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By Glenna Wiseman

Vice President, Marketing, HelioPower

90 years since winning the right to vote women are calling for a new revolution.  This week marks 9 decades since the groundbreaking Nineteen Amendment granted women the right to cast a vote in America.  Officially titled Women’s Equality Day by Congress in 1971, August 26^th marks the day the daughters of America could vote.

“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any States on Account of sex,” states the 19^th Amendment to the Constitution.  This language empowered American women to a say in their destinies.  Now women are calling for a different revolution – for clean energy.

Within the clean energy movement, women hold many leadership roles.  By no means an exhaustive list, these leaders include Julia Hamm, president and CEO of the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA), Sue Kateley, Executive Director for the California Solar Energy Industries Association (CALSEIA), Kristina M. Johnson, Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Dr. Jan Hamrin,  founder and president of the Center for Resource Solutions, and Lisa M. Daniels, Executive Director and founder of Windustry.

In her Ms. Magazine blog post August 23, “Can Rosie Get a Green-Collar Job?” writer Adina Nack highlighted “trailblazers who have already shifted the paradigm in their respective industries—like Geraldine Knatz (executive director of the Port of Los Angeles), Mary D. Nichols (chair of the California Air Resources Board) and Maggie Fox (CEO of the Alliance for Climate Protection).”  She goes on to say “ I’m proud to say that my sister Jaime Nack is one of the women at the forefront of such efforts: Greening the 2008 Democratic National Convention and organizing the upcoming Women In Green Forum, a two-day conference that will launch this September in Pasadena, Calif. to highlight women leaders in sustainability and provide networking opportunities for women entering green careers.”

As Ms. Nack cites in her article, traditionally male dominated industries including construction have lagged behind other industries in numbers of female workers.  Within the clean energy sector, I have many peers in the marketing and communications areas that are women.  Women work in the accounting and finance arenas for renewable energy.  They handle customer service issues.  There are a growing number of female business development professionals, community leaders, project managers, green building professionals, lighting experts, engineers and installers.   And there is room for growth for women in both the energy efficiency and renewable energy sectors.

Women’s leadership in the energy efficiency and renewable energy fields are representative of public sentiments supporting clean energy in America.

The national Women’s Survey on Energy & the Environment, the first in-depth women’s survey on attitudes and awareness about energy, revealed “that women want the country to move toward clean energy sources, and more than half (57%) are even willing to pay $30 more per month for it,” reports Living Green Magazine.

The study, commissioned in 2009 by Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) in collaboration with the Women’s Council on Energy and the Environment (WCEE), surveyed a nationally representative cross section of 801 women 18 years or older.

“Women have a huge stake in our nation’s energy future and can play a vital role in moving our country toward clean sources of electricity, such as wind, solar and nuclear, that do not pollute the air we breathe or contribute to global warming,” said Barbara Kasoff, president of WIPP. “With so much resting on the energy and environment policy decisions we make today, every woman’s voice counts now more than ever.”

As reported by Living Green Magazine, the survey found within the general female population:
• 77 percent of women take primary or equal responsibility for paying their electricity bills, including 9-in-10 (91 percent) of unmarried women and 7 in 10 (70 percent) of married women.

• Virtually all women (97 percent) are conserving electricity, and they are doing so through a broad range of steps such as lowering thermostats; turning off lights and appliances when not in use; purchasing energy-saving fluorescent light bulbs; keeping their homes cooler in winter; and installing energy-efficient appliances, doors, windows, or insulation.
• 91 percent of women, including 86 percent of married women, play a dominant or equal role in conserving electricity at home.
• When it comes to the country’s energy policy, twice as many women (43 percent) cite moving to clean energy over any other issue (reliability or affordability of electricity) as their most important goal.
• Women are enthusiastic about solar and wind energy, both clean energy sources: 90 percent and 89 percent, respectively think they should play a very or somewhat important role in our country’s energy future.

Within the ranks of women business owners, the stats are even more powerful.   Living Green Magazine, “Women business owners are at the forefront of leading America toward energy conservation and clean energy. In fact, a majority cite moving to clean energy as our most important energy policy goal, according to a similar survey of 455 women business owners also commissioned by WIPP and WCEE.

On both of these measures, women business owners are even more committed to clean energy than the general female population. They strongly believe wind and solar energy should have an important role in addressing our country’s electricity needs.”

