SIREN: Solar Indiana Renewable Energy Network

Solarize Bloomington 2 - Information Session 8
2017-08-31 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Halifax) | Lawrence County Museum of History, 929 15th Street, Bedford, Indiana, 47421
The City of Bloomington and SIREN are partnering again to give area residents another great deal on solar! Attendance at a Solarize Info Session is a requirement for participation in the group discount program. This session provides a program overview; a basic understanding of what it means to Go Solar; and product, scheduling, and pricing information.
If you want to attend and haven’t already provided your contact information, please do so here.

Solarize Bloomington 2 - Information Session 7
2017-08-26 10:00 - 11:30 | City Hall Council Chambers, 401 North Morton St, Bloomington, IN, 47404

Solarize Bloomington Phase 2 – Info Session 6
2017-08-22 19:00 - 20:30 | City Hall Council Chambers, 401 North Morton St, Bloomington, IN, 47404
The City of Bloomington and SIREN are partnering again to give area residents another great deal on solar! Attendance at a Solarize Info Session is a requirement for participation in the group discount program. Representatives of the City, SIREN and the solar company will provide a program overview; a basic understanding of what it means to Go Solar; and product, scheduling, and contract information respectively.
If you haven’t already provided your contact information, please do so here.

Solarize Bloomington Phase 2 – Info Session 5
2017-08-17 19:00 - 20:30 | MCPL (Ellettsville Branch), 600 W Temperance St., Ellettsville, IN, 47429, United States
The City of Bloomington and SIREN are partnering again to give area residents another great deal on solar! Attendance at a Solarize Info Session is a requirement for participation in the group discount program. This session provides a program overview; a basic understanding of what it means to Go Solar; and product, scheduling, and pricing information. If you want to attend and haven’t already provided your contact information, please do so here.
Note: This session is held in Ellettsville.

Solarize Bloomington Phase 2 - Info Session 4
2017-08-10 12:00 - 13:30 | City Hall Council Chambers, 401 North Morton St, Bloomington, IN, 47404

Solarize Bloomington Phase 2 - Info Session 3
2017-08-05 10:00 - 11:30 | City Hall Council Chambers, 401 North Morton St, Bloomington, IN, 47404

Solarize Bloomington Phase 2 - Info Session 2
2017-07-27 19:00 - 20:30 | City Hall Council Chambers, 401 North Morton St, Bloomington, IN, 47404

Solarize Bloomington Phase 2 - Info Session 1
2017-07-17 17:30 - 19:00 | City Hall Council Chambers, 401 North Morton St, Bloomington, IN, 47404

Solarize Hamilton County 2017 Campaign
2017-06-24 13:00 - 17:00 | Carmel City Hall, 1 Civic Square, Carmel, IN, 46032, United States
The City of Carmel and CGI have partnered to co-host the Solarize Hamilton County 2017 Campaign to increase understanding of solar investments, simplify the solar installation process, enable access to program discounts, and advance as many solar installations as possible in 2017. Solarize programs leverage the best possible pricing through group discounts. Learn more at the event’s web page.

Statewide Solarize Team Training
2017-06-24 10:30 - 16:15 | Unitarian Universalist Church of Indianapolis (UUI), 615 W 43rd St, Indianapolis, IN, 46208, United States
Volunteers supporting the launch of local solarize initiatives in Indiana cities are invited to attend a one-day training provided by the Hoosier Solar Initiative.
The training will be fun, information-packed, and practical to provide each team with experience, tools, and templates to help solarize initiatives succeed.

Generate a vision, enthusiasm, and statewide community of solar leaders
Receive information and tools needed to implement solarize
Recieve hands-on training
Develop a network with other teams to promote success

Ideally, teams will be comprised of individuals with a mix of skills: administrative, technical, financial, marketing, promotion and training – including, if at all possible, a high-level person in city government. See event’s Facebook page for more details.

Going Solar via City Solarize, session 6
2017-03-25 14:00 - 15:30 | City Hall Council Chambers, 401 North Morton St, Bloomington, IN, 47404
When Bloomington’s City Hall and Police Headquarters go solar in 2017, residents will be able to join in though the Solarize Bloomington Campaign. The city has asked solar installers to offer a discount to local residents and businesses as part of the project for the city buildings.
At this evening’s event, SIREN, the technical adviser to the Solarize Campaign, will give a Going Solar presentation customized to potential participants. Jacqui Bauer, City Sustainability Coordinator, will introduce the city’s objectives for the campaign. Steve Ricketts of Solar Energy Solutions will share how the company works with customers and discuss scheduling installations.

