We will again hold our revolutionary workshop Take Your Bedroom Off the Grid to teach people how to make their own solar electricity. Since we just held one May 1-3, 1999, we have not yet scheduled the next workshop. It is likely to be held sometime about a year from the last one. Fill out the form by clicking below, and we will notify you when one is coming up.
Volunteer Sharice Low cut her community organizing teeth on the one offered during April of 1997. Sharice said, "We want to show folks that they can make their own electricity from renewable energy without spending huge amounts of money at one time. They can put in a small system and help it to grow over the years." This year, Sharice will be working with Chane Binderup, a new RA volunteer.
We polled the community last year to see if people wanted this workshop, and we were surprised by the number of responses we received in favor of us doing it. Based on that poll, we decided to hold the first workshop and now wish to do another one for those that could not attend the first.
The workshop is structured with 3 different options over 3 days, with 3 different costs corresponding to the number of days a person attends. The price structure is designed to be affordable to all. Each day of the workshop will build upon the previous day, with the final day culminating in an actual hands-on installation at a local residence. That way, each person can get the level of information they need.
We are here to educate the public on the benefits of renewable energy as an alternative to nuclear and fossil fuel. Just imagine turning on your light switch and gaining the satisfaction that in doing so, you are not contributing to the world's environmental problems, "Solar Employs, Nuclear Destroys."
We will line up workshop sponsors to help keep the attendance costs affordable for everyone. The last one was sponsored by the Northcoast Co-op, Alternative Energy Engineering in Redway, Sunfrost Refrigerators, and solar contractor Electron Connection, near Yreka. Without their help, the workshops would only be ideas. Contact Redwood Alliance for further info.