According to the Women’s Survey on Energy & the Environment, a majority of these same women will be paying the electric bills at home and work.  They are asking the questions that lead to higher adoption rates of solar, wind and other renewable energy sources in this country.

In 1940 my grandmother, Bea Sharp, divorced her husband and moved across the country with her three small children.  She became a “Rosie the Riveter” in the Douglas plant in southern California.  Her demonstration of life lived fearlessly influenced my aunt, who became a nurse in her fifties.  My aunt was there when I needed her one night in a hospital in Glendale, CA.  I come from a long line of women, including my Mom, who have lived life in pursuit of a better life for their children and country.

90 years since women won the right to vote, we are putting forth a different clarion call – one for clean energy, U.S. based jobs for our sons and daughters, a clean environment for our children and grandchildren and an American economy fueled by renewable energy abundance.

On this anniversary of the right to vote I enjoy today, I thank the courageous women (and men) who made this freedom possible.  For the men and women in my own family I am grateful for their courage and tenacity.

I thank the trailblazers who have moved our renewable energy industry forward. My life is blessed with the camaraderie of men and women within the clean energy industry.  We are working fiercely to see a future bright with the fulfilled promise of the clean energy revolution.  Just as our ancestors saw success 90 years ago, we will as well.

You can reach Glenna Wiseman at GWiseman@HelioPower.com

By Glenna Wiseman
Vice President, Marketing, HelioPower

Solar panels are glossy, slick, technical equipment not normally associated with heartfelt emotions.  Even the noble financial and environmental benefits rightfully proclaimed at solar power system unveiling ceremonies don’t engender moist eyes.  Yet today the activation of a solar electric system brought about sentiments not usually ascribed to the celebration of clean energy generation. 

Today the Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego brought together a group of supporters and solar industry partners to celebrate their new solar power system.  Theirs is the first solar panel system for the Ronald McDonald House organization in California.  All the truly wonderful benefits were relayed to the group assembled.  And it was the impassioned statements of a mom that brought the group (or at least many of us) to tears.

Kim Abramson spoke on behalf of the 20,000 families of sick children who are helped at the new facility for Ronald McDonald House in San Diego.  The window she opened into the world of the families who are helped there inspired all of us in attendance. 

With 11 month old son Colby close by, Kim described the journey of her family.  Colby was born with a rare heart condition.  During the first months of his treatment she and her husband slept in their car during breaks from the hospital, not realizing there was any assistance. 

“People tell you what an adventure it will be,” said Kim of parenthood.  “No one prepares you for the roller coaster we’ve been on." 

During the four months they stayed at the House, she learned “every volunteer and House staff member is so genuine, so kind. They don’t realize the difference they are making.”

You can see the “difference they are making” shining in the eyes of the staff members at the Ronald McDonald House Charities. 

Bill Lennartz of Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego welcomes crowd to solar event

Bill Lennartz, President and CEO of the House, welcomed all to the event with genuine enthusiasm.  “I’m so delighted to see all of you at this important milestone for our House and for the community – the beginning of solar electric power for our beautiful new House and for our families” he said.  “We are the first Ronald McDonald House in California to go solar and officially today, our House is running on solar electric power.”

His big smile was matched only by the sun itself.  After burning away early morning coastal fog, the sun appeared.  As if on cue, it made a dramatic entrance in time to light up all 518 solar panels on the roof. 

In addition to the solar power system milestone, the new House facility is celebrating its one year anniversary. The organization itself is 30 years old in the San Diego area.  With its new “green” House the capacity of the charity has gone from 12 bedrooms serving 3600 families annually to 47 guest rooms capable of providing respite to 20,000 families.

Built atop a parking structure that serves the world famous Children’s Hospital of San Diego, the building is sustainably constructed.  The solar installation is part of the Ronald McDonald House of San Diego’s pursuit of U.S. Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. The House was built according to strict green building standards, using a combination of high-efficiency mechanical systems and envelope and lighting design; it uses 17.5 percent less energy than a typical building in California. Materials used to create the building contain significant amounts of recycled content, and the building provides recycling collection stations to all house guests and employees.

Today’s event provided a wonderful backdrop for the California Center for Sustainable Design to present the McDonald House their “Solar Partners Recognition Award” presented by Katrina Perez, Non-Residential Program Manager.