Going Solar via City Solarize, session 5
2017-02-25 10:30 - 12:00 | City Hall Council Chambers, 401 North Morton St, Bloomington, IN, 47404

Going Solar via City Solarize, session 4
2017-02-18 10:30 - 12:00 | Monroe County Public Library, Room 1B, 303 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN, 47408, United States
When Bloomington’s City Hall and Police Headquarters go solar in 2017, residents will be able to join in though the Solarize Bloomington Campaign. The city has asked solar installers to offer a discount to local residents and businesses as part of the project for the city buildings.
At this evening’s event, SIREN, the technical adviser to the Solarize Campaign, will give a Going Solar presentation customized to potential participants. Jacqui Bauer, City Sustainability Coordinator, will introduce the city’s objectives for the campaign. Ryan Zaricki, president of Whole Sun Designs, will share how the company works with customers and discuss scheduling installations.

Going Solar via the City Solarize Campaign, session 3
2017-02-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Monroe County Public Library, Room 1B, 303 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN, 47408, United States
When Bloomington’s City Hall and Police Headquarters go solar in 2017, residents will be able to join in though the Solarize Bloomington Campaign. The city has asked solar installers to offer a discount to local residents and businesses as part of the project for the city buildings.
At this evening’s event, SIREN, the technical adviser to the Solarize Campaign, will give a Going Solar presentation customized to potential participants. Jacqui Bauer, City Sustainability Coordinator, will introduce the city’s objectives for the campaign. Representatives of the installer, Solar Energy Solutions, will discuss scheduling and share how the company works with customers.

Solar Forum at IU
2017-02-10 12:00 - 13:00
The CIB Living Green Team invites you to a presentation about solar energy on Friday, February 10, 2017 at noon in Wrubel Commons. Guest speaker Arvind Gopu will open the session (first 30 mins) with basic information about how solar energy works. Then, he will talk about Solarize Bloomington, a partnership between the City of Bloomington, SIREN, and contractors (Whole Sun Designs and Solar Energy Solutions) to provide bulk-discounted solar installations to residents in Bloomington and Monroe County.

Going Solar via the City Solarize Campaign, session 2
2017-01-30 17:30 - 19:30 | City Hall Council Chambers, 401 North Morton St, Bloomington, IN, 47404

Trinity Episcopal Solar Forum
2017-01-22 10:00 - 11:00 | Trinity Episcopal Church, 111 S. Grant St., Bloomington, IN, United States
This forum, presented at one of Bloomington’s first solar churches, will cover the basics of Going Solar for the sake of parishioners.

Going Solar via the City Solarize Campaign, session 1
2017-01-17 19:00 - 21:00
When Bloomington’s City Hall and Police Headquarters go solar in 2017, residents will be able to join in though the Solarize Bloomington Campaign. The city has asked solar installers to offer a discount to local residents and businesses as part of the project for the city buildings.
At this evening’s event, SIREN, the technical adviser to the Solarize Campaign, will give a Going Solar presentation customized to potential participants. Jacqui Bauer, City Sustainability Coordinator, will introduce Whole Sun Designs, the company that will do most residential installations. WSD’s president Ryan Zaricki will discuss scheduling and share how the company works with customers.

"The Fierce Urgency of Now": Time to Choose
2017-01-15 17:00 - 19:00 | Buskirk Chumley Theater, 114 E Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47408
SIREN is one of nine local environmental groups sponsoring a program in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Buskirk Chumley Theater on January 15 from 5-7 pm. The program will consist of a showing of the film Time to Choose followed by a brief introduction of the groups working locally to mitigate climate change and what they are doing. Carrie Newcomer will lead the audience in singing “If not now, tell me when” which has become SIREN’s anthem. Then a light dinner will be served and people are invited to stay and talk with the sponsors.
Free but a reservation is required. RSVP at the event website: choosejan15.wordpress.com

Bloomington Neighborhood Solar Initiative, Forum #5
2016-09-25 18:00 - 19:30 | Private residence
Following the successful launch of a pilot program in the Bryan Park/Elm Heights area, cosponsored by SIREN and ICEY (Interfaith Community of Environmentalist Youth), SIREN is extending the Bloomington Neighborhood Solar Initiative to other parts of Bloomington. This meeting will be held at a private residence in the Sycamore Knolls neighborhood to explain the benefits of solar and a group-buy program. Details will be emailed to those who RSVP by September 23.

