Residential Solar Energy Program in Monroe County   

SEEDS, Sustainable Energy Education and Development Support, will present Introduction to Residential Solar Energy program at the Brodhead Creek Heritage Center, 1539 Cherry Lane Road, East Stroudsburg, PA on March 27th at 7:00pm. This free program will focus on the basics of solar energy, including the various types and technologies. Learn the factors that make for a good or poor site for installing solar and the economic benefits from residential solar electric in northeast Pennsylvania.   

Presented by Jack Barnett who after nearly a 30-year career in the telecommunications industry, is a local advocate and volunteer for sustainability, solar energy, small-scale farming and locally grown food. He and his wife, Mary Anne Carletta, live in a super-insulated, net-positive solar home and eat mostly from their orchard and vegetable garden near Hawley, PA. Jack has served as a past chair of a chapter of the American Solar Energy Society, and is a co-founder and treasurer of the Clean Energy Co-op Inc. (which spun out from SEEDS in 2014). Jack holds Electrical and Computer Engineering degrees from Clemson University and Carnegie Mellon University.  

SEEDS is a local non-profit volunteer organization that promotes energy efficiency, renewable energies, and sustainable living in our communities. They provide virtual and in person community forums and workshops, free residential and nonprofit energy assessments, and environmental education programs for children, adults and professionals. They also serve as a platform for sustainability information and news. To learn more about the program or if you have questions, please email info@seedsgroup.net. Registration is not required but appreciated, click here.