Lending their support not only to the day’s events but to the project itself were Dr. Georg  Schlueter, a renewable energy expert who initiated and guided the solar power project, Jim Coleman of PV Powered, the solar inverter equipment company and Robert Lombardi, President of 4G Development, the buidling’s construction firm.

Steve LoRusso, Vice President of Commercial Sales for HelioPower, addressed some of the issues non-profit organizations normally have to overcome to empower their properties with solar panel systems.

“The challenge was to deliver a financial model that could meet their green building goal, improve their LEED certification and reduce their operating expense,” said LoRusso.  “The challenges were great, but the goal was even greater.  As a non-profit they had no appetite for tax credits and depreciation benefits that typically drive solar investments.  With the help of our sister company, Helio Micro Utility, we structured a financial model to start saving right away; those savings that are better spent on the needs of families that Ronald McDonald House was built to serve; savings that will continue to benefit the families in residence for the next 40-50 years.  A model for sustainable building others in the community of San Diego should emulate.”

HelioPower, who engineered and constructed the project, Canadian Solar and PV Powered all reduced service or product costs to bring the cost of the Ronald McDonald House project down. 

Managing cash flow was a huge issue for an organization that depends on donations.  “If Ronald McDonald House were to buy this solar power system outright at the time they entered into the agreement with HelioPower they would have paid about $600K with about a $100K non-profit rebate,” explained LoRusso who has been in the solar industry since its beginning.   “They would have needed to come up with the $600k up front and collect back the rebate over 5 years.  As a non-profit, they had no way to monetize the tax credit or MACRS depreciation.”

“HelioPower working with Helio Micro Utility created this unusually small power purchase agreement (PPA) because, after all it was for Ronald McDonald House,” explained LoRusso. “They save a on the cost per kWh thru the five year short term of the PPA, with the real savings happens starting in year 6 when they realize 100% of the solar benefit.”

Number crunching of another sort, the kind of energy figures the solar industry reviews to measure our growth, was discussed at the event by Mike Miskovsky, General Manager of the U.S. Division of Canadian Solar.

“We are one of the largest solar companies in the world with offices around the globe producing solar products for projects that span from this McDonald House to a 15 megawatt solar farm in Mahora, Spain,” opened Miskovsky. 

In closing, he talked of the kind of inspirational numbers represented by the row of young children, who were attending House students.  These kinds of numbers are “the reasons that inspire us,” he said.  “Nonprofits around the world are reaping the benefits of solar electric system installations – from vast energy and cost savings to sweeping environmental benefits. Ronald McDonald House of San Diego is a shining example of an institution utilizing solar energy which, in turn, helps others.”

Those others and their stories of desperate journeys to heal ill children and the angels who help along the way…well, they'll bring you to tears. 

Ronald McDonald House family, Kim Abramson and son Colby surrounded by Mike Miskovsky of Canadian Solar, Bill Lennartz of the House and Steve LoRusso of HelioPower. 518 solar panels powering the Ronald McDonald House shine in the background.

 Ms. Wiseman can be reached at GWiseman@HelioPower.com

Powering 10,000 homes with solar roofs in the United States might sound

Solar home in Corona, CA. Solar installation by HelioPower.

like a big challenge. You might, however, change your mind in light of the following statistics.  According to the U. S. Census Bureau figures, there were 69,865,957* homes in the year 2000 considered “detached, single family.”  As you ponder the miniscule percentage 10,000 of these homes represents, powering that many households with solar starts to sound like a modest goal.  Particularly when you consider  solar as an energy source currently accounts for less than 1% of our national electrical energy needs.**  

The 10,000 solar roofs challenge is a recently launched cause “seeking 10,000 homeowners across the nation who want to power their homes with clean, solar energy in 2010.“  From the cause page: Now more than ever is the time to embrace renewable energy as a cleaner and safer option to coal and oil. The Gulf oil spill and the coal mining accident are the most recent reminders of the risks involved with dirty fossil fuels. These disasters have hurt the environment, local economies, and taken human lives.

The campaign is supported by SunRun, the nation’s leading residential solar financing company and solar installation firms including HelioPower.

