Category Archives: Solar

Happy New Year from Hire Electric

Flag blowing in the wind in front of our 153kW solar installation in Christmas Valley, Oregon                     From OMD Slide Show

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Kadlec Medical Center Gets Solar and Wind

We’ve been working with Apollo Solutions Group to install a 5kW, Washington made solar array with Silicon Energy solar panels and 2 – 2.5kW Energy Ball V200′s at Kadlec Medical Center in Richland, WA. The project was completed in December … Continue reading

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Solar Seminar in Richland, WA. Dec. 15th

Thursday, December 15, 2011 • 6:30 p.m. Holiday Inn Express Hotel 1970 Center Pkwy. (behind Staples) Richland, WA 99352 Free Solar Seminar! Our first three seminars were a great success with about 20 people excited to learn about the new … Continue reading

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138kW Solar Array in Christmas Valley

The Christmas Valley Project in the news: http://www.ktvz.com/news/29874060/detail.html http://www.oregon.gov/OMD/PressRelease/2011/11-28-2011Press.shtml For the past several months we have had the great privilege of  working on a large commercial solar array for the Oregon Military Department with Randolph Construction Services and Bradford Engineers. The project … Continue reading

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Path to Net Zero Workshop

Energy Alternatives and Efficient Building a workshop and tour to help reduce energy consumption …the Path to Net Zero! Energy Alternatives and Efficient Building will include a day of presentations, discussions, demonstrations and tours to learn about technologies used in … Continue reading

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Oregon Senator Pleads for Level Solar Playing Field

Solar panels: latest hot spot in US-China trade tensions September 9, 2011 3:54 pm by Leslie Hook reblogged from: http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2011/09/09/chinese-solar-panels-new-battleground-in-us-sino-trade-relations/ There are many things China comes under fire for when US politicians take the stage: stealing American jobs is an old favourite, as … Continue reading

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Good News for Solar Jobs in Oregon

SolarWorld to Consolidate, Close California Production By Renewable Energy World Editors September 6, 2011 Camarillo, Calif. – In what seems to be a rough few weeks for the solar industry, SolarWorld announced plans to shut down its Camarillo, Calif. manufacturing plant and … Continue reading

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Badger Mountain Open House

Happy Labor Day! We’ve had a very busy summer here at Hire Electric with a number of jobs lined up for the fall including a Bergey wind machine for the City of Ellensburg; solar and small wind at Kaclec Medical … Continue reading

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Tri Cities Solar Seminar September 22, 2011

Thursday, September 22, 2011 • 6:30 p.m. Holiday Inn Express Hotel 1970 Center Pkwy. (behind Staples) Richland, WA 99352 Free Solar Seminar! Our first two seminars were a great success with about 20 people excited to learn about the new … Continue reading

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Solar Seminar in Richland, WA – June 23rd

Thursday, June 23, 2011 • 6:30 p.m. Holiday Inn Express Hotel 1970 Center Pkwy. Richland, WA 99352 Free Solar Seminar! Our first seminar on March 24th was a great success with about 20 people excited to learn about the new … Continue reading

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