Solar Summary

It was a beautiful — Sunny — evening for our lecture on solar power, but those who came in for the lecture by Rebecca Lundberg could not have been happier!

Rebecca is the co-owner/co-founder of Powerfully Green, a company that began when she and her partner wanted to retrofit a South Minneapolis bungalow with solar power while preserving its sense of history. She's a hard-working businessperson who spends much of her time actually on the roofs doing the install, and a former teacher who could make a rather complicated process seem understandable.

My notes from the session are quite copious, and I'll save you the detailed re-cap. What I will say is that Minnesota does have enough sun for solar power, and it can be done efficiently. Perhaps more important, the work companies like Rebecca's can do is historically sensitive. Her ideas for when solar power is most effective for historic homes mesh almost perfectly with our position on solar energy!

I left the lecture very excited for the future and seriously contemplating solar panels for our home at some time in the future, and I know I was not the only one.

Thanks to the University Club of Saint Paul for hosting our lectures, and David Heide Design for providing the funding. The Lecture Series will return next year for the third year in a row!