Bringing solar into your home can be a big step. Lots of homeowners have questions about how it works, and there are some myths floating around about residential solar that we’d like to address directly.
Here are the top solar myths debunked:
1. Solar will ruin my roof
People worry about their roofs when considering installing solar panels [...]
More and more California wineries are adopting solar energy to power their operations. Given the plentiful sunshine, high power bills, and abundant roof space, going solar makes makes good business sense for California winemakers. Wineries’ busy crush season spans from August to October, using huge amounts of energy. Solar combats high electricity costs during this [...]
While creating the map for our solar calculator, we took a look at a lot of interesting schools that are using solar to power their campuses right now. Here is a list of the top solar powered colleges in the Northeast. Know of any more that we left off? Let us know!
Maine:
University of Southern Maine
Vermont:
University [...]
Thank you to everyone who participated in our Holiday Lights Contest!
We organized the contest in the spirit of the holidays to share the news about solar energy across communities. We wanted to help customers celebrate the season and enjoy their existing family traditions with clean, renewable energy from the sun! One SunRun customer loved [...]
West coast universities are taking advantage of the state and federal rebates available and turning their campuses solar! With their forward thinking perspectives and lots of sunshine, the west coast is a perfect place for schools to put their roofs to the solar test. Look at some of the top universities on the west coast [...]
Curious to see how Hollywood’s hottest measure up against the sun? Check out the top 10 celebrities and see what they’re doing to support clean solar energy.
Edward Norton, Actor
Norton, owner of a solar home, developed the Solar Neighbors Program, which brings PV solar panels for homes to low-income communities in Los Angeles.
Will Ferrell, Actor
Funny man [...]
Ever wonder how your state measures up in terms of solar? Does your state house one of the top ten dirtiest coal plants in the United States?
Now you can find out with just a click of a mouse: SunRun has just launched its interactive solar calculator and map! Click into each state on the map [...]
We announced today that SunRun has received an additional commitment of tax equity funding from US Bancorp to finance $90 million in residential solar installations in 2010. This funding allows SunRun to bring solar to thousands more homes in 2010, and it keeps our goal of providing affordable clean electricity to every homeowner in full [...]
Shortly after the Bureau of Labor statistics reported that unemployment in the U.S. had reached 10.2 percent, President Obama gathered 135 of the nation’s top leaders in business, government labor, non-profits, and academia to bring new ideas, fresh perspectives, and specific recommendations to the table. Invited was our very own Lynn Jurich, president and co-founder [...]
Near Fresno, CA in the little city of Laton, a local cop named Todd was looking for a way to lower his parent’s whopping electricity bill. In the summer months Todd’s dad paid between $1,100 and $1,300 each month for his electricity. So Todd started exploring options that would help dramatically reduce his dad’s energy [...]
