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Aiken This Week introduces you to John Carman and Dr. Elise Fox, members of the City of Aiken's Energy and Environmental Committee, to speak on the committee's upcoming Solar 101 Workshops.
A
Welcome
taken
this
week,
I'm
in
real
instance,
I'm
being
joined
today
finally
spots
in
John
Harmon.
So
if
you
are
members
of
the
city
of
Aitkin
synergy
and
it
thank
you,
we
are
on
location
today
at
the
Applied,
Research,
Center
and
I.
Think
it's
a
perfect
backdrop
to
talk
about
our
topic.
Two
things:
justice
over
energy,
so
we're
just
going
to
jump
right
in
and
can
you
give
in
its
most
basic
form?
We
all
know
that
solar
energy
comes
from
the
Sun,
but
what
is
solar
energy
and
how
does
it
work?
A
Well,
there
are
two
types
of
solar
energy
really
there's
what
we
call
photovoltaic
solar
energy,
where
you
can
partisan,
create
electrons
to
power
things
like
your
home,
and
there
are
a
lot
of
examples
around
here
around
the
park
that
I
thought
people
would
be
happy
to
see.
But
there's
also
another
form
is
heat
that
we
feel
every
day,
particularly
in
the
summer,
and
you
can
harness
that
for
things
like
solar
powered
and
water
heaters
for
your
house.
A
So,
if
they're
usually
cheaper,
that
electric
water
heaters
or
natural
gas
water
heaters
and
it's
piping.this
up
on
your
room,
bigger
legs
that
enormous
Sun,
but
where
we
are
today,
this
is
the
Applied
Research
Center.
This
is
a
facility
that
was
built
by
inking
County,
but
most
of
the
space
is
rented
out
by
state
or
international
laboratory,
and
we
do
a
lot
of
research
projects
out
here.
A
lot
of
people
don't
know
this
is
here
so.
A
Place
for
people
to
look
and
see
some
of
this
stuff
is
going
on
because
people
all
traditionally
think
Incan
and
solar,
but
we
do
have
a
lot
of
things
that
are
going
on.
That's
right!
That's
very
true,
but
you
know
in
the
media
today
we
hear
a
lot
more
about
solar
than
maybe
we
have
heard
of
it
and
in
writing
around
our
state
and
even
some
in
our
county
you're,
seeing
more
solar
things.
Yes,
so
y'all
tell
us
what
is
going
on
around
Eggman
as
far
so
okay.
Well,
there's
a
lot,
that's
going
on!
A
Believe
it's
really
good!
Back
in
2014,
governor
haley
signed
a
piece
of
legislation,
that's
called
a
q30,
and
this
legislation
required
that
the
state
investor-owned
utilities,
which
are
SE
and
G
and
Duke
Energy,
have
2%
of
their
peak
power
production
for
the
Sun
by
2021,
and
because
of
that,
the
legislation
was
specifically
targeted,
so
that
one
percent
would
be
utility
scale
and
then
one
percent
would
be
cut,
but
they
call
distributed
resources.
A
So
there's
a
smaller
scale
for
commercials,
industrial
use
and
individual
homeowners,
and
what's
really
interesting
about
this,
is
there's
a
particular
carve
out
for
very
small
to
a
less
than
10
kilowatt
is
which,
which
is
what
a
homeowner
would
typically
put
up.
Ok,
and
because
of
this
legislation,
there
have
been
incentives
that
have
been
put
in
place
by
a
CNG
and
Duke
Energy
to
help
people
be
able
to
afford
these
systems.
A
There's
a
large
utility
scale
system
out
by
MTU
and
I-20
I.
Don't
know
if
you
seen
that
that
was
done
through
a
C
and
G.
There
have
been
several
announcements
in
Aitkin,
County
or
very
large
scale.
That's
75,
megawatt
north
of
920
and
then
I
think
another
70
megawatt
over.
In
Beach
Island,
which
is
really
close
to
here,
so
there's
a
lot
of
momentum
on
the
large
scale
which
we
call
utility
and
then
the
de
are
distributed
the
residential
scale.
A
There
have
been
some
programs
that
have
come
out
not
only
with
utilities,
but
the
state
has
allowed
something:
that's
called
third-party
leasing.
So
this
means
that
traditionally
poor
someone
would
have
to
purchase
them
were
on
their
own,
put
it
on
the
roof,
interconnected
and
work
with
utility,
but
now
they
can
do
encourage
of
the
company.
