DATE: Saturday, October 5

TIME:  11:00AM TO 5PM

ADDRESS:  1135 MORNINGSIDE AVENUE, Pittsburgh, 15206

RSVP: www.nationalsolartour.org/rsvp/664

            I would love to share my experience of going solar with you. It took five years of research, planning, prioritizing (and patience due to several false starts), but this summer on July 2nd, I flipped the switch and have been generating electricity ever since. 

            I’m in the process of making charts and pulling together visuals that show how my little house in Morningside is collecting the sun and creating energy. I also have data on costs and what I expect to save on electricity over the next 20-25 years with this system. I’m a data nerd, and It’s been super fun generating the reports and projecting savings. 

            Part of my long-term goal is to get my home as close to net-zero as possible, all while working with a fairly modest budget. If you’ve already gone solar or have taken other steps toward reducing your fossil footprint, I hope you’ll stop by, too, and share tips about what’s been working for you.

            For me, going solar became possible largely because of the organization Solar United Neighbors. I joined this group and got a bid 30% less than bids I’d received in the past. That really made it possible for me to take the solar plunge.

Think you can make it?  RSVP at: www.nationalsolartour.org/rsvp/664

If you don’t get around to RSVPing, don’t let that stop you from dropping by if you decide last minute that you can make it.

Thanks and hope to see you on October 5th!