Solarize newsletter - June 2026 edition

Hello everyone! Welcome back to the Solarize newsletter — where we update our GLREA members on the progress made with the program and upcoming goals. In case you would like a refresher on how the GLREA Solarize program works, check out this updated overview! 

We have a Solarize program coming up this month:

Washtenaw Solarize - Event 2 

For Businesses, Nonprofits, Places of Worship, Schools, Local Governments, & 

Other Organizations!

Stay tuned for our other upcoming Solarize events! We are planning to have July events in Grand Rapids, Southfield (Oakland County Event 4!), and possibly other locations. August will be a big month for us as well, with four potential Solarize events! 

Recent event recap: 

Oakland County Event 3: May 28th in Rochester

Last month we had our biggest Oakland County Solarize event yet! We invited Absolute Solar back for the third event in this Solarize series, which was held at Rochester Mills Beer Company and had over 50 attendees! Thank you to those who attended or helped spread the word. We are excited to offer a large group-buy discount to these residents, businesses, nonprofits, places of worship, and local governments. If you missed the event and still want to participate, please reach out to me (lexcrill@umich.edu) 

The success of Solarize is built upon having a thriving renewable energy community throughout the state - which includes you all! Please help us continue making solar a more accessible energy option by telling friends, family, and community members about upcoming Solarize events.  

Thank you for reading!