A new non-profit co-op is working in Colorado to help people go solar, simplifying the process and reducing costs. Bryce Carter, Colorado Program Director for Solar United Neighbors (SUN) shares details about how it works. The co-op launched in Colorado Springs at the end of March, 2021.

This event was co-hosted by Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future and Southeastern Colorado Renewable Energy Society.

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Speaker’s PowerPoint Slides http://studio809radio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Colorado-Springs-Solar-Information-Session-Presentation.pdf

Solar United Neighbors in Colorado Springs https://www.solarunitedneighbors.org/coloradosprings

Colorado Springs Utilities – how to buy into green power https://www.csu.org/documents/greenpowerfaq.pdf

Southeastern Colorado Renewable Energy Society https://www.cres-energy.org/southeastern-colorado-secres.html

This episode was recorded at the Sustainability in Progress (SIP) virtual event on March 17, 2021. Sustainability in Progress is a monthly program of the Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future. Join us (free) the third Wednesday of every month. 

April's SIP will be held on Wednesday, April 17, 2021 at 8 am. The program will be about Backyard Gardens and Local Food. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUscuquqjsrHdSAnMRDqjRh928S7aK3jDhf

The mission of Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future is to promote regional sustainability and advance the Pikes Peak region's sustainability plan (PPR2030) through regional collaboration and outreach. Connect with us at peakalliance.org

The following environment/sustainability organizations in the Pikes Peak region collaborate to produce the Peak Environment podcast about environmental stewardship, sustainable living and enlightened public policy in the Pikes Peak Region.

Colorado Springs Office of Innovation & Sustainability

Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future

Pikes Peak Environmental Forum

Pikes Peak Group of Sierra Club

Pikes Peak Permaculture

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