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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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Home Solar

Aug 11, 2023

Leasing Solar Panels: What You Need to Know

If you’ve taken a drive around your neighborhood lately, you may have noticed that more and more homes have solar arrays installed on their roof....

Home Solar

Aug 04, 2023

Protecting Your Solar Investment: The Role of Critter Guards

Solar panels are built tough. After all, they have to be able to withstand all weather conditions for at least 25years. One of the things...

EmPower Solar

Jul 21, 2023

Five Ways to Lower Your Carbon Footprint

You might have noticed a big push this past April to focus on your carbon footprint. Each year during Earth Month, there is a big...

May 31, 2023

Saving Money Each Summer (Even With the AC Blasting): Frank’s Solar Story

As any Long Islander will tell you, the summers here are beautiful like no other, but they are also unbearably hot. The only relief comes...

Home Solar

May 16, 2023

Sunshine, Savings, and Environmental Stewardship: Beverly’s Solar Story

Beverly James’s Westbury home looks like any other house you might see across Long Island. Tidy front yard, brick driveway, and at night, the house...

Our Team

Mar 24, 2023

Looking for a New Job? Try a Solar Career.

Take a look around your neighborhood and you’ll notice that more and more homes are installing rooftop solar. This renewable energy technology has emerged as...

Home Solar

Feb 14, 2023

7 Reasons to Fall in Love with Solar

Valentine’s Day is usually reserved for celebrating relationships. But this year, as inflation causes prices to increase and the high price of home heating oil...

Home Solar

Feb 13, 2023

home electrification and the investment in clean energy can reduce high electric bills.

Home Electrification: Health, Safety, and Savings

While New Yorkers across the state are working on their New Year's resolutions to be healthier this year, the flu, RSV, and COVID have had...

Energy Technologies

Jan 30, 2023

The Debate About Gas and Induction Stoves

“The government is coming for your gas stove! Not over my dead body” is the common refrain we’re hearing this week even from many of...

Electric Vehicles

Jan 13, 2023

An electric vehicle is plugged into a home charger. Electric cars in winter are highly efficient, and installing a home charger can help improve resiliency and reduce range anxiety.

Electric Cars in Cold Weather

Last year was a tough one for New Yorkers. The spring of 2022 brought record-breaking gas prices, causing drivers to second-guess their traditional gasoline powered...