NBC affiliate Cox Media reporter Diana Guevara caught up with HelioPower's Scott Gordon and solar power client Robert Schmalz in Oceanside for her solar piece Monday, January 25. Schmalz, a HelioPower client who went solar just recently through the solar San Diego 1BOG program, talks about solar as a smart investment:
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On November 19 Scott Gordon of HelioPower worked with Brad Burton of 1BOG on a webinar answering questions about the new Solar San Diego discount community buying program with 1BOG.
You can watch the webinar here:
Solar San Diego Webinar with HelioPower and 1BOG from David Llorens on Vimeo.
One Block Off the Grid (1BOG), the nation's largest solar buying collective, announced today the selection 
of HelioPower as the installation partner in their newest San Diego solar community buying campaign. The campaign will make it easy and affordable for San Diego homeowners to purchase solar energy at a group discount rate. By signing up online for free membership to the San Diego 1BOG community, homeowners can enjoy personalized, impartial advice, and receive solar power systems at only $5.29 per watt from the 1BOG selected installer partner, HelioPower.
1BOG's first San Diego campaign ran from May to August 2009 and generated interest from more than 980 local resident 1BOG community members. Working with installer partners HelioPower and groSolar, the first 1BOG San Diego campaign was responsible for almost 10% of the entire region's solar installations for 2009 . For this second 1BOG San Diego campaign, 1BOG selected solar company HelioPower to service the community throughout the entire San Diego metro area with high quality solar panels at the lowest price ever offered.
As California's leading city for solar power, San Diego is working toward the City's 2003 goal of utilizing 50 megawatts of solar power within the city limits by 2013 . However, solar power adoption is still less than 1%.
"We are excited to once again be working with HelioPower to provide the easiest and most affordable way for San Diego homeowners to go solar," said Dave Llorens, Co-founder and General Manager at 1BOG. "Our joint program will offer the city the best solar pricing it has ever seen and will cement San Diego's reputation as California's leading city for solar power."
"We were thrilled to have been selected for the second time to serve the 1BOG San Diego community," said Scott Gordon, Vice President, Residential Sales for HelioPower. "Partnering with 1BOG to offer San Diego residents dramatic group discounts for solar installations earlier this year enabled us to more than double our install rates for the quarter and affect a significant dent in San Diego's solar goals and the widespread acceptance of the solar industry."
In addition to serving the 1BOG San Diego community, HelioPower was also selected as installer partner for the current 1BOG Coachella Valley campaign. 1BOG chose HelioPower for the company's unbeatable group pricing, track record of successful and timely installations and reliable warranties offered. For details about the different packages available, visit: www.SolarSanDiego.1bog.org/campaign-costs.
The San Diego 1BOG program is available now to local homeowners in the entire San Diego metro area through February 12, 2010. For more information or to sign up, visit the 1BOG Solar San Diego homepage.
1BOG and HelioPower will be hosting a free Webinar and online information session with details about the San Diego solar program on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. PST. To sign up visit: www.SolarSanDiego.1bog.org/faqs-and-webinar.
HelioPower will participate in the Sustainability Fair Presented by the Center for Sustainable Energy, 
California in San Diego. The event showcases energy efficiency, water conservation, renewable energy and other green products and services for both residential and commercial properties. The commercial day is Thursday, August 6 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. The residential day is Sunday, August 9 from 10am to 5pm.
For more information, click here.
HelioPower, a leading solar power design and installation firm in California and Nevada, has signed the first solar power project in the 1BOG solar group purchase program in San Diego. One Block Off the Grid (1BOG) launched its solar San Diego campaign on May 18, securing a discounted price of $6.09 per DC watt for its members.
“We’re proud to announce we’ve already sold several 1BOG systems in north San Diego County, having signed our first contract on June 1,” said Scott Gordon, Director of Sales for HelioPower. “1BOG has negotiated an incredible installation price for its San Diego participants and people are taking advantage of it. Those who hope to get the best deal will act before San Diego Gas & Electric’s solar power rebate drops next month.”
HelioPower was chosen along with groSolar to install the solar San Diego systems priced through the 1BOG program. HelioPower is working in the northern San Diego area with groSolar installing projects in the central San Diego region. 1BOG has successfully launched statewide group solar purchasing programs in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Sonoma County. Outside California it has active campaigns in New Orleans, La. and Denver, Colo. Upcoming community programs are launching in Phoenix, Ariz., Sacramento, Calif. and Washington, D.C.
“The pricing from HelioPower was the lowest we’ve seen in any of our group purchase campaigns run thus far,” said Dave Llorens, 1BOG General Manager. “We were impressed by HelioPower’s request for proposal response,” he continued, “We also look for companies who truly embrace environmental awareness in their operations. We inspected the HelioPower southern California offices and warehouse, and saw how they run their business and green their supply chain. We were excited to see their attention to even small details like pre-removing boxes from panels to ensure they are recycled. It made our decision easy.”
More information on the San Diego campaign can be found at:
http://solarsandiego.1bog.org.
In its webinar this week for solar power system buyers in San Diego, 1BOG, One Block Off the Grid, marketing director, Brad Burton, was joined by Scott Gordon, Director of Sales at HelioPower. The webinar gave participants an opportunity to review information and pricing related to the Solar San Diego discount pricing program currently being offered by 1BOG.
The webinar is available in its entirety by clicking here.
"I very much enjoyed presenting the 1BOG Solar San Diego program with Brad Burton. As Brad mentions during the webinar, at $6.09/dc watt the Solar San Diego campaign pricing is by far the best 1BOG has negotiated to date," said Scott Gordon.
"This means unprecedented savings when you purchase your solar power system through the program," Gordon continued. "I liken this to the Costco Car Program. When you buy a car through Costco, a magic book appears from under the salesman’s desk at the auto dealership. Because Costco did all of the negotiating ahead of time, you experience a pleasant non-haggle purchase experience without having to get multiple quotes from multiple dealers. In a similar fashion, the 1BOG campaign saves consumers time and money by simplifying the solar power system purchase process for the public at large. Of course, those hoping to see the greatest savings will act before SDGE’s rebate drops from $1.90 to $1.55 per watt."