Category Archives: Solar Industry News

Occupy Oakland. . . and its Rooftops!

Jerry Brown, Governor of California, says:   Where there is a sufficient social movement of self-reliant communities, there can be political change. There must be political change   Whether you’re part of the 99% or the 1%. . .   Whether … Continue reading

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Don’t Be Fooled: Solar is Hot

There’s a lot of confusion about the promise of clean energy jobs, and the picture only got murkier two weeks ago with the bankruptcy of Solyndra, a start-up US solar equipment manufacturer.  Given the funereal coverage of the Solyndra collapse, … Continue reading

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Solar on the Acela. And the Thalys. And the State Water Project?

I love trains.  Seriously, I do.  Trains, train stations, conductor hats, The Little Engine That Could, the word caboose…I love it all.  Can’t get enough. I remember riding with my mother on “The Ocean” when I was just a little … Continue reading

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Neighbor see, neighbor do

At Sungevity, we’ve known for a long time that the best way to spread solar is neighbor-to-neighbor and friend-to-friend. Customers in our Sunshine Network are solar evangelists who often get their friends and family to go solar too. So we … Continue reading

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And the winner is…You, Our Customers

Earlier today, the PBS television program Planet Forward announced Sungevity and our founder, Danny Kennedy as the winner of their ‘Innovator of the Year’ award! Sungevity’s solar leasing concept was one of hundreds of ideas submitted. Ideas were reviewed by … Continue reading

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