Alternative Energy Workshop

WET and ESA to Hold Alternative Energy Workshop for Homeowners and Businesses

SALISBURY – Wicomico Environmental Trust (WET) and Salisbury University’s Environmental Student Association (ESA), in partnership with the City of Salisbury, the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce, Salisbury University ShoreENERGY, the Sierra Club, and Wicomico County, will hold an Alternative Energy Workshop at Salisbury University on Saturday, April 24, 2010 to provide homeowners and small businesses with practical information regarding alternative energy systems. The workshop will be held in Henson Hall, Room 103 from 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. and will address the installation and financing of small-scale solar, wind and geothermal systems.

Information on tax incentives, funding opportunities, and net metering and interconnection policies will also be provided. Homeowners and businesses will be given the opportunity to ask industry experts questions. Experts will include representatives from the solar, wind, and geothermal industries, including companies such as Astrum Solar, EarthLinked Technologies, Fluharty Electric, Gipe Associates, Green Energy Design, and groSolar. The workshop will be facilitated by Dr. Dan Ervin, Director of Salisbury University ShoreENERGY.

Jim Ireton, Mayor of Salisbury says, "The City of Salisbury is proud to be a part of this workshop.  As we move forward in our own Green Revolution, we hope to engage residents and business partners in the effort.  Our LED streetlights, LEED guidelines for development, ENERGY grants that will reduce lighting costs and increase efficiency, along with our renewed commitment to the restoration of the Wicomico River, are examples of our commitment to the environment.  I encourage residents and businesses to take advantage of the opportunities that will be offered at the Alternative Energy Workshop at SU."

WET endeavors to advocate for wise environmental stewardship by working with allied organizations, agencies of government, and responsible businesses to address issues of water and air pollution, appropriate land use planning, regulation and legislation, to the mutual betterment of the environment of the County.

Contact: Jessie Cocci 410-713-8986