[SEMCO] Solar Options talk 9/20/2011 in Falmouth

[Tom Stone]

Plants have been harvesting solar energy for about a billion years. Yet, 
humans have been supplying less than 1% of our energy needs with the 
power of the sun. But things are finally changing, and they’re changing 
fast.

Why does solar energy make sense now? Because there are so many 
different ways to participate. The state and federal governments have 
put laws in place to enable creative business models that put solar 
energy equipment where it does the most good. One model being developed 
on Cape Cod is the Community Solar Garden™, a cooperative approach to 
share the costs and benefits of solar. This provides a way for many who 
can’t afford the solar equipment or don’t have a good location for solar 
exposure to be a part of something great! See attached flyer.

Discussion by: Luke Hinkle. Luke Hinkle is the Founder of My Generation 
Energy, a solar energy installation and development company based in 
South Dennis. He sees deploying effective solar energy systems as a way 
to simultaneously tackle challenges which are sometimes in conflict: the 
economy, energy, and the environment.

First Congregational Church of Falmouth: 68 Main Street, Falmouth, MA

Tuesday, September 20, 2011: 7pm -

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Mr. Thomas A. Stone, Senior Research Associate
The Woods Hole Research Center
149 Woods Hole Road, Falmouth, MA 02540-1644
1-508-444-1524 (direct), 1-508-540-9700 (fax)

email: tstone at whrc.org    www.whrc.org
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