September 2015
Solar 101 at the Wilder Library
Join Becca White of SunCommon, along with Wilder residents at the Wilder on Thursday, September 10th at 5:30 pm to learn how you can go solar with no upfront costs. She will answer all of your questions about how solar works in Vermont, including: How you can go solar without paying anything upfront, how you can turn land with some Southern exposure into green for both the utility grid and your wallet; how you can join a community solar array…
Find out more »Solar Heating and Cooling Workshop at the Barnet Library
Learn how you can heat (and cool) your home with clean, fossil-free solar power and save as much as 50% on your heating bills! This workshop will cover the basics of pairing solar power with heat pump technology: how they work in Vermont, how they reduce your traditional heating fuels, other added benefits, and more. Heat pump technology has been used in the southern states for decades and is now good for cold climates too! Heat pumps are a smart…
Find out more »Solar Workshop at Bristol Teen Hub
What's with all those solar panels popping up everywhere? This workshop is for teens and parents alike to get their voice heard about the clean energy future. R.J. Adler from SunCommon will explain a bit about solar, how it works, and the way the solar industry is charging up Vermont with clean energy. Learn how to check out in a home works for solar, and how it benefits Vermont. Get ideas for future projects at school, and think about the…
Find out more »Solar 101 Workshop – St. Johnsbury
Join Ellen Gershun of SunCommon at the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum on Wednesday, September 30th at 7 pm to learn how you can go solar with no upfront costs. She will answer all of your questions about how solar works in Vermont, including: How you can go solar without paying anything upfront, how you can turn land with some Southern exposure into green for both the utility grid and your wallet; how you can join a community solar array even if…
Find out more »October 2015
Solar & Solar Heat 101 Workshop – Baxter Library, Sharon
Join Becca White of SunCommon, October 6th at 5:30 pm to learn how you can go solar with no upfront costs. She will answer all of your questions about how solar works in Vermont, including: How you can go solar without paying anything upfront, how you can turn land with some Southern exposure into green for both the utility grid and your wallet; how you can join a community solar array even if you cannot go solar at home; and…
Find out more »Solar 101: Hunger Mountain Co-op Workshop – Montpelier
This workshop is all about solar: solar electricity, solar heat, community solar. Mainly - this is about how individuals can go solar at no upfront cost, and a fixed monthly payment that mirrors and replaces their utility bill. We’ll answer all of your questions about how solar works in Vermont, what makes a good solar site, and how federal and utility incentives and SunCommon’s innovative financing programs have finally brought solar within reach of everyone. We’ll talk about cold-climate heat-pumps,…
Find out more »Learn about Solar in Newbury!
Solar has the ability to power our lives, fuel our cars, and heat our homes. Join us at the Tenney Memorial Library on October 8 at 6:30 pm to learn about how solar works in Vermont and the various programs available to help you offset your electric and even your heating and cooling costs. Ellen Gershun from SunCommon will talk about the history of solar in Vermont, why it works in this northern state, as well as what state and…
Find out more »Going Solar in VT – Morrisville
Solar has the ability to power our lives, fuel our cars, and heat our homes. Join us at MoCo on October 15 at 6 pm to learn about how solar works in Vermont and the various programs available to help you offset your electric and even your heating and cooling costs. Ellen Gershun from SunCommon will talk about the history of solar in Vermont, why it works in this northern state, as well as what state and federal policies help…
Find out more »Solar 101 at the Windsor Welcome Center
Join your neighbors who are solar home owners and community solar array members alike to learn how you can join the club! Becca from SunCommon will be there to answer any of your questions, so you can learn how easy and affordable it is to go solar in Vermont. It’s a great time of the year to chat about solar heat as well, as the heating season is just around the corner.
Find out more »November 2015
Solar 101 at the Reading Library
Join Becca White of SunCommon and the Reading Energy Committee to learn how you can go solar with no upfront costs. She will answer all of your questions about how solar works in Vermont, including: How you can go solar without paying anything upfront, how you can turn land with some Southern exposure into green for both the utility grid and your wallet; how you can join a community solar array even if you cannot go solar at home; and…
Find out more »Hartland Community Solar Sign Up – Locals Last Chance!
The Johnson's of Hartland are building a Community Solar Array to benefit friends, family and neighbors and would love for you to join in the savings! We've reserved memberships for people living in Hartland and surrounding communities first, before opening it up to the larger Vermont community. This will be your last chance to sign up! Community Solar is a great way for folks that cannot go solar at their home to benefit from clean, renewable energy. Join Becca on…
Find out more »December 2015
Solar 101 Workshop-Montpelier
Stop in to the pop-up store and art gallery and learn about SunCommon's solar programs. We will answer all of your questions about how solar works in Vermont, including: How you can go solar without paying anything upfront, how you can turn land with some southern exposure into green for both the utility grid and your wallet; how you can join a community solar array even if you cannot go solar at home; and how you can heat and cool…
Find out more »January 2016
Northfield Rotary
Joel will be presenting to the Northfield Rotary about going solar at no upfront cost with our residential solar program. He will also talk about joining or hosting a Community Solar Array as well as switching to solar heat!