“SunRun is supporting 10,000 solar roofs because it’s so important for Americans to realize that they do have a choice about where their energy comes from,” said SunRun President, Lynn Jurich.   “Our society relies heavily on coal and oil, no question.  Individually, we can decide to power our homes with clean renewable energy.   Many homeowners today can switch to solar for no upfront cost and no hassle.  It’s hugely important for everyone to realize that this is one way that they can make a big difference. 10,000 solar roofs in 2010 would go a long way to reducing pollution and our dependence on dirty energy sources.” 

For more information about the solar roofs challenge and to support the cause see: http://www.causes.com/causes/484512

Sources:

*  U.S. Census Bureau/Census of Housing

** SEIA 2009 State of the Industry Report

Want something unique to do with the kid's this weekend for Father's Day? Then join HelioPower Solar Energy consultant, Derek Girling, at the 1st Riverside Solar Day this Saturday at the Riverside Plaza. The event takes place from 10am until 2pm and will include making solar art! With lots of solar information on ha…nd, the parent are bound to learn new information as well, including how to control your escalating utility bills!

the event is presented by the Riverside Public Utilities.  Visitors can talk to Mayor Loveridge about going green, learn how to get a solar rebate, learn how you can buy green power, see how the city of Riverside uses solar power and have the kids make solar power art for Father’s Day.

Derek Girling, HelioPower solar energy consultant, will be on hand to assist visitors with information about the company’s new One Block Off the Grid community discount purchase program for solar Inland Empire, just announced June 14. 

For more information, click here for the Riverside Public Utilities information page.

HelioPower, a leading solar power design and installation firm since 2001, today announced it has been selected by One Block Off the Grid (1BOG), the nation’s largest solar group discount company, to offer homeowners an easy and affordable way to go solar in the Inland Empire (IE) and Orange county areas. The program ends September 14, 2010.

HelioPower’s “The Best Time to Go Solar Just Got Better!” campaign will offer homeowners throughout the IE and Orange County the opportunity to take advantage of 1BOG’s 15%* group discount on home solar panel installation. In addition to great solar power system pricing, HelioPower, a SunRun home solar financing partner, will be able to offer zero down financing to qualified buyers.

"We are thrilled to recognize HelioPower as 1BOG's installer partner, to service 1BOG member homeowners in the Inland Empire and Orange County with top notch solar installations at a great, pre-negotiated price," said Dave Llorens, CEO of 1BOG. "HelioPower has always been a fantastic partner to 1BOG and we selected them for the customer service, track record of successful installs and reliable warranties."

Scott Gordon, HelioPower’s vice president of residential sales, commented on the campaign: “We are very pleased to be the partner selected for 1BOG’s Inland Empire and Orange County campaigns. This most recent selection validates HelioPower as a value driven solar integration company that provides high quality installations at affordable prices. We have already helped over 130 1BOG members go solar in previous campaigns and we look forward to helping 1BOG’s newest members realize their solar ambitions. When we combine 1BOG’s pre-negotiated pricing with SunRun financing, the best time to go solar just got better for those in the Inland Empire and Orange County.”

HelioPower and 1BOG will kick off the Inland Empire campaign with a solar education event, Wednesday, June 16^th. The event will feature opening remarks from Renea Wickman, Democratic candidate for California Assembly District 63, in her first post-primary public appearance. The event will take place June 16^th, 2010 at 6:30pm at The Frontier Project, a USGBC LEED certified green building in Rancho Cucamonga.

To sign up for the HelioPower events please visit here for solar event information. More information about solar in the Inland Empire can be found at the Solar Inland Empire 1BOG website. Homeowners in Orange County can find details about solar pricing, products and local events by visiting 1BOG’s Orange County solar specific information.

Scott Gordon at HelioPower Introduces 1BOG solar Inland Empire and solar Orange county programs

An excerpt from the original 1BOG solar post by Warren Schirtzinger for Renewable Energy World.com:

When faced with a purchase decision that involves high

1BOG solar purchasing campaign installation in Palm Springs by HelioPower

cost and/or high risk, pragmatic customers (starting with the early majority) will not buy until they see proven/leading suppliers, references from people they trust, and reliability of service.  1BOG helps mainstream customers meet these buying requirements by offering a unique combination of group purchasing/installation and objective advice.

