Steve Russell is a new member of Kal Rotary, and he is the owner of Roost Energy, a company that installs solar panels in the North Okanagan. 

Roost Energy was founded with the belief that technology can change the way we consume and produce power and contribute to a cleaner, better world.

Steve gave a short presentation today about how solar panels work, how they can be installed on a home or business and the potential cost savings in your hydro bill. 

The initial installation cost can be high, and they are looking at ways of stretching that out over time, but the long term savings can also be considerable, especially when you consider that the cost of buying hydro is probably going to keep going up. 

There is much more information about this, and the means of contacting Steve to answer questions or provide a quote, at his website - http://roostenergy.com   (the photo shows Club President Brian Reid, on the left, with Steve.