Find out more »Solar 101 Workshop- Montpelier
This workshop is all about solar: solar electricity, solar heat, community solar. Mainly - this is about how individuals can go solar at no upfront cost, and a fixed monthly payment that mirrors and replaces their utility bill. We’ll answer all of your questions about how solar works in Vermont, what makes a good solar site, and how federal and utility incentives and SunCommon’s innovative community solar and financing programs have finally brought solar within reach of the general population.…
Find out more »February 2016
Solar 101 – Brandon Free Public Library
Join Ben at the Brandon Free Public Library to learn how you can go solar with no upfront costs. Ben will answer all of your questions about how solar works in Vermont, including: how a residential rooftop or ground mounted array can add value to your home and save you money; how you can join a community solar array even if you cannot go solar at home; and how you can heat and cool your home with clean, renewable solar…
Find out more »Vershire Solar 101
Come to the Vershire Town Center to learn how about how solar works in Vermont. SunCommon makes it easy for Vermonters to get in on solar by going solar at home or hosting or joining a Community Solar Array! Joel will also cover heating a cooling with solar and offer ample time for Q&A. Hope to see you there and bring a friend! Loading...
Find out more »Citizen Cider: Community & Residential Solar 101- Burlington
Join us for Taco Tuesday at Citizen Cider for a Solar & CSA 101 Party. Hear from SunCommon staff, and local solar customers about how you can save money with solar power! Please let us know if you can make it by RSVPing here.
Find out more »March 2016
Bethel University Solar Course
Joel will be teaching a Solar 101 course at Bethel University about how anyone can get in on solar by going solar at home or hosting or joining a Community Solar Array. The course will also cover solar heat and offer ample time for Q&A. Bethel University is pop-up (temporary) community university created by the Bethel Revitalization Initiative (BRI) in Bethel, VT. Register here!
Find out more »Solar 101 with Onion River Exchange- Montpelier
Join SunCommon and the Onion River Exchange to learn about how solar works and why now is the best time to join the solar community in Vermont. SunCommon makes it easy for Vermonters to get in on solar by going solar at home or hosting or joining a Community Solar Array! Joel will also cover heating and cooling with solar and offer ample time for Q&A. Hope to see you there -- bring a friend!
Find out more »Springfield Solar 101
In the heart of Springfield at Studio ONE, solar organizer Becca White will be hosting a presentation on how Vermonters can go solar. This is the best time of year to evaluate your options for going solar so you can tap into the incentives available, and rack up solar credits during the whole summer! Becca will go over residential solar, becoming a member of a Community Solar Array, and how you can heat and cool your home with solar. Come…
Find out more »April 2016
Corinth Solar 101
Come to the Blake Memorial Library in East Corinth to learn how about how solar works and why now is the best time in Vermont. SunCommon makes it easy for Vermonters to get in on solar by going solar at home or hosting or joining a Community Solar Array! Joel will also cover heating and cooling with solar and offer ample time for Q&A. Hope to see you there -- bring a friend! Loading...
Find out more »Thompson Senior Center Solar 101- Woodstock
The Thompson Senior Center is in the heart of Woodstock, Vermont and is a community center for local seniors. On April 12th Becca White, solar educator for SunCommon, will be sharing recent developments and explaining how you can go solar at no upfront cost.
Find out more »Solar 101 at VINS- Quechee
The Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) seeks to motivate individuals and communities to care for the environment through education, making it the perfect location for SunCommon to host a Solar 101. Community solar organizer Becca White, will be on hand to give a brief presentation on the state of going solar in Vermont, how you can go solar at no upfront cost, and what options even Vermonters without an ideal location for solar can do.
Find out more »Plymouth Solar 101- Powering Plymouth with the Sun!
You may have noticed in the last few months there has been serious buzz around going solar and renewable energy. Many Plymouth residents have the ability to go solar at their homes, and SunCommon has programs for homeowners to go solar at no upfront cost and see a savings of as much as 20% on their home energy costs in year 1! The start of Spring provides the perfect opportunity for new solar customers to explain to neighbors how simple…
Find out more »May 2016
Williston Woods CSA 101
We will be at Williston Woods to tell folks how they can join a Community Solar Array and save money on their electric bill. Stop by our table to learn more and chat with Nicole about what Community Solar means for you! Even if you have a low electric bill, you can still find out how this flexible program can work for you!
