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Habitat For Humanity and GiveSolar Team Up For Workshop And 'Solar Barn-Raising'

A local Habitat for Humanity chapter and a solar energy non-profit are teaming up Friday (June 18) with a virtual workshop on the benefits of solar energy for Habitat homeowners.

Jeff Heie is the director of GiveSolar...

Credit Jeff Heie
Jeff Heie is director of GiveSolar in Harrisonburg.

After the morning workshop, local volunteers will help install 24 solar panels on a Habitat duplex in Harrisonburg.  Last year, Central Valley Habitat for Humanity teamed up with the non-profit GiveSolar to create a model for installing solar panels on newly built Habitat homes.  GiveSolar partners with Green Hill Solar, a Harrisonburg-based solar installation company, to install the systems on Habitat homes.

Bob Leweke is WMRA's News Director and Morning Edition host.