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SunPower News: Key Information for EmPower Solar Customers

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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Jul 16, 2010

We Moved to New Offices!

Last week, EmPower Solar moved to new offices. If you're eager to come by, we are still VERY easy to find. We've only moved 2...

EmPower Solar

Jul 12, 2010

David Schieren Published in Long Island Business News

EmPower's CEO David Schieren was featured in the Long Island Business News (LIBN) last week. He wrote an op-ed explaining the benefits of solar energy...

News

Jul 01, 2010

PACE Financing Threatened by Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac

Today, the New York Times reported on a looming risk to the future of PACE financing - America's largest mortgage guarantors, Fannie Mae and Freddie...

News

Jun 18, 2010

Call to Action: Support SREC Legislation in NY

As you may have heard recently, there is legislation in the New York assembly to create a solar renewable energy credit (SREC) incentive structure in...

EmPower Solar

Jun 11, 2010

EmPower’s Matt Mathosian Featured in Newsday

EmPower's Commercial Project Manager Matt Mathosian was recently featured in Newsday's Voices of Long Island. From the article: Mathosian, a project manager for EmPower Solar,...

EmPower Solar

Jun 10, 2010

David Schieren appears in National Building Museum Video

Since its creation in 1980, the National Building Museum (NBM) offers exhibits, presentations, and educational materials on the built environment. For the past 24 years,...

Home Solar

Jun 09, 2010

Will New York get SRECS?

The solar industry on Long Island has undergone dramatic changes over the past 9 months. Last November, LIPA was providing solar electric rebates of $3.50/watt...

Batteries, Storms and Resiliency

May 28, 2010

Solar Works in the Rain

We often get questions about solar panels' ability to produce electricity in the rain. Many people are concerned that Long Island winters and springs see...

EmPower Solar

May 07, 2010

“EmPower” Yourself

People try to convince Sal that if something sounds too good to be true, then it probably is. However, Sal reassures them that it is...

Energy Technologies

May 04, 2010

What Will Happen to Long Island’s Solar Industry?

Annual US Grid-Tied PV Capacity Additions Solar energy is growing strong in the United States. Despite the deep recession, installations grew 38% in 2009. On...