Find out more »Solar 101 at Brandon Free Public Library
Join Ben from SunCommon for a Solar 101 at the Brandon Free Public Library to learn how you can go solar at no upfront cost, eliminate your electric bill, and save as much as 20% on electricity costs in the first year. Ben will cover the basics of solar, including how solar power works here in Vermont, what incentives are available, and how you can heat your home for less with solar heat. Do you rent or have too many…
Find out more »June 2016
Communty Solar Array 101 Workshop at Fort Ethan Allen – Colchester
SunCommon will be presenting to all the condo owners in the Dalton Drive neighborhood at Fort Ethan Allen and helping them save up to 7% on their electricity!
Find out more »July 2016
Hunger Mountain Coop Solar 101 – Montpelier
Solar 101: It's Easy to Join the Solar Community! Go solar at home or join a Community Solar Array with no upfront cost and save as much as 20% starting in year one! With federal and state incentives as good as they’ll get and solar prices at their lowest to date, 2016 is the year to lock into solar!
Find out more »August 2016
Solar Farmer’s Market – Hartland
Hartland Farmer's Market is hosting the third annual Solar Kid's Market on August 5th at their regularly scheduled Friday market time. Becca from SunCommon will be there with bouncy house in tow and will be powering the whole market again with her generator trailer. Solar homeowners are welcome to come by and hear the latest going on with SunCommon and to bring their friends who may not have taken the plunge yet! This is a great opportunity to learn about…
Find out more »Solar Q and A – Danville
It's easy to go solar! Join Ellen from SunCommon to ask all the questions you’ve had about going solar and how it can work for you! Learn how easy it is to go solar with no upfront cost and up to 20% savings.
Find out more »Fairlee Library Solar Viability Drop In & Solar 101
Solar company SunCommon and the Fairlee Library are partnering to bring solar to the wider community! Stop by during the library open hours from 4PM to 7PM and Becca will take a look at your home on mapping software and let you know if you have a viable spot for solar for free. She can help you understand your options, and explain how easy going solar can be! Learn about the no upfront cost options and financing and drop in…
Find out more »Richmond Farmers’ Market
At the Richmond Farmers' Market, you’ll find family-friendly dining options and our vendors make it easy for you to create your own wonderful meals by offering fresh, healthy ingredients to take home in addition to unique, hand-crafted products that make great gifts. At this market, SunCommon will be providing solar-powered bounce house fun for the kids and information about going solar at no upfront cost for your home or business!
Find out more »September 2016
Rochester Harvest Fair
The White River Valley Player's are hosting the 28th annual Harvest Fair. There will be many delicious food choices for fairgoers as well as activities for kids, craft and info vendors, live music, and a solar powered bounce house from SunCommon! Stop by with the kids and learn about going solar at no upfront cost and how you can save up to 20% starting in year one!
Find out more »Solar 101 – Windsor
Are you wondering how your neighbors can afford to go solar? Do you have questions about why so many people have installed solar? Do you want to know why you will save more if you go solar this year than if you wait until 2017? Would you like solar for your home or business? Meet the Upper Valley Solar Educator for SunCommon Becca White, to ask all your questions about going solar! This is presentation in partnership with the Windsor…
Find out more »October 2016
Solar Q and A at Foggy Goggle Osteria – East Burke
Join SunCommon Community Organizer Ellen Gershun at the Foggy Goggle Osteria for pizza and a drink on us while you learn how you can go solar at no upfront cost, eliminate your electric bill, and save as much as 20% on electricity costs in the first year. Ellen will cover the basics of solar, including how solar power works here in Vermont, what incentives are available, and how you can heat your home for less with solar heat! RSVP to…
Find out more »Solar 101 at the Springfield Co-Op
Do you keep seeing solar popping up on your neighbors roofs or in their backyards? Wondering what that is all about? Well come to the Solar 101 at the Springfield Co-op to have all of your questions answered. Becca White from the mission driven solar company SunCommon will be to explain the changes to the state incentive program, how you can go solar at no upfront cost, and all those other questions you may have about going solar at your…
Find out more »November 2016
Solar Q and A at the Stowe Library
Join us at the Stowe Library to have all of your solar questions answered. Ellen Gershun, SunCommon Community Organizer, will discuss how net-metered solar works in VT, explain the current and future state and federal incentives, discuss how you can go solar at no upfront cost, and answer your questions.
Find out more »December 2016
Hinesburg Public House Solar Q&A
Join SunCommon at Hinesburg Public House Thursday December 8th at 6:00pm for food and drink on us, and information on how solar can work for you. Learn how you can go solar at no upfront cost, eliminate your electric bill, and save as much as 20% on electricity costs in the first year. The current state incentive will be dropping significantly – 30% for most. For the average Vermont homeowner, that’s $1500 in value, give-or-take, that won’t be there next…
Find out more »January 2017
Solar 101 Workshop – Calais
Learn about how easy and affordable it is to go solar at no upfront cost and cover your energy costs with solar. Hear about how Vermont's new net-metering rule makes it possible for all Vermonters in all utilities to benefit from solar. There will be plenty of time for Q&A. Free! Loading...
