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Who is PRSEA?

The Potomac Region Solar Energy Association (PRSEA) is a non-profit organization whose purposes are to further the development, use of, and support for solar energy and related arts, sciences, and technologies with concern for the economic, environmental, and social fabric of the region.

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New!!! PRSEA has instituted a group of message forums on topics related to solar energy and its use. You can read the forums without registering, but you must register and be approved before you'll be able to send and reply to messages. Please feel free to give the forums a try. Suggestions for new topics are welcomed.


On the Kill-A-Watt Meter

Did you recently join PRSEA and receive a Kill-A-Watt meter? You can download the following documents regarding the use of the Kill-A-Watt meter:



SOLAR NEWS!!!: "German solar manufacturing firm to locate plant in Denver, create 300 jobs. The world's largest maker of solar inverters announced Monday that it will locate its first North American manufacturing plant in Denver. SMA Solar Technology AG of Germany expects to employ up to 300 people once production ramps up at its new facility in the Enterprise Park at Havana Street and Smith Road in the north Stapleton area. Another 400 temporary workers could also be brought on to deal with spikes in demand, which are concentrated in the second half of the year. "We see a huge market coming in the U.S.," said Pierre-Pascal Urbon, the company's chief financial officer. Solar inverters convert the direct current created by solar panels into an alternating current accessible to the larger electrical grid. SMA's products, which include the Sunny Boy, Sunny Central and Sunny Island inverters, account for 40 percent of the market, Urbon said. The company, based in Kassel, north of Frankfurt, boasts growing sales of about $1.2 billion a year."

(Denver Post, 10/26/09)


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Photovoltaic Array
This shiny new 1.0 KW photovoltaic array will generate over 30,000 kilowatt hours over its 25-year design life. This equates to approximately 20 tons of CO2 that will not be released into the atmosphere via fossil fuel use. Who says small scale solar energy can’t have an impact!




Coming Events Calendar

Junior Solar Sprint Teacher Training Workshop

Saturday, March 20, 2010, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Prince George's Community College, 301 Largo Road, Largo, MD 20774-2199 Gain hands-on experience on applications in solar energy by building a model solar car! Workshops are designed to prepare teachers and non-formal educators in leading middle school kids through Junior Solar Sprint, a highly engaging and successful program where kids design, build and compete with model solar electric cars. Your young engineers will deepen their understanding about solar energy, math, physical science and craftsmanship. Teams can enter their cars in local design and race competitions with top winners invited to NESEA's annual northeast championship. The deadline for registration is March 18th, 2010. Download more information here. Click here for directions to Prince George's Community College.

Green Building Institute classes

The Green Building Institute, located at the Enviro Center, 7761 Waterloo Road, Jessup, MD 20794, is holding classes in the coming months. Registration is required. Call them on 443-733-1234 to reserve your place in the class of your choice. Register online at http://www.greenbuildinginstitute.org.