Going Solar - Bloomington
2016-08-30 19:00 - 20:30 | Monroe County Public Library, Room 1B, 303 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN, 47408, United States
Have you been thinking about going solar but don’t know where to start? Learn about performance, cost and availability of solar energy from local solar owners with the nonprofit Solar Indiana Renewable Energy Network. Residential and commercial solar energy systems are generating their own power around the state. Walk-ins are welcome. You can RSVP at sirensolar.org/rsvp/ or email to contact@sirensolar.org For more information visit the website sirensolar.org

Bloomington Neighborhood Solar Initiative, Forum #4
2016-07-28 18:00 - 19:30 | Private residence
The Bloomington Neighborhood Solar Initiative, cosponsored by SIREN and ICEY (Interfaith Community of Environmentalist Youth), aims to transform Bryan Park/Elm Heights into a solar powered neighborhood. This area – less than a square mile in size – already has over 20 solar homes. BNSI hopes to double that number. This is the fourth of four forums held at private residences to explain the benefits of solar and a group-buy program.

Bloomington Neighborhood Solar Initiative, Forum #3
2016-07-21 18:00 - 19:30 | Private residence
The Bloomington Neighborhood Solar Initiative, cosponsored by SIREN and ICEY (Interfaith Community of Environmentalist Youth), aims to transform Bryan Park/Elm Heights into a solar powered neighborhood. This area – less than a square mile in size – already has over 20 solar homes. BNSI hopes to double that number. This is the third of four forums held at private residences to explain the benefits of solar and a group-buy program.

Bloomington Neighborhood Solar Initiative, Forum #2
2016-07-12 18:00 - 19:30
The Bloomington Neighborhood Solar Initiative, cosponsored by SIREN and ICEY (Interfaith Community of Environmentalist Youth), aims to transform Bryan Park/Elm Heights into a solar powered neighborhood. This area – less than a square mile in size – already has over 20 solar homes. BNSI hopes to double that number. This is the second of four forums held at private residences to explain the benefits of solar and a group-buy program.

Bloomington Neighborhood Solar Initiative, Forum #1
2016-06-26 18:00
The Bloomington Neighborhood Solar Initiative, cosponsored by SIREN and ICEY (Interfaith Community of Environmentalist Youth), aims to transform Bryan Park/Elm Heights into a solar powered neighborhood. This area – less than a square mile in size – already has over 20 solar homes. BNSI hopes to double that number. This is the first of four forums held at private residences to explain the benefits of solar and a group-buy program.

Going Solar (May 17 2016, Bloomington)
2016-05-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Monroe County Public Library, Room 1B, 303 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN, 47408, United States
Have you been thinking about *Going Solar* with your home or business but don’t know where to start? You can learn about the performance, cost, and availability for solar energy systems from local nonprofit Southern Indiana Renewable Energy Network (SIREN) volunteers, and join thousands of owners of residential and commercial solar energy systems who are generating their own power around the state.

Going Solar (Apr 26 2016, Bloomington)
2016-04-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Monroe County Public Library, Room 1B, 303 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN, 47408, United States
RESIDENTS IN/AROUND BLOOMINGTON, IN: Have you been thinking about *Going Solar* with your home or business but don’t know where to start? You can learn about the performance, cost, and availability for solar energy systems from local nonprofit Solar Indiana Renewable Energy Network (SIREN) volunteers, and join thousands of owners of residential and commercial solar energy systems who are generating their own power around the state. .

Batesville Energy Expo (March 2016)
2016-03-05 09:00 - 14:00 | Batesville Middle School Commons, 201 N Mulberry St, Batesville, IN, 47006, United States
We are excited to share this external announcement: The 2016 Batesville Energy Expo is being held at the Batesville Middle School Commons, and will include a variety of presentations on energy efficiency, the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), a SIREN Going Solar talk, panel discussions, and more. See the official brochure (PDF) for more information.

Going Solar (Feb 27 2016, Bloomington)
2016-02-27 15:00 - 17:00 | Monroe County Public Library Auditorium, 303 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN, 47408, United States
RESIDENTS IN/AROUND BLOOMINGTON, IN: Have you been thinking about *Going Solar* with your home or business but don’t know where to start? You can learn about the performance, cost, and availability for solar energy systems from local nonprofit Southern Indiana Renewable Energy Network (SIREN) volunteers, and join thousands of owners of residential and commercial solar energy systems who are generating their own power around the state. .

Going Solar (Jan 31 2016, Bloomington)
2016-01-31 13:00 - 14:00 | Friends Meeting House (Bloomington), 3820 E Moores Pike, Bloomington, IN, 47401, United States
RESIDENTS IN/AROUND BLOOMINGTON, IN: Have you been thinking about *Going Solar* with your home or business but don’t know where to start? You can learn about the performance, cost, and availability for solar energy systems from local nonprofit Southern Indiana Renewable Energy Network (SIREN) volunteers, and join thousands of owners of residential and commercial solar energy systems who are generating their own power around the state.
This event is being hosted by the Bloomington Friends Meeting – Quaker group, with a potluck lunch at 12 noon preceding the Going Solar program which will then be followed by musical performances — be sure to join us! Click here to view Friends Meeting group’s announcement.
