Featured Solar Homeowners: Shannon and Melissa Haggett

In the Spring of 2012, Shannon and Melissa Haggett saw the story of SunCommon launching on WCAX and were intrigued by the idea of going solar with no upfront cost. Shannon hopped onto his computer, went to our website,...

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St. Albans Messenger: SunCommon helping families and farms in NW Vermont go solar

  The St. Albans Messenger covered SunCommon's program launch for Franklin and Grand Isle Counties on February 25th. Click on the article image to read the full story.

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Addison Eagle: Solar Energy Firm Installs 1000th Panel

  Waterbury-based solar-panel installer SunCommon, marked a milestone last week. The company installed its 1,000th photovoltaic panel. According to spokeswoman Andrea Ochs, the firm—which is active locally—plans to install number 1,005 in Addison County. “I’ve spoken with dozens of Addison County residents...

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Times Argus: First Solar Home in Bolton

A year ago my husband, our daughter, and I moved to Bolton and into our first house. We had to make some changes and it was evident that being as frugal as we are would not get us far,...

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Featured Solar Homeowners: Don and Grace Mayer

Don Mayer has been the CEO and Top Dog at Small Dog Electronics since he founded it in 1995. Don’s been involved in the start-up of five different companies in fields as varied as computer software and wind energy,...

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Featured Solar FAQ: What should I do about snow on my solar panels?

"The first winter with our new solar panels, I went out after every snow storm and meticulously cleaned off our panels.  It was so exciting to have them!  But after the first month, I lost steam and didn’t get...

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A Yogi and her Solar-powered Home: A Note from Kim Ead

Kimberly Ead, her husband Derek, and their daughter Sydney are relatively new members of the Bolton Community.  Derek and Kim are truly active people with a climbing wall inside and kayaks in the shed.  Kim is especially in tune...

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Solar jobs eclipse coal jobs

There's long been a perception that fossil fuels were insurmountable, and solar and other renewables would forever be bit players. And if all the fancy advertising and PR flaks were to be believed, the only job creators are coal...

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Featured Solar Homeowner: the Roys

Bill and Judy built their home in Williston 37 years ago and, knowing that installing solar panels was both the environmentally responsible and the economical thing to do, they positioned their home with one side of the roof facing...

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Featured Solar Homeowner: The Rutledges

Back in March of 2012, Kristin and Rob Rutledge saw the story of SunCommon launching on WCAX and were intrigued by the idea of saving money and going solar. From the stunning mountaintop vista of their home in Duxbury,...

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