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How LIers can prevent, or prep for, a power outage during hurricane season

“The intermittent nature of solar can’t guarantee a supply of energy continuously,” said David Schieren, CEO of EmPower Solar. “The...

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September 25, 2018

EmPower Offers “Clean Commuter” Benefits to Employees

EmPower Solar just added a new employee perks program to their list of employee benefits. To recognize Drive Electric Week and Climate Action Month, the...

September 24, 2018

Solar Power World’s 2018 Greenest Contractors

EmPower Solar made the list of top Greenest Contractors in 2018! The Greenest Contractor award celebrates the greenest contractors on the SPW list. These companies...

September 21, 2018

Raffle For Solar Powered Tiny House

A Long Beach-based interior design company is holding a raffle for a self-sufficient "tiny house." Briella Tomassetti Reports has more details about the contest. Wolf...

EmPower Solar Opens New Office in New York

New York Solar installer, EmPower Solar, officially opened an office in Queens after 15 years with a primary headquarters on Long Island. The Queens location...

Nassau County’s Largest Solar Company Celebrates Solar + Storage Milestone

After 15 years of business, EmPower Solar installs 2,000 solar systems and 100 battery storage backup projects across New York helping to meet State goal...

Solar Array, Rain Garden and Sustainable Landscaping Dedication Ceremony At The Sisters of St. Joseph’s Brentwood Campus

The system is expected to offset approximately 63 percent of the current campus electricity needs. The ground-mounted fixed-array 1 MW system, co-developed and installed by...

New financing options light up solar projects

While technology is key in deploying solar, financial arrangements may be at least as crucial, making community solar accessible as well as affordable.

Sisters of St. Joseph go green with solar array

The sisters had a solar array installed on their 211-acre property. It provides 63 percent of their electric. Sister Helen Kearney says that electric is...

Local Surfrider chapter cleans up the Canals

A wide variety of items were collected, Weiss said, including plastics and styrofoam floating in the eelgrass, a piece of a boat, a decayed gasoline...

LIPA trustees won’t delay new solar energy compensation plan

Solar companies on Long Island and throughout the state may have another chance to delay implementation. Tara Bono, marketing manager for EmPower Solar in Island...

Student solar competition launched to spark career interest in clean energy

The Alley Pond Environmental Center and SunPower byEmPower Solar, a leading New York-based solar energy company, have opened registration for a student competition. The competition...

Hempstead Town upgrading house for office space, education

Officials say the house in Point Lookout, which was built by NYIT students, will be the first ‘smart house’ owned by a municipality. David Schieren,...