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For a 40th Anniversary Earth Day Gift, Solar Companies Offer Free Solar Systems to the White House.

A group of solar manufacturers, installers, and solar advocates from across America are offering the White House a unique Earth Day gift: Free solar power systems.

San Jose CA April 22, 2010 — Residential solar installer, Sungevity of Oakland California, is offering the White House a free 17.85 kW solar electric system, including inverter technology provided by KACO New Energy, San Francisco.

Solar White House“At Sungevity, we’re passionate about helping people with houses of all shapes and sizes realize the financial and environmental savings that solar provides. We’re proud to offer this donation to the country as a symbol that solar energy should be universally adopted by all homeowners across the country,” says Danny Kennedy, Sungevity’s President.

KACO’s Director of Marketing, Clinton Porter, added, “This opportunity to reinstall solar on the White House is an historic situation that will make clear that the U.S. is in a leadership position when it comes to the development and use of clean energy technology. KACO is delighted to be a part of it.”

Additionally, San Jose, California-based Free Hot Water is giving the White House a free residential solar thermal system suitable to offset the hot water usage of a family of four, including installation and engineering.

“We’re donating this solar hot water system because we believe that getting solar back on the White House is a distinct public symbol of America’s commitment to renewable energy, clean air, and a green energy workforce,” said Paul Burrowes, co-founder of Free Hot Water.
Using modern monitoring technology, the White House will be able to show its energy and CO2 savings for both solar electric and hot water systems. In addition, a White House website could be created to further educate the public about key solar policies, such as net metering and feed-in tariffs, and other financial resources such as Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE), the 30% federal investment tax credit, and local incentive programs across the nation that are making solar affordable to homes and businesses.

A solar hot water system was briefly installed on the White House roof in the 1970’s, but the system was quietly removed in the 1980’s. In 2003, the National Parks Service installed a small solar electric and solar thermal system on a White House grounds maintenance shed, which are still functioning today. The solar advocates involved with this initiative strongly believe that solar should be returned to the White House roof.

Sungevity has also created a petition website, solaronthewhitehouse.com, which asks President Obama to put solar back on the White House. The website shows an estimated iquote for the White House system, as well the equivalent quote for their solar lease.

A Facebook page, “Americans Putting Solar Back on the White House,” has also been created, where other solar companies and solar professionals and individuals have signed up to show their support for getting solar back on the White House.

“This is truly a grass-roots effort from solar professionals wanting to see solar back on the White House,” said Burrowes. “We sincerely hope the President accepts our solar powered Earth Day gift.”

The full list of participants in this initiative, in alphabetical order, includes:

Solar Company or Individual  Services Volunteered or Products Donated  For more information, contact: 

Abundant Energy Inc

 

Jupiter FL

Solar PV installation services

Justin Hoysradt

 

justin@abundantenergy.com

Heather Andrews Bias

 

Las Vegas, NV

 

Solar PV installation services

 

Heather Andrews Bias

 

bruyeresauvage@yahoo.fr

Sandip Dasgupta

 

San Francisco, CA

 

Solar PV design and installation services

 

Sandip Dasgupta

 

dasguptasandip@hotmail.com

Free Hot Water

 

San Jose, CA

 

Residential solar hot water system and design, suitable for a family of 4

 

Paul Burrowes

 

paul@freehotwater.com

KACO New Energy

 

San Francisco, CA

 Solar inverters

Svea Jeske

 

marketing@kaco-newenergy.com

Ethan Lipman

 

ethan.lipman@gmail.com

 Solar PV design services  

Ethan Lipman

 

ethan.lipman@gmail.com

Nalu Energy

 

San Diego, CA

Solar PV design services   

Brian McLaughlin

 

Brian@naluenergy.com

 

Renewable Energy World

 

Peterborough, NH

 

Solar Marketing/PR services

 

Stephen Lacey

 

Stephen@RenewableEnergyWorld.com

 

Solar Certified Homes

 

Bonham, TX

 

Solar Marketing/PR services

 

Michael Michaud

 

services@solarcertifiedhomes.com.

 

Solar Heat Exchange Manufacturing

 

Lawrence, KS

 Solar hot water installation services  

Kevin Good

 

kevin@goodenergysolutions.com

 

Skyline Innovations

 

Washington, DC

Solar hot water installation services   

Zach Axelrod

 

zaxelrod@skylineinnovations.com

Ed Stoll

 

Milwaukee, WI

 Solar PV installation services  

Ed Stoll

 

wiscosolar@gmail.com

 

Sungevity

 

Oakland, CA

 

A 17 kW solar installation and marketing services

 

Danny Kennedy, Sungevity President

 

DKennedy@sungevity.com

Sunreports, Inc.

 

San Francisco, CA

 

Solar thermal and Solar PV monitoring products

 

Thomas A. Dinkel, CEO

 

tdinkel@sunreports.com

 

UnThink Solar

 

Los Angeles

 

Solar Marketing/PR services

 

Tor Valenza aka “Solar Fred”

 

tor@UnThinkSolar.com

 

UrbanRe Vitalization Group

 

Milwaukee WI

 

Solar PV design Services.

 

Lisa Schaal

 

Lschaal1@wi.rr.com

 

WholeSolar LLC

 

San Diego

 

Solar Marketing/PR support

 

Roy Gayhart

 

roy@whole-solar.com

 

About Free Hot Water

Free Hot Water engineers design custom systems for each unique application. Products include solar thermal panels, custom mounting systems, storage tanks, heat exchangers, circulation pumps, controllers & stations, insulated stainless steel flex piping, roof penetration systems, solar charging stations, tools, sealants, adhesives and cleaners.

Free Hot Water products are used by distributors, independent dealers, retail outlets, installers and contractors. Free Hot Water works with a worldwide network of distributors, independent dealers and installers to support Commercial, Residential and Municipal customers with purchasing decisions and installations. We are always looking for dealers and experienced professionals to work with us. Find out more at www.freehotwater.com.

About KACO new energy, Inc.

A powerful partner for PV system solutions, KACO new energy has built a tradition of excellence in the photovoltaic inverter and power electronics industries. Our German-based factory engineers have been developing, designing and manufacturing current inverters and power electronics for more than 60 years.

The KACO blueplanet product family has set new standards in photovoltaic applications – particularly in reliability, efficiency, power density, and patented technology to meet NEC requirements. As the heart of your photovoltaic installation, your KACO inverter pumps electricity into the public grid continuously and efficiently. The efficiency of the KACO blueplanet inverters will earn you money and a solid return on your solar investment. Additional information about KACO is available at www.kaco-newenergy.com.

About Sungevity

Sungevity is a solar sales company, with a mission to take solar to the mainstream market. The company has a strong team that brings together successful start-up experience, environmental leadership and solar industry knowledge. Sungevity has designed and launched a unique online sales process to make it easy and affordable for homeowners to go solar. Visit www.sungevity.com for more information.

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