Events Archives 2008

AUGUST 2008

August 23. Solar Electricity for the Home, 9:00 AM, Sage Mountain Center, Whitehall. Interested in reducing your electric bill, cleaning up our planet, or creating a backup electric system for your existing home? Solar electricity is clean, quiet, and abundant. Right now it provides electricity to millions of homes and businesses around the world. It’s also perfect for remote water pumping and RV applications! This workshop covers solar panels, system sizing and design, costs, batteries, inverters, codes, grid-interties, off-grid, controllers, demonstration equipment, and more. Visit www.sagemountain.org for more info. Cost is $100 for all day workshop. Discounts are available.

August 26. Solar and Small Wind Generation in Montana. Free Two Hour Mini Seminar. Billings. What if you could produce some, or all, of your electricity from sun and/or wind? What if you could lower your gas bills by using the roof of your house as an energy collector? In Montana, hundreds of homes and businesses are turning towards renewable energy to offset power bills and contribute to cleaner air, water, and soil. This two-hour overview covers solar electricity, solar hot water, small wind equipment, financing, rebates, and getting credit for the power you produce. Demonstrations, slide show with Q&A, and literature included. Sponsored by NorthWestern Energy's USB Renewable Energy Program. Visit www.sagemountain.org for more info.

August 28. Energy and Climate Change Solutions. 6-8PM. Missoula Children's Theatre. Missoula. Hosted by Sierra Club. Update on Big-Oil's mad-dash to drill off Americas coasts and in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Free to all.