Join the Revolution

Making solar power easier to access, demonstrating solar’s power by adopting it into your life, becoming involved in spreading sunshine into other people’s lives with electricity cost savings and a reduction in pollution, voting for positive energy policies (or those that break the grip of fossil fuels and support the emergence of solar and other local, clean energy)—all are things we must accomplish now. Speaking truth to power, in the form of government and corporate bureaucrats beholden to what I’ve learned to call “King CONG” (the four-headed monster of coal, oil, nukes, and gas) is also critical.

So get involved. Use this book as a resource and a how-to guide, not just to putting solar on your roof but also to being part of the fight against Dirty Energy. (Of course, if you’re ready to put solar on your roof, do that too!) Right now it’s important that everyone know the truth about solar’s power and how we should be making energy. Our future—our safety, our prosperity, and our environment—depends on the success of the Rooftop Revolution.

In each chapter of this book is a section called “What You Can Do as a Rooftop Revolutionary” (in the short term and in the long term) and where you can learn more.

The Rooftop Revolution has begun. The time to fight is now. Semper ad lucem—always toward the light!

What You Can Do as a Rooftop Revolutionary

You have taken the first step to join the Rooftop Revolution by reading this prologue and educating yourself about how electricity is produced. Now take that knowledge a step further: read your electricity bill thoroughly and gain a strong understanding of the charges.

Ask your friends and colleagues if they understand how electricity is produced. If they don’t have a good grasp, fill in the blanks for them.