Interview with Tom Price of Black Rock Solar
Tom Price (Environmental Manager of Burning Man and Director and founder of Black Rock Solar) is interviewed by Robert Knox at Environmental Graffiti.
Price, the “environmental hero” (PEOPLE magazine), had this to say:
“Solar costs on average $10 per watt to install, and the rebates were $5. But about half the cost is profit and labor, and we realized that if we weren’t interested in making money, and could get volunteers from Burning Man to help build and install it for not very much wages, then we could build it pretty much for free–which is exactly what we did. The great thing about the environment and community of Burning Man is that it’s very much a do-ochracy, so when someone has a good idea there are very few impediments to making it happen.”
