Archive for January, 2010
If you’re thinking about getting home solar, you’ll most likely get solar panels for homes placed on the roof of your home. Here’s why.
Your roof receives the most direct sunlight for the longest period of time than any other part of your property.
The panels are unobtrusive sitting on your roof. You won’t be able to [...]
January 31st, 2010 | Posted in General | No Comments
<img class=”alignleft size-medium wp-image-5792″ style=”margin-right: 11px; margin-top: 6px;” title=”home solar panels for homes” src=”http://blog.sunrunhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/iStock_000007078510Small-300×200.jpg” alt=”home solar panels for homes” width=”395″ height=”262″ />Technological terms, by nature, can be a mouthful. But their acronyms can be just as esoteric. PBI, kWh, SREC? Enough is enough. Today we’re going to unpack these solar abbreviations and show home solar [...]
January 29th, 2010 | Posted in General | No Comments
SunRun’s first home solar system was installed this week by REC Solar in Boulder, Colorado. Homeowners Humberto and Kendra took advantage of SunRun’s Colorado offer: $0 to upgrade their home to solar. They’ll start saving immediately with clean solar energy.
As a reminder, SunRun partners with REC Solar, Namaste Solar and Real Goods Solar in [...]
January 29th, 2010 | Posted in General | No Comments
The Rise & Shine is your daily source for all solar-industry news. Brought to you by Sweet Solar Home and the Experts at SunRun.
CALIFORNIA NEWS
SolarCraft Helps Sonoma County Go Green
Sonoma County Energy Independence Program a Success.
California to Subsidize Solar Water Heaters
California regulators on Thursday approved a $350 million program to subsidize the installation [...]
January 23rd, 2010 | Posted in General | No Comments
<img class=”alignleft size-medium wp-image-3292″ style=”margin-right: 8px; margin-top: 12px;” title=”home solar panels for homes” src=”http://blog.sunrunhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Andalay-300×191.gif” alt=”home solar panels for homes for new jersey” width=”268″ height=”167″ />Starting today, SunRun affordable home solar financing is available in New Jersey. Residents can convert their homes to solar for as little as $500, and pay for the clean solar electricity [...]
January 23rd, 2010 | Posted in General | No Comments
The Rise & Shine is your daily source for all solar-industry news. Brought to you by Sweet Solar Home and the Experts at SunRun.
CALIFORNIA NEWS
Sierra College to Seek Power Purchase Agreement for Two PV Systems
Sierra College is moving forward with plans for photovoltaic systems at the Rocklin and Nevada County campuses in order to [...]
January 23rd, 2010 | Posted in General | No Comments
Have you been thinking of going solar? Well, one important thing to look into is if the trees around your house shade your roof. Even if your roof is shaded partially, this can be a solar deal breaker.
Shade and solar are directly linked. How so? The amount of shade that hits a roof correlates to [...]
January 21st, 2010 | Posted in General | No Comments
SunRun has expanded our relationship with our trusted partner PetersenDean Roofing and Solar Systems in order to bring affordable solar to new homes across California. While residents will still be able to retrofit their existing homes with solar panels for homes through SunRun financing, this new partnership will allow buyers to purchase new solar homes in [...]
January 15th, 2010 | Posted in General | No Comments
We’re always talking about green jobs because local job creation is such a positive and important result of residential solar. On the New Year’s Day broadcast of ‘Good Morning America’, SunRun was featured in a segment about the growing market of new jobs. The segment focused on a salesperson from one of our trusted [...]
January 15th, 2010 | Posted in General | No Comments
Last weekend, SunRun was voted the Best Clean Tech at the Crunchies!
SunRun is so grateful for this honor. It was an exciting night to be surrounded by some of the best tech companies. The beautiful location of San Francisco’s Herbst Theater made the awards an excellent way of being acknowledged for our hard work to [...]
January 15th, 2010 | Posted in General | No Comments