1BOG's service organizes homeowners in a given area and allows them to purchase and install solar as a group.  In addition to negotiating a volume discount of about 15%, 1BOG acts as an independent provider of quality assurance and objective information.  To qualify as a 1BOG vendor, local solar companies must go through a rigorous evaluation of their products, installation practices, and longterm stability as a company. Customers are also provided with assistance and support in the areas of rebates/incentives, financing and permits.

While most people would point to the 15% reduction in cost or the assistance provided with bureaucracy and paperwork as the primary benefits of 1BOG's program, I believe the true power of their approach is in helping reduce the perceived risk of solar.

In the world of high risk the customer will not rely on the word of a vendor. The customer’s decision process is based on finding objective information from reliable sources, something the vendor cannot provide.  1BOG reduces the perception of risk by acting as that provider of objective information.  1BOG facilitates references from trusted sources (by organizing buyers into self-referencing groups), and then provides evidence of expertise and product quality (by vetting local solar providers).

AQT, a leading developer of low-cost CIGS (copper- indium-gallium-diselenide) thin-film solar cells, today announced key partnerships with two leading solar companies to drive the delivery and deployment of AQT’s breakthrough solar cells into commercial projects beginning in 2010. The partnerships with Solar Enertech and HelioPower validate AQT’s unique business model and will accelerate fulfillment of the growing number of orders for its low cost alternative to traditional solar cells.

Solar Enertech, a large-scale producer of photovoltaic cells and modules, is working closely with AQT as a module manufacturing partner for AQT’s CIGS cells and will assist with product certification and qualification beginning in the second half of this year. Solar Enertech’s research and development team will join efforts with AQT to complete the final process of turning CIGS cells into modules.

“We are very excited to be partnering with AQT on CIGS technology to broaden the range of low cost offerings to the market,” said Leo Young, CEO of Solar Enertech. “It is in line with our value added strategy to the non-silicon segment and leverages our creative technology team.”

HelioPower, a leading solar power design and installation firm, has engineered solar power solutions for residential, commercial, community and utility-scale partners since 2001. HelioPower has designed and installed over 1,000 solar power systems and serves clients worldwide. AQT and HelioPower will jointly address AQT’s initial customer installations and provide a smooth market entry for AQT’s products.

“Reliability, flexibility and economic viability are the cornerstones of our business model,” said Ty Jagerson, executive vice president, Commercial Sales, HelioPower. “We see AQT’s products as a natural addition to our solar portfolio.”

In addition, AQT announced last month a partnership with Intevac, a leader in high-productivity manufacturing equipment, in which Intevac will provide AQT with its production-proven manufacturing equipment for its current and future production needs.

“AQT’s CIGS 2.0 business model relies as much on world class partners like Solar Enertech and HelioPower as it does on our breakthrough solar cells, and we will leverage the existing PV ecosystem to rapidly deliver solar solutions to market,” said Michael Bartholomeusz, CEO, AQT. “Leverage is perhaps the most effective force multiplier in this space and will go a long way towards helping us to collectively attain grid parity.”

By Scott Gordon
Vice President, Residential Sales, HelioPower

With the June 8th election fast approaching in California, the political ads are flying fast and furious. One television ad that seems to be getting a lot of airtime espouses the virtues of Proposition 16. On the surface, the tenets of Prop 16 sound reasonable enough. The measure would require voters to approve any municipality’s plan to launch a new public utility district in California. Rather than a simple majority, Prop 16 will require a difficult to attain two-thirds majority vote before local governments could launch a new public utility or expand an existing one. There are currently 48 ‘munis’ in California.

In case you’re unfamiliar with what a public utility district or ‘muni’ is, let me give you some examples: Anaheim Public Utility, SMUD, IID, Pasadena Water & Power, LADWP, Etc are all public utilities. If you happen to live in a public utility, you enjoy some of the lowest fixed energy rates in California. Currently public utility customers enjoy significantly lower electricity rates than their neighbors in the large investor owned utilities. They also enjoy some of the largest rebates for solar and other self generation technologies. Thus, it seems that creating additional municipal utilities would be a great thing for California consumers, so who would aim to block the creation of such beneficial public agencies and why would they put forth a nearly impossible two-thirds majority vote requirement?

