WPTZ News Channel 5: Vt.’s largest school solar array comes online

Gov. Peter Shumlin and others threw the switch on the system Thursday, inaugurating the 157-kilowatt solar array, the largest such system at a school in the state. Shumlin was joined by state and local officials and representatives of the solar...

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Boston.com: Vt.’s largest school solar array comes online

DUXBURY, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin and Green Mountain Power President Mary Powell inaugurated the largest solar array at a Vermont school Thursday, throwing the switch on the 157-kilowatt device at the Crossett Brook Middle School in...

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Stowe Today: The little solar engine that could

Note: This piece was written by Jamison Ervin of Waterbury LEAP, the town energy committee serving Waterbury and Duxbury and Suncommon's partner on the Solar for Scholars program. By now, most travelers along Route 100, and certainly anyone with a...

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Essex Reporter: Q&A with Duane Peterson, President of SunCommon

When Duane Peterson’s dad returned from combat in World War II, he settled in Southern California. “So I was born in Los Angeles,” the younger Peterson explained, “but I’m still a nice person.” His father died when he was still...

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Burlington Free Press: How Kenyans Helped Vermonters Connect with Sun Power

If there were any doubt about this being the era of inter-connectedness for social movements and businesses alike, think again. The spasm of violence that followed Kenya’s 2008 elections led a couple of young computer devotees there to write software...

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Solar Tour at the largest school solar project in Vermont (Crossett Brook Middle School)

Construction on the 150kW solar array at CBMS has begun! To celebrate, SunCommon, Waterbury LEAP and Crossett Brook Middle School are hosting a "Solar Show & Tell” on Friday, October 18th. It's an opportunity to see this exciting solar...

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MyChamplainValley.com: Button Up Day-homes showcase energy effcient improvements

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WPTZ: Solar for Scholars Story

This TV News story covers the launch of SunCommon's Solar for Scholars program in Waterbury and Duxbury.

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Valley Reporter: Crossett Brook Middle School takes solar challenge

On Tuesday, September 10, Waterbury Local Energy Action Partnership (LEAP) and solar installers SunCommon gathered in the sustainability classroom at Crossett Brook Middle School to announce a Solar for Scholars Challenge aimed at adding 40 new solar homes in...

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Is Your Roof Ready for Solar?

To answer this question we turned to our Solar Designers, who explain the suitability of various roofing types for solar. We take this stuff seriously; when we install solar panels on your roof, we want to be sure that...

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