[RE-wrenches] Solar Installers Association

[Conrad Geyser]

Hi all,

SEBANE, Solar Energy Business Association of New England, which is an
ongoing concern, would fit the parameters of the national trade association
that you describe.  I support SEBANE and would also support a national
organization.

Ken, you have to be a little careful with "CommonWealth Solar" as it also
happens to be the name of the Massachusetts state PV incentive program,
without the capitalized W.  It was this agency under a prior name that
provided the seed money for SEBANE, so I guess you might say that they too
support a trade organization!

Conrad
Cotuit Solar



-----Original Message-----
From: re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Ken Schaal
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 3:34 PM
To: jryago at netscape.com; RE-wrenches
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Solar Installers Association

Count CommonWealth Solar among those supporting this effort.
Don't most of these groups support themselves with various business 
offerings? Like contracts and insurance ? Priority 1 ?

Thanks for stirring this up.

Ken Schaal



----- Original Message ----- 
From: " Jeff Yago" <jryago at netscape.com>
To: "RE-wrenches" <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 2:20 PM
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Solar Installers Association


>I think bringing life back into this early start of a solar association is 
>a very good idea. As a first step, I have been working on a suggested 
>installers contract and have already received emails from many on this list

>with suggestions and prior horror stories that could have been avoided with

>better contract clauses.
>
> I do not have time to start a new association by myself, but can either 
> help others get this going, or wait until next year when many of my 
> current project obligations should lighten up.  I also have a friend that 
> may soon have her job elliminated at a national trade asociation due to a 
> major drop in their membership, and she has far more experience than me in

> the day to day issues of keeping a trade organization going.  This might 
> be a good fit once this thing gets started and can stand on its own.
>
> Anyone else want to help me make this happen?
>
> Jeff Yago
>
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