A new poll suggests nearly 9 out of 10 American adults think solar energy should play a bigger role in the energy supply mix. The Ipsos-Reid Poll done for Sungevity recognized 89% of respondents favor more solar power in the US energy supply. Meanwhile, 81% of those surveyed (see infograph) said … [continued]
Fun post from Michelle of Moms Going Solar on just how easy it is to go solar and save tons of money (with some minor formatting changes): Andrea and I started this blog to document our experience vetting photovoltaic solar leasing companies and installers, and to subsequently share our … [continued]
Sungevity, a solar leasing company that uses web-based solar analytics and satellite imagery to deliver homeowners with an “iQuote” within 24 hours, is already a leading pay-as-you-go solar company in the U.S. (and, as of recently, the Netherlands). Now, Sungevity has taken a little hop over the Pacific and expanded … [continued]
It looks like NBA players are taking owners to federal court to try to get more money for their work. The result, of course, is that the NBA season may actually be cancelled, and there are a lot of job-less players. Well, Sungevity recently teamed up with a couple of … [continued]
A new program from Sungevity and Empowered by Light, “Every Child Has a Light,” connects environmental goodness with social goodness. Who doesn’t like to be both and environmental and a social leader? How does the program work? Well, basically, Sungevity is donating a solar light kid to one Zambian school … [continued]
Pioneering one-stop residential solar systems provider Sungevity and Holland multinational Rabobank have teamed up to establish a residential solar fund that will support over $50 million of new residential solar lease projects around the US. Sungevity’s been growing fast lately: monthly sales have grown 10-fold since January while employee headcount has tripled to around 300.
Solar energy leader Sungevity announced this week that it was partnering with Lowe’s, “the world’s second largest home improvement retailer,” to help bring solar power to the masses. While solar power is pretty easy to get at a good rate these days, having major retailers like Lowe’s help get people on the solar train is clearly a huge win.
With the addition of Hawaii; the latest state to allow SunRun solar power purchase agreements to compete with utility power, homeowners in nine states now have the option for solar that’s cheaper from the first month than dirty power and costs little or nothing to start. In Hawaii, SunRun hits … [continued]
Here in California, now that it is possible to pay-as-you-go for solar and switch to solar power with a lease or a PPA, which is the best way to get solar? (In many other states, pay-as-you-go plans are not an option because utilities in those states won’t allow the competition, … [continued]
In the first four months of 2010, California solar applications totaled nearly much as in all four quarters last year, according to Mark Bachman of Auriga USA. Through all of 2009, Californians installed 265 MW on their rooftops, about the size of one typical electric power station. This year we … [continued]
