Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Solar Power

[bryan (bryan]

Hi. I'm a member of Fresno (CA) Cohousing, which is currently under 
construction will be ready for the first occupants in June. I January, our 
group decided to install PV solar on all 28 units, plus the common house.

We'd been planning to install it, eventually, and the units were designed to 
be solar-ready. We were putting off the off the decision due to cost, but 
our construction project manager, builder, and solar contractor negotiated 
to make us an offer too good to refuse. So we're solar across the board from 
move-in! Hooray.

(By the way, we still have units available. Our beautiful McCamant & Durrett 
complex is within sight of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Temperatures are 
expected to hit mid-70's this week. Check out
www.fresnocohousing.org)

-Bryan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karen Sheldon" <karen.sheldon [at] gmail.com>
To: "Cohousing-L" <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2008 4:13 PM
Subject: [C-L]_ Solar Power


> Hi, I'm Karen, at Bellingham Cohousing,  WA.  Our sustainability committee 
> is looking into what other cohousing communities have done/are planning to 
> do with solar power. If you wouldn't mind replying to me off list with a 
> quick reply, I'd really appreciate it.  Our crocuses are bloomed, tulips 
> are on the rise, the sun is even in full bloom today! All around good 
> spirits abound as people are gardening and socializing outdoors.
>
> Karen