Look waaaaaay up! And you will see on the roof of Spes Bona, we added 32 solar panels during Thanksgiving of 2020 to the 19 in the original array installed in 2019. The enhanced array went live on November 1. In the first three months, the array generated 901.7 kWh – up three and one-half…
Direct from the sun to our 51 panels on the roof of Spes Bona This article was published on June 4, 2021 – for more current updates on our solar panels, click here. We’ve got the power… clean, green, abundant solar power! The 51 panels on the roof of our iconic administration building, Spes Bona,…
Let the sunshine in! Happy Earth Day April 22, 2021 (part one): Our big, bright and beautiful solar panels on the roof of our iconic admin building Spes Bona are really showing their stuff! We installed the first 19 panels in 2019 and added another 32 panels last fall. In March of 2021, we drew…
An update on our enhanced solar array! This article was published on Dec 5, 2020 – we currently have solar panels on our Spes Bona building. Now, that’s power – solar power delivered direct from the roof of our iconic administration building, Spes Bona. During Thanksgiving weekend in October, our solar electrical contractor Amber Cachelin…
Please consider making a donation today! This article was published on Aug. 10, 2020. The 19 solar panels on the roof of our iconic administration building, Spes Bona, were powered up in May of 2019 – and it has been a brilliant first year of operation! More than 8.10 MWh in clean, green energy –…
First 19 panels installed on Earth Day 2019 This article was published on April 23, 2019. We currently have solar panels on our beautiful Spes Bona building. Electrical contractor Amber Cachelin and her colleague Miles Pruden successfully completed the installation of the first 19 solar panels on the roof of our iconic administration building, Spes…
The talk of the town This article was published on April 2, 2019. We currently have solar panels on our beautiful Spes Bona building. It was a packed house at First United in Salmon Arm on April 2, 2019 as the Shuswap Solar Energy Society heard a presentation from Sweet Spot Solar’s Michael Mehta and…
The good and the bad, starting with the bad! The hot water heater in Spes Bona has died, which is at the heart of the heating system for our 96-year-old admin building on our main campus. So we had to fire up electric heaters to ensure some level of comfort for our wonderful staff team…
Music and Sustainability Working in Harmony When first meeting Michael Mehta, one might feel a little intimidated by his tall stature, but his friendly smile and warm personality quickly confirms how approachable this former bouncer truly is. Michael has been a part of the Sorrento Centre community not only as one of the organizers of…