GLREA Annual Meeting will be held on Sat., December 3, 11:30 am – 3:30 pm at Arbor Brewing, 114 E. Washington, Ann Arbor. Ann Arbor Solar Users Network is cosponsoring the meeting which will include an update on state legislation, board elections, and presentation of GLREA awards. Keynote speakers will be Larry Ward, Executive Director of the Michigan Conservative Energy Forum and Thomas Lyon, Dow Chair of Sustainable Science, Technology and Policy, Ross School of Business, UM. Come learn what GLREA has been doing and plans to do. See old friends and make new ones. You don’t have to be a GLREA member to attend. You should pre-register on line at www.glrea.org no later than November 25. $15 registration fee to cover lunch.
ASES 21st National Solar Home Tour attracted 133 attendees in Michigan on October 1. Thank you to the volunteer local tour coordinators who made the tours in 8 Michigan communities possible. Tours included a bike ride, a virtual solar tour, and site visits including three dozen in Ypsilanti. One of the highlights of the Chelsea Area Solar Tour was the Trumpy house in Grass Lake. The Trumpy family live 100% off grid and grow over 95% of their own food. The home features post and beam and straw bale construction and a 3 kW 2 axis tracker PV system. More