ImagineSolar™ Presents: Solar First Saturday©
The first Saturday of each month, ImagineSolar™ brings you seminars on hot solar topics. We are
excited about our next seminar coming up next month – please see details below. Our goal is to
always be sure that you’re going to leave our seminars with valuable, actionable insights.
 
“Solar First Saturday” is sponsored by the Texas Solar Energy Society (TXSES). Discounts are
offered to current TXSES members. Go to www.txses.org to learn about their great work and to 
become a member.
 
March Topic: Justifying your Solar Project
Learn a decision process for choosing, scoping and justifying a solar photovoltaic project
 
For a typical residence, the cost of installing a one kilowatt solar photovoltaic system is between
$6,000 and $10,000. Even with government incentives, the out-of-pocket expense is significant. This
seminar will help you decide if a solar photovoltaic project is right for you:
 
• Learn how to financially justify your solar project including the use of online resources;
• Learn about non-financial justification factors;
• Learn about how to choose and work with qualified solar contractors;
 
You should attend if you are a solar project decision-maker such as:
 
            Homeowners
            Business Owners
            Facility Managers
            Architects & Designers
            Home Builders 
            Real Estate Professionals
            Financiers and Investors
            Solar Advocates & Policy Makers
            Solar and Electrical Contractors
 
Date: March 7th, 2009
 
Time: 9am to 12pm – we plan to get a lot done in three hours – be ready. For the Seminar, bring a
pen and notebook. You don’t need to have a laptop computer.
 
Location: 
Habitat Suites
500 East Highland Mall Boulevard 
Austin, Texas 78752
Habitat Suites is Austin’s award winning “green hotel.” Ecological Consciousness in Action is Habitat
Suites’ commitment to creating an environmentally sustainable future for us all.
 
Cost: 
$35 for members of the Texas Solar Energy Society
$50 for non-members
 
Register here with a credit card or PayPal using the secured payment services of Eventbrite.  A 2.5%
service fee applies.
 
Instructors:
Michael Kuhn and Noralinda Ureste

Michael Kuhn is president of ImagineSolar™, a firm engaged in catalyzing the rapid growth
of the clean/smart/renewable energy industry through systems integration expertise, 
consulting, and workforce development services to commercial accounts, project developers,
new ventures, utilities, investors, government agencies, and non-profits. As a commissioner
for the City of Austin, he authored multiple resolutions and successfully advocated for the 
leading green choice and solar energy municipal program in the United States. In the area 
of workforce development, he and his colleagues have established the first associate degree
in renewable energy in Texas at the Austin Community College (ACC). Michael is a member
of the SolarAustin Board of Directors. He teaches NABCEP-approved courses in solar 
photovoltaics as an adjunct professor at ACC. Michael holds a Master of Science in 
Management of Technology from Washington University and a Bachelor of Science in 
Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas.
 
Noralinda Ureste is director of marketing of ImagineSolar™. She has recently returned from
leading a 30-city solar energy education campaign - The City Tour for Solar - that educated 
citizens and city leaders on the benefits and viability of solar power.  Noralinda has a decade
of experience in sales and marketing within the hi-tech industry.  She holds a Bachelor of 
Natural Science degree from the University of Texas and an Electronic & Advanced 
Technologies Institutional Certificate in Renewable Energy from the Austin Community 
College.  In addition, she holds the NABCEP Entry-Level Certificate of Knowledge for solar 
photovoltaics.

Do you have questions about Solar First Saturday?
Contact Noralinda Ureste at nora.ureste@imaginesolar.com