WCAX: Are Vt. utilities limiting customers’ solar power?

For Peter Plagge, the sun beating down today is great news for his wallet down the road. "Those 12 panels were attached last June," he said. He has a 12 SunCommon solar panels installed on his home and is part of...

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Vermont Business Magazine: Uncommon Energy from SunCommon

Maybe it’s because solar energy is his business, emails from Duane Peterson often close with “Have a sunny day” or “Hoping the sun is shining on you.” These little homilies show that Peterson is not only a preternaturally cheerful...

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Addison Independent: Solar firm hosts art, info events at ‘pop-up’ store

MIDDLEBURY — Along with offering information to prospective customers seeking financing or product information on solar power, SunCommon has been hosting a series of educational events at the “pop-up” store it opened June 14 at the Lazarus Building, which...

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Addison Independent: Central school in Ferrisburgh entertains a solar array plan

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Green Mountain Outlook: Solar art gallery, store opens in downtown Middlebury

Middlebury — Local officials and SunCommon staff gathered to launch the solar energy company’s pop-up art gallery and storefront located at 20 Main St. in downtown Middlebury. The store will display local artists and solar energy alike. The space will host...

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Green Mountain Outlook – SunCommon solar store and gallery to open June 18

Middlebury — Solar energy is powering more and more residences and commercial operations in Addison County, Vt. To mark its footprint in the solar enterprise, Vermont-based solar-array installer SunCommon is opening a unique solar store at 20 Main St....

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Burlington Free Press – SunCommon to install 18.3kW of solar on Energy Innovation Center

Two Vermont solar installers have been selected to build the Solar Center at Rutland Regional Medical Center and the solar installation at Green Mountain Power’s planned Energy Innovation Center. SameSun of Vermont, based in Rutland, will build the 150-kilowatt Solar...

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The Bridge – SunCommon One-year Anniversary

SunCommon of Waterbury celebrated its one-year anniversary at the home of Liberty Street resident Johannes Otter (left) Monday. Speakers included (left to right) SunCommon copresident Duane Peterson, Central Vermont Economic Development chairman Peter Hood, Governor Peter Shumlin, Peck Electric...

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Waterbury Record – Local Solar Company Celebrates First Year

Elected officials, economic development representatives and staff of SunCommon gathered at the Otter home in Montpelier to celebrate the Waterbury-based solar company’s first birthday. In its first year, SunCommon installed 248 residential solar systems, making it the largest residential...

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Burlington Free Press – Solar company touts success, fears future

A state rebate program to encourage residents to go solar has helped to install 775 small-scale solar electricity systems since 2006, but the state’s largest residential solar company fears a reduction in funding could curtail that growth by making the investment...

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