Find out more »Solar 101 – Colchester Meeting House
You may have noticed that solar panels are continuing to pop up on an increasing number of homes in your Colchester neighborhood. Have you ever wondered if solar would work on your home or somewhere else on your property? Have you been wondering how solar electricity works? Do you have some questions you want answered about the recent changes in Vermont policy that impact solar? Join Jake Elliott from SunCommon at the Colchester Meeting House on Wednesday January 18th to…
Find out more »February 2017
Solar Q and A – Groton
Join us at the Groton library to have all of your solar questions answered. Ellen Gershun, SunCommon Community Organizer, will discuss how net-metered solar works in VT, explain the current and future state and federal incentives, discuss how you can go solar at no upfront cost, and answer your questions.
Find out more »Home Energy Incentives 101
Have you been wondering about the changes to residential solar in Vermont? Heard about the federal tax credit? Or just want to know what kind of rebates you can get for weatherizing your home? Well here is your opportunity to hear about how you can button up your home and go solar in 2017! Join Becca White from the mission driven solar company SunCommon, Liam Fagan from the nonprofit HeatSquad, and the Springfield Energy Committee to learn more. Coffee and…
Find out more »Swim and Solar – White River Junction
The Upper Valley Aquatic Center and SunCommon are partnering to offer a free hour long swim session for kiddos to give their parents the opportunity to learn about going solar. Becca White, community organizer for SunCommon will be there to answer any and all questions about going in Vermont. Learn how to go solar with no upfront cost and about the incentives on the state and federal level. As Becca likes to say, "it is hard to think about future…
Find out more »March 2017
Solar Options for Vermont
Learn about how new statewide net-metering rules in 2017 make solar possible for all Vermont homeowners. Learn about solar options including the new solar canopy, solar heating and cooling, state and federal incentives, and financing with no upfront cost. $300 gift certificate to HungerMountain Co-op if Co-op members sign a solar agreement by March 31, 2017 Free.
Find out more »Springfield Coop Solar 101
Support Your Local Co-Op While Going Solar Join Becca from SunCommon at the Springfield Coop on Thursday, March 16th from 6:00-7 pm. Becca will explain how you can go solar at home or your business with no upfront cost. She will be available to answer all of your questions, including federal and state incentives, and heating your home with solar power. Please come and bring your friends! Between February 1 and March 31, 2017, when you sign a Solar Agreement…
Find out more »August 2017
St Albans Solar Workshop
As part of the St. Albans Solar Summer, SunCommon with be hosting this Solar Workshop at the St Albans free library. Jake from SunCommon will be there to provide an overview of how solar is working for Vermonters with an explanation of the tax credits and incentives that are still available, as well as the local financing available for Vermonters. Please bring your questions and we will be sure to have the answers. We look forward to seeing you there!…
Find out more »Solar 101 Brunch at Mon Vert Cafe
Join solar community organizer Becca White at Woodstock's Mon Vert Cafe for a free beverage and sandwiches! She will be doing an informal question-and-answer session on solar in Vermont. Heard about the solar tax coming from D.C.? She'll let you know how to go solar at no upfront cost and avoid the expected cost increase from the new tax. Not sure if your home or yard is sunny enough for solar? She'll take a look online and let you know…
Find out more »October 2017
Solar Q&A at the Varnum Library
Come to the Varnum Library to have all of your solar questions answered. Ellen Gershun, Solar Community Organizer with SunCommon, will discuss how net-metered solar works in VT, explain the current state and federal incentives, discuss how you heat and cool with solar, as well as how you can go solar at no upfront cost.
Find out more »Open House – Get Powered by Solar & Art
SunCommon and Studio Place Arts are teaming up for an evening of solar learning and art. Stop into the classroom to get your solar questions answered about no upfront cost financing, incentives, and all of the solar options including heating. View the current exhibits throughout SPA before or after: http://www.studioplacearts.com/galleries---current-and-upcoming-exhibits.html Free & light refreshments provided! RSVP below: Loading...
Find out more »Solar 101 at the Corinth Town Hall
Join solar community organizer Becca White at the Corinth's Town Hall, October 23th at 6PM! Becca will be doing an informal question and answer on how to go solar in Vermont. Heard about the solar tax coming from D.C.? She'll let you know how to go solar at no upfront cost and avoid the expected cost increase from the new tax. Not sure if your home or yard is sunny enough for solar? She'll take a look online and can…
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