Black Rock Solar

After many fits and starts, and a burned out web bridge or two, thanks to the dedicated work of Chris Petrell we’ve finally got our real time reporting of the power output from our 90KW Gerlach array! It still has a few bugs in it ( the money saved is too generous, for example ), and it doesn’t go all the way back to when the system was finished, but it is reporting, and looking good. Even on a windy day like today ( and white out conditions ), it still cranked out a lot of power. Check it out via this link.

In this week’s April 21st issue of People magazine, there’s a story profiling three “environmental heroes” who’re doing their part to help preserve our planet. (Here’s a link to a press release about that, and our latest project at Natchez Elementary.) Although the photo they chose only shows one person, Ex. Director Tom Price, the real heroes were standing just to the left. The crew of Black Rock Solar are the ones make our work of giving solar power to schools and hospitals possible, and they’re the ones who really deserve the credit–check em out!

From left: Corey Sauer, Richard Scott, Dave Lasky (and Crow, our mascot), Dough Drummond, Dick Hughes, Micheal Small, James Spurlock, Scott “Spoon” Stephenson, Elisha Lyon, Matt Deluge. Not shown: Joe Pizur, Nico Balustra, Deanna Westberg, Jonathan Gevas, Matt Myntinnen, and many other awesome volunteers who make this project possible.