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Who is on the Consumer Affairs Committee

In light of a less than receptive hearing for HB 1580, we are urging our constituents to look at the list of those serving on the PA Consumer Affairs Committee. A voting date has yet to be determined, so in … Read more

Powering Hope: Haiti Solar Initiative

As many of you know, we are partnering with Messiah College to carry out a solar project in Haiti.  An existing non-profit, Partners in Development (PID), has had a defined presence in Haiti and Guatemala for over twelve years.  We … Read more

Solar Myth Busters: Installation 3

As I debated how to couch the comment that “I don’t need to worry about my electricity in the future”, I wanted to address the reality that our country’s power generation plants are old and face retirement. When things get … Read more

Solar Myth Busters: Installation 2

Our ongoing series of addressing many of the myths out there about solar continues. This week we are going to address the comment that “All Panels Are The Same.” Solar panels are simple in how they function, but that doesn’t … Read more

Solar Myth Busters: Installation 1

Our goal is to preach the simplicity of solar to the masses. It isn’t about us dumbing it down or simplifying how the complex technology works, the whole thing is actually simple to begin with. Over the next couple of … Read more

ASI Partners with Messiah College: Haiti Solar Project

If you’ve been following ASI for about a year, you’ve known that we have been in the process of planning a solar project in Haiti on a newly built school. After a successful bike event in the fall (Ride Solar), … Read more

Getting ready for snow

I’m still not believing that we got 6 inches of snow here in New Holland about a month ago, especially with the temperature being 60 degrees out as I write this. But we all know what’s coming and inevitably we … Read more

Another Bill 1580 Update

This past Tuesday (10/25) myself, Otis Moore and Dave Miller went to Harrisburg to attend another rally for Bill 1580. Penn Futures is a campaign machine and they had representatives directing all of us to different meetings. There were roughly … Read more

Fall Update on HB 1580 Solar Legislation

Thank you for taking the time to learn more about the current state of Bill HB1580, so that we can try to improve the current SREC marketplace in Pennsylvania. Over 70 Co-Sponsors! This bill is garnering support from the House … Read more

Vote Solar

Pete Olmstead from Vote Solar has a great informative site on the SREC situation in PA as well as information on Bill 1580. I had the opportunity to meet him in April when a small group of us went around … Read more

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