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Update: October 21, 2024 Management of all SunPower solar leases previously held by SunPower Corporation/SunPower Financial have been successfully transferred...

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Batteries, Storms and Resiliency

Nov 19, 2012

Rebuilding right after Sandy

"If you don't grow, you die," said Donald Monti, of Renaissance Downtowns, at the Vision Long Island Smart Growth Summit on Nov. 16. Rebuilding right...

Batteries, Storms and Resiliency

Nov 09, 2012

Backup Power Systems: An Introduction

A standard "grid-tied" solar electric system that EmPower installs is designed to connect to the grid and reduce or eliminate electric bills, and stay connected...

Energy Technologies

Nov 08, 2012

Solar Incentives: Past, Present, Future

Solar installations in America increased 60% between 2007 and 2011 "an impressive leap given the financial crisis" and forecasts indicate that the industry will continue...

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Nov 02, 2012

Empower Recovery

UPDATE: November 2, 2012 We hope that everyone is safe and secure after this devastating storm. EmPower's headquarters, fleet and many employees were severely impacted,...

Electric Vehicles

Jun 22, 2012

Electric Vehicles Invade the Long Beach Movie Theatre

Last night over 75 people came to the Long Beach Cinema to watch Revenge of the Electric Car (sequel to "Who Killed the Electric Car")....

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May 22, 2012

EmPower Solar to Receive Clean Energy Award from Vision Long Island

EmPower Solar will be presented with the "Clean Energy Award" from Vision Long Island at its 11th Annual Smart Growth Award Ceremony on June 15th....

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Mar 27, 2012

Today’s Thoughts on Tomorrow’s Future

EmPower Solar was proud to participate in the inaugural International Energy and Sustainability Conference which was held at Farmingdale State College last week. The purpose...

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Mar 15, 2012

The Results are In! 2011 Marks Tremendous Growth for the Solar Industry

2011 was an exciting year for solar in the U.S., achieving record growth and 1,855 MW of installed photovoltaic systems. This represents a 109% growth...

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Jan 20, 2012

EmPower Intern Accepted to MIT

EmPower Solar congratulates Josh Haimson our exceptional summer intern, for acceptance to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) class of 2016. Josh is the third...

Energy Technologies

Dec 08, 2011

Solar Looks Bright on Long Island

Newsday's recent editorial "Solar Looks Bright on Long Island" published on November 25th, is rightfully optimistic. Every day we grow more confident that solar will...