If you follow the money, the trail will lead you directly to Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E). In fact, PG&E’s Board approved $35 million to push Prop 16. John Geesman, California’s former Energy Commissioner from 2002 – 2008, recently wrote in his blog, “California’s investor owned utilities face a Himalayan task in modernizing our electricity system and building the infrastructure necessary to serve a growing economy. They ought to focus on that, rather than manipulating the electorate to kneecap their few competitors.” In all fairness to Southern California Edison (SCE) and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), who would also benefit from a law all but guaranteeing their monopolies, these two investor owned utilities have taken a neutral stance on Prop 16.

Why is Prop 16 bad for consumers? First, it eliminates competition. Less competition almost always means higher prices. Second, it’s sponsored by a big utility whose sole interest is maintaining its monopoly. Third, it fails to properly grandfather the existing municipal utilities properly making all new electrical connections in those service areas subject to a two-thirds majority vote. Fourth, the name itself: “Taxpayers Right to Vote” is intentionally misleading and who likes to be intentionally misled? Besides, last time I checked, I already had the right to vote.

So, when you find yourself in the voter’s booth on June 8th, ask yourself who benefits most from Prop 16, PG&E or municipal utilities trying to offer their citizens lower electricity rates?  I think we all can agree that the only “monopoly” worth saving is the one made by Hasbro.

You can find out more about Prop 16 by visiting: http://www.laprogressive.com/the-environment/californias-prop-16-worst-measure-june-ballot/

You can reach Scott Gordon at Sgordon@HelioPower.com

By Derek Girling
HelioPower Solar Energy Consultant

Just like our earth’s annual trek around the sun, the solar energy business has its seasons as well. While not as clearly evident as bright flowers blooming after spring showers or leaves drying into brilliant autumn hues, our industry’s climate is driven by three strong forces – hot weather, rebates, and tax credits! Savvy consumers understand the seasonality of solar and plan accordingly to get the most financial benefit.

As a solar professional, all winter long I’m engaged in phone and email exchanges with interested homeowners exploring the feasibility of solar for their homes. We quickly determine if they are a good candidate for solar by analyzing their bills and their home’s solar exposure. Financial benefits are calculated and financing options outlined to meet their unique needs. Months go by with only their relatively small winter electricity bills to remind them of our discussions. Like clockwork, as soon as the temperature approaches t-shirt time and the AC charges on, they’re ready to move forward and schedule installation ASAP!

Rebate tier drops are another driving force in the solar year. As more and more homeowners go solar, rebates tiers drop accordingly. This is exactly how our California Solar Initiative was designed. Early adapters, enticed to jump in with big rebates, encouraged competition and drove prices down. Good solar sales representatives keep their customers informed as to when the rebate tier will drop and get their customers contracted before they lose thousands of rebate dollars. Typically during the last few weeks of a rebate tier hundreds of contracts are signed and bottlenecks are created with both utilities and installers attempting to deal with the huge surge in demand.

The end of the year also drives demand as homeowners try to get their systems installed and commissioned before December 31^st. They’re anxious to capture thousands of dollars of tax credits! Our company starts spreading the word in late summer. If you want to be guaranteed an installation and inspection by the end of the year, then we better get you contracted by the end of September. This is the only way to insure that module availability, weather, permitting and HOA issues, or scheduling won’t delay your installation. Again hundreds of homeowners scramble at the end of the year resulting in additional unnecessary stress during the hectic holiday season.

Unfortunately, these scenarios repeat themselves each year throughout our growing industry. Reputable installers are scheduling scores of homes each week. Customers feel confident using them because they have proven track records, good pricing, and there’s a higher likelihood they’ll be around for decades to honor their system’s warranty in the event of a problem. Unless you’re willing to trust your home and your roof to an untested installation firm, postponing your decision may result in a long wait enduring the highest bills of the year or waiting another year for a tax credit.

Reach your decision just a few months earlier and you’ll save hundreds or even thousands of dollars in avoided energy costs, and have the added satisfaction of working with your first choice of contractor. The best time of the year to go solar is right now! Get your last year’s electricity bills together. Meet with a few good companies and use their expertise to help you decide on the right size system and best financing option. Then sign a contract and get scheduled!

Contact Derek Girling at DGirling@HelioPower.com

HelioPower client, Charles Smith in Encinitas, CA shows how solar energy powers his home, pool pump, spa, fountain and even the electric motorcyle that takes him to lunch in this YouTube video: