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Clean Solar Gives Back to Charity in Customer's Name for Every Solar Power Purchase

Wine and Chocolate Create Solar Power

Clean Solar, Inc. Will Now Guarantee Every Solar Production

 

Clean Solar Gives Back to Charity in Customer's Name for Every Solar Power Purchase

For every customer that installs a solar power system through Clean Solar, $500 will be donated to the charity of their choice.

(PRWEB) January 16, 2008 -- Clean Solar, Inc. announces a $500 charitable donation for every solar installation. Beginning 1st quarter 2008, Clean Solar will donate $500 in the name of anyone purchasing solar and utilizing Clean Solar for it's installation. Clean Solar will allow the customer to choose the charity of their choice.

For those who do not have a favorite charity, they have 4 charities for which to choose; Sierra Club, Audobon Society, National Wildlife Federation, and The Grameen Foundation. "We just wanted to do the ‘right thing' says Jeff Ritchey-Co-Founder of Clean Solar. "Our original mission calls for us to give back. We just wanted to follow through on that promise to our company."

Sierra Club - Since 1892, the Sierra Club has been working to protect communities, wild places, and the planet itself. The oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organization in the United States.

Audobon Society - For over 100 years, Audubon has been guided by a mission that seeks to protect birds, wildlife and their habitat.

National Wildlife Federation - America's conservation organization, inspiring Americans to protect wildlife for our children's future.

Grameen Foundation - Grameen Foundation's mission centers around micro loans programs, helping the poor, mostly women, to start self-sustaining businesses to escape poverty. Grameen Foundation received the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.

About Clean Solar, Inc.; A leader in solar (photovoltaic) installation for commercial and residential. Located at:

302F Toyon Ave. #249
San Jose, CA 95127
www.CleanSolar.com
888.551.7652

 

Updated May 22, 2008

 

Wine and Chocolate Create Solar Power

(ISnare.Com) What do you get when you mix chocolate and wine? In the case of Clean Solar, Inc., you get solar. Silicon Valley Entrepreneur, Randy Zechman, is the founder of City Chocolate Fountains (the largest chocolate fountain rental company in the United States). Jeff Ritchey is a San Jose native and wine guru. He is a wine consultant for Pichetti Winery, San Saba winery, and has two of his own labeled wines. Together, they are the co-founders of Clean Solar, a Silicon Valley solar installer and integrator.

Randy Zechman will readily admit that he is a serial entrepreneur. Just over a year ago, with two successful businesses in his portfolio: City Chocolate Fountains and World 2 Do, Inc., Zechman was ready for a new challenge. Zechman and a friend of eight years, Jeff Ritchey, an award-winning winemaker, regularly attended a monthly Bay Area speaker series with a group of friends. After every speaker they would end up at a local restaurant debating the subject matter of that night's speech, global warming and the health of the earth were often the center of those debates, which resulted in them seeing Al Gore speak at the State of the Valley conference in early 2007.

After seeing Al Gore speak on solutions for protecting our planet, Zechman began to research the solar power industry. Ritchey, while continuing to grow his label, Sensorium Wines, was also showing increased interest in the green movement, realizing that green technology was an ideal fit with his knowledge in geology, winemaking and construction.

Zechman knew that the scientific and construction skill set that Ritchey could bring to the table would be the perfect compliment to his business and marketing skills, which led him to approach Ritchey about starting a solar power company.

Zechman and Ritchey met weekly for 6 months, discussing the in and outs of the business and making sure that their ambitions would not get in the way of their friendship. "We had a heart to heart regarding our friendship versus business. We both believed we could manage both and that our friendship would not get in the way." says Zechman.

"We've been friends for eight years and never thought about getting into business with each other, but this presented the right opportunity. With the market timing, our passion for doing something good, Randy's sales and marketing experience and my technical and construction abilities, we figured it was a natural fit." says Ritchey.

Clean Solar Inc. quickly became a reality and is now the Bay Area's leading solar installation company. The fuel for their business growth is in the form of state rebates through the 10 year, $3.4 billion California Solar Initiative. While silicon is still in short supply, the rebates offer customers a chance to significantly lower the installation cost of a solar power system. Zechman and Ritchey are committed to staying ahead of the curve and being early adopters of new solar technology as it comes on line. "We want the Clean Solar team to stay abreast of the latest advancements in technology, maintain certifications, and educate ourselves in order to provide our customers with the knowledge they need as a solar owner." says Zechman.

 

Updated May 22, 2008

 

Clean Solar, Inc. Will Now Guarantee Every Solar Production

Clean Solar, Inc., a San Jose based solar power installer, announced this week that it is guaranteeing the annual kilowatt hour (kWh) production of each new system they install.

San Jose, CA (PRWEB) March 5, 2008 -- Clean Solar, Inc., a San Jose based solar power installer, announced this week that it is guaranteeing the annual kilowatt hour (kWh) production of each new system they install. "We are confident in our system design. Clean Solar wants to give our customers confidence they will get what we are promising," said Randy Zechman, CEO/Co-Founder. "Solar has become a very reliable and quantifiable commodity."

Increasingly, large solar projects are requiring performance bonds that guarantee kilowatt output on solar systems. Clean Solar has taken this a step further to include all residential projects, no matter the size. "We are always looking for ways to make our customers feel more comfortable," remarks Randy. "We work with solar every day. We know how far the technology has come. We understand how reliable the products and their outputs have become. We realize the process can be intimidating for home owners. We are working hard to overcome that barrier and make everyone as confident about solar as we are."

The guarantee covers the first 5 years of the contract's stated annual kWh production with an annual 5% margin for error, which compensates for any change in weather patterns. Silicon Valley receives an average of 5.5 sun hours per day (NREL statistics department). With this data Clean Solar and other solar installers can accurately portray how much production the panels will obtain. For any system that does not meet the guaranteed production, Clean Solar will pay the customer per kWh of under production.

 

Updated May 22, 2008