We have another great opportunity with the WSU, Klickitat County Learning Center. On the 17th of September we will be hosting a hands on installation of a 1kw solar demo array here at Seraphim Electric. People can sign up by contacting Tim Shatraw at 1-866-773-5620.

We will also be participating in a Renewable Energy Brainstorming session at the Learning Center on September 20th at 6:30 pm. We will be discussing ways to make renewable energy work for residence of Klickitat County and the Gorge. Topics will include, installations, co-operatives, bringing RE manufacturing to the region and much more. Read about the 1st meeting.

The Klickitat County fair was a great success. We met some great people at the Seraphim Electric booth and ended up buying a lamb to support the local 4-H clubs

Also, I was recently contacted by WSU's Klickitat County Learning Center to put on a renewable energy seminar this summer. Everything is set for August 13 in the KPUD meeting room. Spokespeople from NW Seed/OurWind CoOP, Klickitat County Conservation District, USDA rural development, KPUD, and Columbia River Bank will be there to talk about funding renewable energy projects. Contact us for more information.

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Church sanctuary in Goldendale. The old sanctuary was burned down by arson about 2 years ago and the church has just finished their fund raising drive to build a new sanctuary that will be a nice addition to the architectural landscape of the town.

The second is with a company called CPC and its local affiliate Cascade Solutions. They have rented the old shipping building at the Goldendale Aluminum plant and are putting together a chemical batch process for the paper mill industry. We will be installing a 600Amp MCC, control cabinet and all the motor and process points to make their system work.

Last month we did a clean and tork of all the electrical panels at the Klickitat Valley Health Services Facility in Goldendale. They were very happy with our efficiency and the thoroughness of our documentation. We were able to lay out several maintenance issues for them to incorporate into future electrical improvements.

We've also begun doing some work with West Winds Construction out of Goldendale and have enjoyed getting to know Lynn and his crew.

Wednesday, April 6, 2005 Since the first of the year I've started 2 solar jobs. One on and one off grid. The off grid project is much more involved, with batteries, AC and DC distribution panels, a generator tie in, etc. so I'm still waiting for many of the components. Here's a picture of the owner and John Grim, of John Grim and Associates - who designed the system - posing with "Old Reliable" the panel that kept the lights on for almost 20 years

The grid tied project is a 2KW system using 12 Shell SQ165 panels and an SMA Sunny Boy 1800W inverter. We made the final connections today and with the sun low in the February sky - at almost 3:30 the array was putting out over 1200 Watts!

Click here for more description and photos of the finished products.

We just received our AEE 2005 Renewable Energy Design Guide and Catalog. If you would like to order a copy Please send $5 to PO Box 662, Goldendale, WA 98620, and we'll get one out to you right away. You can also find copies at retail outlets around Goldendale.

Monday, December 6, 2004 The first big snow came today - St. Nicholas day of all things. I had a small article published in the local utility's magazine, Ruralite. Just a recap of the dedication of the wind generators and a plug for small wind co-ops.

Still working on the Senior Center and other small jobs around the county.

Tuesday September 7, 2004 I started doing some demo for Tomel Construction of Ellensburg, Washington on the Goldendale Senior Center. As you can see from these pictures the old place is in serious need of a face lift. The inside isn't much better. The original was actually 2 buildings. Some time in the 30's Safeway came in and knocked down the wall between the two buildings making it one space. There have been many other remodels along the way and it's our job to put the pieces together and make something that will work even better for the seniors. We are upgrading their phone system, making more room for the second hand store and putting in some office space. It should be real nice when it's done.

Friday September 3, 2004 I'm putting the final wraps on the Water project for the City of Goldendale and looking forward to working with them many more times in the future. These photo's are pretty generic but give a basic idea of the scope of our work at the site.

I started work at the Goldendale Senior Center. The seniors are getting a much needed face lift to a building that went up before many of the seniors were born. It is a federally funded project and Seraphim Electric was awarded the electrical contract in August. We should be there off and on through November - I'll try and get some before and after photos.

On Wednesday the 1st of September I had the privilege to help put up another Bergey 10KW grid tie inverter at the Caldwell/Bassetti Ranch right near my home and office - we can now see 2 of these units from my shop outside of Goldendale. I took my boys along to take some photos - they had more fun getting shots of the dogs and the pigs and the horses than anything. It's always good to have them along.

I got the wind generator and inverter all hooked up before the power company had a chance to put in their fancy new net meter. The net meters are digital and not much fun to look at. But with the old one still in place I sure got a kick out of watching that thing spin backwards. The wind was running pretty steady at around 25mph and with everything running in the house the meter would stand still. Once the fridge or freezer dropped out the meter started whizzing backwards. Just what I like to see!

Saturday July 10, 2004 The project with the city of Goldendale is going very well. Unfortunately, because of Homeland Security we've been asked not to post any photo's. But the job is on target and it's been a great pleasure working with all our suppliers, the City's crew and Allstar. I'd like to thank each one for their help in getting the job done right. We hope to be complete by the end of August and on to bigger and better things.

The Bassetti's 10KW Bergey wind generator arrived ahead of schedule and they are hurriedly prepping the site for an erection sometime in late July.

Seraphim Electric is very excited about being awarded the electrical portion of Goldendale's Senior Center remodel. The city is taking an historic downtown building and putting some much needed charm back into it, that everyone will be able to enjoy - especially the city's seniors.

I've been doing a little volunteer work for an Orthodox mission church that is starting in The Dalles, OR - Holy Dormition. It's been a blessing to work with Fr. Luke and see his faith and the prayers of many blossoming forth into a nice little community there.

Saturday May 8, 2004 It's almost been a year since we opened up for business here at Seraphim Electric. It's been a great year, full of challenges and all the unexpected good things that make the effort more than worth while.

Recently I finished up a couple houses - one "cabin" and a house - for the Kirks and Reese family. Both of them nice custom homes. I wish them both a blessed time in their new places.

Last October I delivered the first waste water control cabinet to the city of Albany. This is a project I've been working on in conjunction with EC Company's Albany Division. The upgrade went well and I'm currently working on the second cabinet and should have it ready for delivery on the 3rd of May.

The biggest news Seraphim Electric has had to date is the landing of a job for the City of Goldendale. We will be working for Allstar Inc. on a water system upgrade for the city. The project should last well into the summer and help to launch Seraphim Electric into some larger industrial projects. I'm looking forward to working with all the guys at Allstar and the city crew