Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman Would Save Money While Advancing Clean Energy in California
OAKLAND, Calif., June 21 /PRNewswire/ — Sungevity, the leading online residential solar provider, challenged California’s gubernatorial candidates Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman to go solar for no money down.
Utilizing the company’s proprietary iQuote technology, Sungevity created customized estimates for installing solar on the Governor candidates’ own homes. The proposals, which were sent to the candidates’ campaign offices, can also be viewed online by visiting www.sungevity.com/guv .
“California has made big steps on climate change and can lead in the mission that President Obama laid out last week to reclaim our destiny with clean energy. Today, we’re asking Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman to lead by example by installing solar on their homes because solar saves money and creates jobs,” said Danny Kennedy, Founder of Sungevity.
To help Brown and Whitman realize their personal potential for going solar and being part of the clean energy future, Sungevity created the estimates of solar savings for both candidates’ homes, based on calculations of their roof’s exposure to the sun and the electricity rates they are charged. If either candidate accepts, Sungevity will install the solar for no money down, and they can pay a monthly fee for the clean electricity they will use.
This model of leasing systems for homes, with no upfront capital required, is the fastest growing segment of the solar market. Six months ago around ten percent of systems sold in California were leased or part of a “power purchase agreement”; last month over 30% of systems were. “We would like Meg and Jerry to join the momentum for a clean energy future being created by the Solar Lease,” said Kennedy.
The results are in!
Meg Whitman would save the most money from going solar based on the estimates created by Sungevity on the house she is registered to vote from in Atherton. Her roof could take an 8.93 kw installation, which should reduce her electricity bill by 64%
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