Rick Freiman has a couple of reasons for wanting to put solar panels on his roof. They would save him money on his energy bill. But also, Freiman is a climate activist. He and his wife Deb want to shrink their carbon footprint.  The Freimans live in a subdivision in Portage. They got a couple of bids from solar contractors. One would have put 20 panels on the roof, “six over the garage and another 14 over the top of the house,” according to Rick, and another would have placed 16 panels on the house.    Read the article………………………….