SAN FRANCISCO & HONOLULU–SunRun, the nation’s leading home solar company, today announced that its solar power service is now available in Hawaii. The company allows homeowners to have rooftop solar panels installed for as little as $0 down and pay monthly for solar electricity. Homeowners save up to 15% right away and control their electricity costs over time. In addition, SunRun owns, monitors, maintains, and insures the panels for no additional cost. This launch is SunRun’s second expansion in just two months, and it furthers the company’s mission to increase access to affordable solar power while driving job creation for local installers. “Our solar power service now makes solar a reality for homeowners in Hawaii by removing the high upfront cost.”
“It is important that we provide our homeowners and businesses adequate access to clean, renewable sources of energy,” said Hawaii Senator Daniel K. Inouye. “Nearly 90 percent of the power generated and consumed in Hawaii is the product of imported fossil fuels. Hawaii’s location in the middle of the Pacific Ocean makes it the perfect place to take advantage of the energy provided by the sun. I commend SunRun for being part of the effort to move Hawaii into a clean energy future.”
SunRun partners with local installers in each new market to facilitate job creation, and has partnered in Hawaii with RevoluSun and Sunetric, two of the leading local integrators. SunRun partners employ over 2,500 workers, and one notable partner was able to add 75 new employees in 2009 due to SunRun’s solar power service. Recently, SunRun President Lynn Jurich spoke on a panel with Nevada Senator Harry Reid about creating green jobs, and she advised President Obama at The White House last December on the same topic.