division of Green Home Construction Inc. and Tod LeFevre of Common Energy LLC will both be on hand to offer a local perspective.
Thursday, March 25, 6 p.m.
Cebu Lounge, Hood River Inn
1109 E. Marina Way
