News & Events
Announcing Our Western Slope Office.
We are pleased to bring service to communities throughout western Colorado. Our western slope representative Andy Gillis is based in Carbondale, Colorado.
Andy Gillis
andyg@vibrantsolar.com
970-379-4033
30KW System Installed on Boarding House
We recently completed a 30 Kilowatt solar PV system at a boarding house at 1746 Emerson Street, Denver. This system features the newest panel from Evergreen, the 195 watt zero-tolerance E195, in both rooftop flush mounts and a cantilevered side mount window awning. Check it out next time you are in Denver. We appreciate our customer Granite Realty's dedication to reducing CO2 emissions. This array reduces CO2 by 54,000 pounds per year!
Compass Bank Helps You Go Green
Our partner Compass Bank has scheduled two seminars, one for commercial building owners and one for homeowners. These events will be held at at Compass Bank's Lafayette branch, 1200 W. South Boulder Road, Lafayette Colorado 80026. Each seminar includes one hour of concentrated information including Q&A and refreshments. You can finance your solar PV system with Compass' low solar rate.
Commercial Solar Seminar
Tuesday June 17, 6:30pm
Residential Solar Seminar
Tuesday July 8, 6:30pm
Please RSVP to Gina Corrieri. Walk-ins are welcome.
Residential Loan Contact
Gina Corrieri, Assistant Vice President, 303-926-1010, gina.corrieri@compassbank.com
Commercial Loan Contact
Charles Robertson, Business Banking Officer, 303-441-5821, charles.robertson@compassbank.com.
Solar Is Booming
Thanks to Colorado voters’ passage of Amendment 37 three years ago, solar is booming in Colorado. In March 2008 the Governor signed a new law requiring all power companies in Colorado to install net meters, which can run backward to accept the electricity a solar PV system produces, and to pay retail for it- the same price the power company charges you.
Vibrant Solar continues to grow. We recently added a third installation crew, and can install up to three systems per week. More crews should be in place by spring, as we continue to increase installation capacity. Each crew can install one system per week on homes. Commercial installations can take a couple weeks to install.
Vibrant has welcomed nine new Solar Consultants since last November - Cliff Farrington, Paul Carr, Tony Forero, Chris Hamilton, Rob Citron, Robert Quist, Tony English, Andy Gillis, and in partnership with Toltec Energy's Prakash Neupane.
In 2007 Vibrant Solar started partnerships with Capitol Solar Energy for solar thermal installation and Major Geothermal for geothermal installations. These partnerships continue to grow, as more people discover the benefits of each type of renewable energy system.
Proud to be Greening Colorado
We estimate we are saving 54,000 pounds of CO2 emissions per year with each week's installations. That's a lot of CO2!
Earthworks Expo 2008
June 21-22 at the Denver Merchandise Mart. Vibrant Solar will be just inside the front doors at this excellent public showcase of renewable energy, energy conservation and recycling products. www.earthworks2008.com
Denver Parade of Homes
Vibrant Solar is proud to be the Official Solar Sponsor of the 2008 Parade of Homes at Solterra in Lakewood, Colorado. www.paradeofhomesdenver.com
Colorado Garden & Home Show
Vibrant Solar
is the Official Solar Sponsor at the 49th Annual Colorado Garden & Home
Show February 7-15, 2009 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver.
www.gardeningcolorado.com
Thanks to cooperative funding support from our national distributor, groSolar Inc. and support from the top US manufacturer Evergreen Solar, we have expanded our booth and presence at this huge event. Come see the latest news, including Evergreen's new 195Watt panel with the first ever zero tolerance rating. Evergreen is the major American solar panels manufacturer.
This is an exciting time for solar. We are thrilled to meet every new person who contacts us to get the information, who makes an informed decision, and takes advantage of the rebate and tax credit to go solar.
We have recently released new brochures, including key information that is also on this web site. For those who prefer hard copy, we are happy to mail the information.
Legislation
Congress worked to pass legislation for larger renewable energy incentives in July and December, 2007, and is trying again now, in June 2008. The previous bills were derailed in the Senate due to resistance to a proposed offsetting tax incentives reduction for oil companies. The various defeated legislations attempted to extend the current tax credit past last year's end point, to lift or increase the residential cap, to remove the restriction that the credit cannot be used to eliminate an Alternative Minimum Tax burden, and other key factors that would allow more to afford solar. At this time we can just hope that such legislation gets passed during 2008.