So
there
are
leasing
companies
that
will
put
the
panels
on
your
roof.
They
can
refer
them
up
front.
You
don't
have
the
upfront
costs.
You
just
pay
a
monthly
fee
to
produce
your
power
from
the
Sun.
A
A
It's
happened
in
a
lot
faster
days.
People
expected
it
so
they
have
until
2021
to
meet
your
requirements,
but
we
think
they're
gonna
be
back
within
the
next
year.
So
that's
inside
yeah,
it's
wonderful!
So
we're
already
talking
about
discussions
of
what
should
be
next,
where
to
get
your
here
and
how
we
help
well.
I
didn't
think.
That's
a
great
lead-in
to
our
next
question
is
how
can
how
can
our
residents
participate?
How
can
people
hunters
so
the
first
thing
I
always
tell
people
to
do-
is
to
call
your
utility.
A
When
you
call
your
agility,
kids
makin,
it
would
either
be
a
CNG
or
an
electric
call
them
and
find
out
what
programs
they
have
available.
They
will
tell
you
what
they
have
available
for
you,
and
this
will
help
you
figure
out
how
you
can
afford
to
do
solar
energy
and
then
look
at
that.
Then
you
can
look
at
ownership
and
leasing
and
then
I
always
tell
people
no
matter
what
they
decide
to
do.
B
A
How
it
works
and
get
a
little
bit
more
details
about
what's
going
on
in
the
state
as
in
regards
to
programs,
the
first
one
will
be
September
26
at
6:30
at
adult
weeks.
The
second
one
will
be
October
4th
at
6:30
p.m.
at
the
Woodside
plantation
Country
Club,
and
the
third
one
will
be
November
16th
at
6:30
at
Smith,
Hazel,
Recreation
Center,
so
we're
trying
to
make
sure
that
we
reach
out
to
all
all
parts
of
Aiken
and
get
everybody
involved.
A
It
should
be
really
fun,
oh
absolutely,
and
what
a
wonderful
opportunity,
the
energy
Environmental
Committee,
has
always
listened
with
the
great
initiatives
to
get
information.
Now
you
know
that's
kind
of
on
the
cutting
edge
that
that's
very
innovative.
So
this
is
a
wonderful
opportunity.
There
likes
to
come
out
and
learn
more
about
this.
We
certainly
hope
everybody
will
participate
in
it.
Yeah
we're.
A
A
A
B
Earth
Day
is
on
or
around
the
22nd
of
April
every
year,
and
the
Energy
and
Environmental
Committee
is
organized
and
the
festival
and
informative
opportunity
for
people
to
learn
about
how
to
be
better
conservative
people
in
their
communities.
So
solar
energy
is
a
part
of
that
recycling
is
a
part
of
that.
A
lot
of
natural
solutions
aren't
part
of
that
and
it's
a
fun
day.
It's
down
on
Newbury
Street
and
in
the
alley.
Last
year
we
had
over
40
exhibitors
and
about
2,000
people
came
down.
This
year's
event
is
on
April
21st.
B
But
we
ought
to
have
a
lot
more
exhibitors
and
things
for
the
citizens
to
participate
in
and
learn
about,
and
this
is
also
a
family
event,
so
children
and
others
are
encouraged
to
come
on
down
and
have
a
learning
fun
experience.
But
this
is
also
part
of
our
year-long
effort
for
things.
So
that's
one
reason:
the
committee,
if
not
just
doing
things
in
April,
but
also
looking
at
ways
throughout
the
year
to
do
things
like
the
solar
informational
sessions,
I.
A
Know
it's
very
important
to
the
committee.
You
have
strategic
goals
and
plans
for
our
for
the
year,
so
this
is
just
another
wonderful
example,
so
we
hope
that
everybody
will
save
the
date
for
April
21st
that
definitely
mark
your
calendars
now
for
the
workshops
that
are
going
to
be
available
on
solar
101.
A
Well,
please
thank
you
so
much
John.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
taking
a
few
minutes
out
of
your
day
to
talk
to
us
about
solar
and
again,
please
take
advantage
of
the
workshops
that
are
one
of
the
coming
to
an
area
of
the
city
that
you
can
participate
and
thank
you
for
having
us
get
the
Applied
Research
Center
here,
and
we
hope
to
see
you
next
time
for
Aiken
this
week.