Archive for November, 2009

New Name in the Solar Game

November 16th, 2009

Dow Chemical Company, Oct. 5, 2009

Solar shingle are just that: shingles similar to roofing shingles on most homes. Except these shingles are photovoltaic and produce electricity, like solar panels.
While solar shingles (versus panels) have been around for awhile, there does not appear to be many if any big-name manufacturers producing them.
Enter Dow Chemical.
In October of [...]

Let The Sun Shine

November 15th, 2009

The purpose of this post is to ‘Let the Sun Shine’ on the process of getting solar projects (photovoltaic (PV) and hot water) approved at Creekside.
First some facts:

In mid-October the HOA Board acknowledged Oregon law prevents an HOA from banning solar energy projects.
We agreed with the Board that reasonable guidelines should be developed and [...]