CHESTERTOWN — Are you thinking about going solar?
If you’re interested in having solar power for your home or business, or just want to find out more about the options available to you, you may want to attend information sessions being organized by Maryland Solar United Neighborhoods, in Chestertown.
MD SUN is a nonprofit that has helped Marylanders organize half a dozen solar cooperatives in the last two years. Last year, according to a May 14 news release, the organization helped 86 homes go solar, saving Maryland residents nearly a quarter of a million dollars.
The Town of Chestertown’s Green Team, Washington College’s Center for Environment & Society and MD SUN are the co-op sponsors, according to the news release.
The informational meetings are at 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 29 at Litrenta Hall in the Toll Science Center at Washington College and 11 a.m. Saturday, May 30 in the upstairs meeting room of Chestertown town hall. The sessions are free and open to the public; they are intended to educate the community about solar power and the co-op process.
Non-town residents may also join the coop and be eligible for the benefits of membership.
“We’re forming this co-op to assist community members manage the process of going solar as simple as possible,” Briggs Cunningham, a member of the Green Team, said in the news release. “It can be daunting for any one person to figure out how to go solar, but by going as a group we get support from each other and MD SUN, and also save money via economies of scale.”
Residents and small business owners interested in joining the co-op can sign up at mdsun.org/chestertown. Joining the co-op doesn’t commit anyone to buy solar panels. Once the group is large enough, MD SUN said in the news release, it will help the co-op solicit bids from solar installers in the area. Co-op members will select a single company to complete all of the installations.
By working as a group and choosing a single installer, participants generally save up to 20 percent off the cost of their systems, MD SUN said. Residents can choose a system size to fit their budgets.
“Our goal is to extend the benefits of solar power to every part of Maryland and to all residents,” MD SUN said. “The group assists a diverse array of homeowners, organizations, and others in Maryland to save money through solar power by providing free technical assistance and other organizing support.”
For more information, email solarteam@mdsun.org.
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