Burlington Free Press: Can Burlington be more solar friendly?
Might a mix of policy changes in Burlington increase the number of solar installations in the city?City officials say things are looking up, after years of a relatively sluggish adoption rate for...
View ArticleRutland Herald: Solar company adopts community strategy
A Waterbury company is casting a wide net in its approach to solar energy — installing home solar systems in large numbers, one county at a time. SunCommon says its business model of signing up 100 or...
View ArticleWPTZ-TV: Homeowners Finding it Easier to Go Solar
Believe it or not, Vermont has about 83% the solar capacity that Miami, Florida has. And now making solar work for homeowners is more affordable too. The thirteenth home in the town of Milton today had...
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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, and certainly...
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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...
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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.
View ArticleFREE PRESS: Waterbury embraces solar in bid to be the greenest
Solar generating capacity in Waterbury and Duxbury has been doubled over the last 11 months… A key partner that made the solar transition possible for Plagge was SunCommon, a Waterbury-based private...
View ArticleWPTZ-TV: Waterbury and Duxbury double home solar panels in a year
Peter Plagge recently installed solar panels on his family’s Waterbury home. ”I like to go on my computer and look at the little graph readout of the electricity that we produce,” said Plagge. He says...
View ArticleWaterbury Record — LEAPing to the top: Towns recognized for doubling solar...
Rev. Peter Plagge and Erin Mooney opened up their Winooski Street home for a sort of party Monday morning. Gov. Peter Shumlin, several state representatives and a scrum of local and state media all...
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Burlington Free Press — Pop-up galleries: A growing trend in Burlington’s...
…An art show that used the Cherry Street pop-up gallery was organized last summer by SunCommon, a Waterbury-based organization that helps people convert their homes to solar energy. Since its founding...
View ArticleAssociated Press (AP) – Vermont home solar company touts accomplishments
The company, which employs 53 people, hopes to install 500 more systems on homes and businesses this year. Its model is to make solar power accessible by installing small-scale systems with no upfront...
View ArticleMontpelier Times Argus – SunCommon Celebrates 1st Anniversary
SunCommon, which has installed 248 residential solar systems in Vermont in the last year, and Gov. Peter Shumlin urged the Legislature on Monday to continue to fund the program. “This is not time to...
View ArticleWCAX-TV – Solar company celebrates first year (video)
“It’s our goal to bolt this stuff on your roof at no up front cost, essentially installing for free, and then the monthly cost — you essentially shift your payment from your electricity from the...
View ArticleBurlington 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...
View ArticleWaterbury 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...
View ArticleThe 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,...
View ArticleSunCommon 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....
View ArticleGreen 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...
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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...
View ArticleAddison Independent: Central school in Ferrisburgh entertains a solar array plan
FERRISBURGH — At their Thursday meeting, the Ferrisburgh Central School board heard a proposal for a roughly 120-kilowatt solar array that would produce about the same amount of electricity needed to...
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