Residential Solar

6 Million New Jobs and Guaranteed Savings

Two pioneering CEOs are reshaping how solar is sold to residential consumers. The interviews below feature Lyn Jurich is CEO of SunRun selling residential solar as a service installing roof top systems with zero down, guaranteed savings and free maintenance. Dave Llorens is CEO of 1BOG selling residential solar through neighborhood group discounts that typically result in a 15% lower cost system. Other information, including how to build homemade solar panels is still to come!

Residential Solar: Potential Jobs and Barriers to Success

Research on the U.S. and German solar industry suggests a permanent job is created for every six to nine homes that install a roof top solar system. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics calculates there are almost 15 million unemployed Americans today. So if each of the approximately 80 million single family homes in America [...]

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Selling Residential Solar: 1BOG’s Group Price Discount Campaigns

“What’s a fair price for a solar power system?” This is a huge question facing a homeowner exploring the purchase of a roof top solar system. Confronting the homeowner’s search for answers is a lack of “price transparency” for roof top solar systems. In the solar industry there is nothing like the Multiple Listings Service [...]

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How To Sell Residential Solar: SunRun’s “Solar Service”

According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance research America ranks 5th in the world in terms of installed solar power capacity. The solar industry is experiencing an approximately 33% annual growth rate, an amazing success in this still depressed economy. America is approaching a milestone in residential rooftop solar installations. Sometime next year the 100,000th American [...]

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Where We’re Going

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San Diego: June 4-7
Sustainable Brands 2012:
Join us as the Sustainability, Brand Strategy and Innovation Communities convene to shape the future. Discover and participate in the sustainable brand revolution by collaborating to shift consumer demand, drive heretical innovation, and evolve the business case. 20% Reader discount with code "nwtripsb12".

Webinar: June 5
Running an Effective Corporate Volunteer Program with AngelPoints:
Key clients discuss how they put the AngelPoints Volunteering solution to work for them. Attend this webinar to learn best practices, tips & tricks - and how to get an effective volunteer program off the ground at your organization.

Seattle: June 11-12
GRI Certified Training:
Demand for sustainability experts is growing rapidly as companies look for proven professionals. For companies, GRI trained employees mean faster implementations and better use of the GRI Sustainability Reporting Framework. Join our partner ISOS group for this two day session. Early bird discounts apply!

Portland & Seattle: June 13 & 14
Sustainable Industries Economic Forum:
Join keynote speaker Van Jones and sustainable business leaders from dozens of innovative companies for an interactive presentation and conversation on The Access Economy and how it affects you and your business, as well as high-impact networking. Register now for Portland on June 13 & Seattle on June 14.

NYC: June 27-28
Responsible Business Summit USA:
Discover how to fully embed and integrate CSR in your organization. Learn how to collaborate with key stakeholders and establish competitive edge using proven CSR strategies. Hear best practices from GAP Inc, Timberland, Lockheed Martin, Life Technologies, Campbell Soup and many more.

Minneapolis: July 19-20
GRI Certified Training:
Demand for sustainability experts is growing rapidly as companies look for proven professionals. For companies, GRI trained employees mean faster implementations and better use of the GRI Sustainability Reporting Framework. Join our partner ISOS group for this two day session. Early bird discounts apply!

Boston: Sep 13-14
GRI Certified Training:
Demand for sustainability experts is growing rapidly as companies look for proven professionals. For companies, GRI trained employees mean faster implementations and better use of the GRI Sustainability Reporting Framework. Join our partner ISOS group for this two day session. Early bird discounts apply!

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