ITHACA, NY — Twenty years ago, Rebekah Carpenter was offered a deal: Travel through Mali and Western Africa, while she learns to install off-grid solar systems.She took the deal, and “20 years later, solar power is a huge part of who I am,” Rebekah said.Along the way, Rebekah tells us she has ridden the “solar coaster” through subsidy changes,tax incentives, hikes and drops, technological advancements and “plain old knuckle-busting hard work.”Her lifestyle, she says, follows her business plan in its off-grid, somewhat unconventional homestead with critters, experiments and travels.“Some of the major benefits of having stuck through with business ownership and contracting have included opportunities to travel to, volunteer in and teach in…
Rebekah Carpenter: Store your Solar Energy in Case of an Electrical Power Outage | Community Connections
