The 2010 Olympics will kick-off today, February 12th, in Vancouver! Like everyone else, we’re excited for the winter games to begin – what’s more gripping than watching skeleton racers slide headfirst down a track at 80 mph? But, we’re even more excited about seeing the Vancouver Olympic Committee’s commitment to sustainability in action. In [...]
Ever wonder what it’s like to be a solar installer? Last Wednesday, I climbed onto the roof of a San Francisco home and found out. With a team from PetersenDean, one of SunRun’s partners, I was able to witness firsthand the ins and outs of home solar installation.
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The importance of a clean energy economy was visited time and again in President Obama’s State of the Union address. With such strong support coming from the White House, we here at SunRun are very excited about what 2010 will bring for solar. SunRun’s president, Lynn Jurich, spoke to Fox Business on Thursday about the [...]
SunRun’s newest Colorado customers, Bert and Kendra Prospero, were featured in today’s Denver Post as the first Coloradans to hold a home solar lease.
Interested in installing home solar panels for homes, the Prosperos had been deterred by the high upfront cost. This all changed when they learned of SunRun’s solar lease program, which has allowed [...]
Is your home perfect for solar? Not sure? Take SunRun’s new solar quiz to check if your home has solar potential! Select your roof pitch and level of shade, enter your ZIP code, and find out if your home makes the grade. Get the Your Solar Grade widget and many other great [...]
New Jersey has the second largest number of solar homes in the United States, and there are more than a few New Jersey solar installers to choose from. In fact, if you search ‘New Jersey Solar Installers’ on Google, you’ll find over 12 million results! Finding the best one could take you [...]
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 [...]
<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 [...]
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 [...]
<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 [...]
