Events & Links

Solar Classes and Installations

• In Tacoma. Solar Basics Class for Northwest Solar Group. Next class TBA.

Northwest Solar Group

• Monthly meeting every third Wednesday at Oscar's Restaurant at 8726 S Hosmer, Tacoma. Call or check website (Click here) for current monthly topic. Brad was president last year of this Tacoma based educational non profit. The group promotes the use of solar power in the Puget Sound Area. We collaborate on developing the solar courses to teach in the community.

Our Friends - Linking Our Community Together

Always On Solar (alwaysonsolar.org) A joint project of the Northwest Solar Group and the Federal Way Rotary to create and fund international projects. We are currently working on a project in Nicaragua.

The Solar Energy International (www.solarenergy.org) Brad is an instructor solar classes at SEI. We have also taken classes there and have worked with SEI (in coordination with Grupo Fenix) on installations in Nicaragua.

The Solar Electric Light Fund (www.self.org) We have worked with this nonprofit organization in Africa and New Orleans. Check out their projects.

ASES, the American Solar Energy Society, (www.ases.org ) is a national organization that promotes solar policy and education. They have a local chapter called Solar Washington (Solar Washington ) and sponsor the Find Solar (Find Solar) program that links people with installers in their area. We are members of all three of these groups and see combined efforts across the nation bring better energy policy to the U.S.