The Newton Solar Challenge is a City-wide residential solar campaign sponsored by Green Decade Newton, the City of Newton Sustainability Office, and Newton-based BarnRaise Energy. The Newton Solar Challenge provides: preferred pricing for Newton residents, American-made solar equipment, high-quality regional solar installers and “solar loans” from local banks to support residential ownership.
The Newton Solar Challenge will have two “Solar Workshops” for interested Newton homeowners at the Auburndale Community Library. In the Solar Workshops, the team will give a brief presentation and then will have interactive “breakouts” in small groups covering:
- How would solar work at my house?
- How would it “look” on my house?
- Show me the numbers !
- How does solar reduce increasing utility bills (NSTAR’s recent 29% increase) ?
- How do the numbers work to provide a payback on a solar investment ?
- Solar Loans: How will solar loans enable residential ownership and help make the numbers even better ?
The Solar Challenge will introduce Newton-based Village Bank’s new “solar loan” solution and have a banking representative available in the breakout session. This is an opportunity to learn and get involved in an informational, community-based setting. To learn more, visit http://www.newtonsolarchallenge.com/
Coffee, soft drinks and desserts will be provided
November 16th, 4:00 pm
November 19th, 7:00 pm
Auburndale Community Library
375 Auburn Street, Auburndale