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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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Jul 21, 2017

What to Do When You Don’t Qualify for Solar

IT’S NOT THE END OF YOUR ROAD TO RENEWABLES - A NEW BREAKTHROUGH BUSINESS MODEL IS SHAKING UP THE INDUSTRY, AND THE STATE OF NEW...

Home Solar

Jun 30, 2017

Solar panels attatched to this house on LOng Island enable to homeowners to use solar energy to power their home. The cost of solar is fixed, allowing the homeowners to increase their savings.

Calculating the True Cost of Solar

Note: This blog was originally published in June 2017 and was updated July 2022. Prices everywhere have been rising, and this summer, New Yorkers are...

EmPower Solar

Jun 26, 2017

The Solar Design Center – A Free Long Island community event space

HOST YOUR LOCAL MEETINGS FOR FREE IN ISLAND PARK! When we opened our Solar Design Center in 2015, we imagined it as a space where...

EmPower Solar

Jun 16, 2017

Healthy Competition: The Momentum that Solar in Long Beach Needs

THE LONG BEACH ENERGY INDEPENDENCE COMPETITION REPRESENTS A STRATEGY FOR COMMUNITY GROWTH THAT BEGAN LONG BEFORE THIS SUMMER. The beauty of competition is the motivation...

News

Jun 02, 2017

A Letter from our CEO: Paris Accord

MOTIVATED BY WITHDRAWAL FROM PARIS AGREEMENT Clean energy is the future and is already resulting in a stronger economy and better public health. There are...

Home Solar

May 30, 2017

4 Ways Going Solar Changes Your Life

GOING SOLAR IS THE CHANGE YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR 1. Financial Benefits Receive a return on Investment sooner rather than later. The simple way to...

Home Solar

May 19, 2017

Tesla Solar Roof Review: How Does the Cost and Power Measure Up?

WILL LONG ISLAND EMBRACE THE TESLA SOLAR ROOF? The solar roof announced by Tesla and Elon Musk is a very exciting product. The EmPower Solar...

Real Estate

May 16, 2017

10 Things Long Island Builders and Architects Could Do to Prepare for Solar

AS TRENDS POINT TOWARDS A MORE RENEWABLY SOURCED FUTURE, ITS IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER HOW TO PLAN OUR BUILDINGS "SOLAR READY" TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY AND BOOST...

EmPower Solar

May 15, 2017

Solar Ambassador: Georgia LoPresti Meckes

FROM FRESH FOOD TO HOME SOLAR POWER, THIS LONG BEACH FAMILY PROMOTES GREEN LIVING THROUGH LIVE, WORK AND PLAY! Author: Georgia LoPresti Meckes Not everyone...

EmPower Solar

Apr 22, 2017

The Story of Earth Day and Events in NYC + Long Island

GETTING INVOLVED THIS EARTH DAY IS A SMALL STEP TOWARDS A BIGGER AND BRIGHTER FUTURE! One of our five founding philosophy's is our commitment to clean...