Southern Illinois Made Expo

 Been missing us?  Then come to the Pavilion in Marion this weekend for the Southern Illinois Made Expo.  This is a great chance to see the works of many of the talented and hard-working people of our region.  Not just, or even primarily, a craft fair, this show highlights the products and services of many native businesses.  You will want to see this one, if only to gather information on lots of things you may need in the future.  

We'll be there with new products, as well as your old favorites, and we're looking forward to meeting lots of new people.

Solar Power

Our new solar panels went online two weeks ago.  One guy came out from AES and a couple of guys from Egyptian Electric.  It took a little time, swapping out and installing new meters, checking out the equipment one last time, then finally throwing the switch.  It took a few minutes for the system to boot up, but they said they said they knew it was working; the meter on the pole was running backwards.  Pretty cool, huh?

It's been two weeks that the system has been harvesting sunlight and turning it into electricity.  We've had our share of rain, and several overcast days.  Even so, the system has produced over 544 kilowatts of electricity so far.  I think that's pretty neat.  If you are one of the many people wondering how much a solar system can produce, there's some information for you.