ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – Go Solar 815 helps individuals harness the facility of the solar by holding a Solar Conference and Expo.
The occasion will likely be held from 8:30 am – 4 pm, Thursday, July 18 at Rockford’s Embassy Suites Conference Center, 416 S. Main Street.
The objective of the Solar Conference and Expo is to assist Rockford space residents find out how they’ll ‘go photo voltaic’ and pay much less cash on their electrical energy payments. The Solar Conference and Expo is a venture of Sustain Rockford, an area nonprofit, grassroots group working collectively to assist make the Rockford area extra sustainable.
“What we discovered is that photo voltaic is difficult, and I feel virtually everybody is aware of that,” mentioned Brad Roos, president of Sustain Rockford.
When speaking about switching to solar energy, individuals’s important concern is value. Advocates say there are a lot of reasonably priced choices for solar energy. Conference attendees will study financing and hiring the best firm to get you up and operating. Attendees may even study grants and loans that help solar energy.
“It is dependent upon what you are making an attempt to do,” Roos mentioned. “So, in the event you’re making an attempt to do that on your house then you might have choices. You pays to place the panels on the roof.”
Organizers of the upcoming occasion say that in training, solar energy can have a huge impact on communities.
“Well, the convention was first arrange as an academic alternative. Again, to assist individuals tackle any confusion or perceive the complexities of this. We added the expo as a chance to fulfill a number of the photo voltaic installers and a number of the organizations that help the vitality neighborhood,” mentioned Paul Schweitzer, occasion coordinator.
Organizers say the audio system scheduled for the occasion are probably the most educated and skilled in Illinois. Fifteen breakout classes of the day will likely be organized in 5 tracks.
- Solar House
- Solar for Your Business
- The Solar Economy
- Solar for Agriculture and Rural Businesses
- Solar for Institutions, Schools and Nonprofits
For extra details about the occasion or to register, go to the occasion web site.
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