November Meeting Announcement

Our ANNUAL ELECTION is held every November. At our meeting on November 15th we will have the opportunity to elect four new Board Members (our thanks to Laura Padilla for her service who is resigning her position as she is soon moving to the Carolinas).

We invite you to give your energy to the cause of Renewable Energy and consider running for a position our Board of Directors. Solar NV is a great organization looking for those who care about renewable energy and are willing to work with us toward that goal.

If you are interested, please call or send an email and we'll get you on the ballot. Or, if you know someone too shy to nominate themselves, you may nominate them (of course it's always a good idea to let them know about first). If only four people are nominated or self-nominate, it will be a very quick election!

Please email Solar NV President Par Rasmusson right away or call (702) 215-9119.

China - A Giant Awakens is how William Ramsdell of American Solar Electric titled his presentation. He just returned from a 12-day trip as part of a delegation from ACORE (American Congress on Renewable Energy) to the People's Republic of China.

Gaining personal access to many types of energy suppliers and manufacturers, William will share what he learned about China and their plans for Renewable Energy. Don't miss this personal and fresh look into the world's most populous country and their RE plans.

Thanks to Robert Buntjer of the Electrical JATC for Southern Nevada for his excellent presentation at our last meeting.

Solar NV meetings are a great way to learn more about renewable energy and to network with others who share common interests.

Everyone, including nonmembers, are welcome to attend Solar NV meetings so please feel free to invite your friends!

In his new book, "Solar Revolution," fund manager and former corporate buyout specialist Travis Bradford says that is happening not so much because solar is the clean, renewable source of energy but because it has proved to be cost-effective. Solar Revolution outlines the path by which the transition to solar technology and sustainable energy practices will occur.

"The shift will happen in years rather than decades and will occur because of fundamental economics."

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Major UK Report on Climate Change

The world has to act now on climate change or face devastating economic consequences, according to a report compiled by Sir Nicholas Stern for the UK government. Here are the key points of the review written by the former chief economist of the World Bank.

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The Photovoltaic Boom

In our feature “Photovoltaics - The Ultimate Renewable” we demonstrate why photovoltaics are a compelling long-term investment even at 2006 prices. In short, the reason you would pay a lifetime cost of $.20 per kilowatt-hour to install a photovoltaic system is because once you’d absorbed that initial installation cost, your annual cost to replace photovoltaics at the rate they degrade is well below the market price of conventional electricity, under $.02 per kilowatt-hour. For this reason, even at today’s high prices, photovoltaic manufacturers are selling them as fast as they can make them. So why isn’t there more photovoltaic manufacturing capacity? Why is the installed base of photovoltaics in the world barely over 10 gigawatts?

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Upcoming Events

Federal Solar Tax Credit Extension

Federal Solar Tax Credit Extension ACT NOW!

This is an important issue. Please call and email your legislator to support the increase and extension of solar tax credits beyond 2007. Read the details on the Solar Nation action alert.

Solar NV Mission Statement

Our Mission is to educate the public regarding the benefits of renewable energy; to promote the use of renewable energy and sustainable energy technologies; and to function as a clearinghouse and local resource for renewable energy information.

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