Press Releases
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Feb 15, 2013
SunWize to Develop Two Solar Photovoltaic Projects in Ecuador as Member of North American Consortium
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Sep 10, 2012
SunWize Partners with Clean Power Finance to Expand Portfolio of Residential Solar Financing Solutio
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Sep 05, 2012
SunWize Announces Organizational Changes To Drive Accelerated Implementation Of Strategic Direction
Executive team prepares to position the company as a global leader in sustainable energy
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May 23, 2012 DEALER
LEARN HOW TO GROW YOUR SOLAR INSTALLATION BUSINESS BY ATTENDING SUNWIZE’S SOLAR TRAINING CONFERENCE
Event to Feature Keynote from Tim Roughan of National Grid and Information about
New NABCEP Certification Opportunities
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Apr 23, 2012
SUNWIZE TECHNOLOGIES HIRES KEVIN CUNNINGHAM AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Cunningham brings a vast array of global financial experience to SunWize
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Apr 13, 2012
SunWize Completes the Largest Solar Installation for American Samoa Power Authority
New 1.75-MW system will decrease island's dependency on diesel-powered generators
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Oct 17, 2011
SunWize Technologies, Inc. Appoints Scott L. Tonn New Chief Executive Officer
San Jose, CA, Announced New SunWize Corporate Headquarters
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Oct 06, 2011
SunWize Offers Largest Solar Electric Distribution Operation in the U.S.
New Facility in Middletown, NY, and Facility Expansion in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, Position SunWize for Continued Growth
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Aug 22, 2011
SunWize to Distribute AUO Solar Modules, Including New Inverter Integrated AC Module
Innovative High-Efficiency AC Unison Module Simplifies Solar with Plug-and-Play Installation and Single, Comprehensive Long-term Warranty for Inverter and Module
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Jun 20, 2011
Benton County Fairgrounds Promotes Solar Energy with SunWize Systems Installation
70.38 kW solar electric system doubles as community educational exhibit
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Jun 08, 2011
Celebrate 'America the Beautiful' with SunWize to Win an Annual National Parks Pass
Tweet why you want to win and you could spend the year touring national parks
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Apr 04, 2011
SunWize Systems Completes Phase One of Nation's Largest Solar Carport Installation, Announces Expans
Department of Veterans Affairs expands Phoenix, AZ, solar project to 4.45 MW
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Mar 02, 2011
SunWize Partners with SunRun for Simpler Home Solar Power in California
Latest offering makes solar accessible to larger segment of state’s population
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Feb 24, 2011
SunWize Launches Second Corvallis Solar Challenge
Second Solar Challenge benefits Corvallis High School’s Green Club
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Dec 13, 2010
SunWize Introduces New Generation of Flexible and Modular Grid-Tie Systems.
Pre-engineered SANYO, SOLON and Trina solar systems are now available with the Enphase Energy microinverter system
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Oct 12, 2010
SunWize Systems Awarded Nation's Largest Solar Carport Installation
3.63 MW system for the Department of Veterans Affairs latest in projects SunWize leads for the organization’s renewable energy efforts
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Oct 12, 2010
SunWize Announces Availability of Samsung Solar Modules
SunWize selected as Samsung’s North American distributor
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May 10, 2010
SunWize Receives Solar Leadership Award at the 2010 New York Solar Industries Conference
SunWize Technologies is proud to announce that The Solar Energy Consortium (TSEC) has honored SunWize with its 2010 Solar Leadership Award
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May 07, 2010
SunWize Launches New Grid-Tie System Product Line Incorporating the SOLON Blue 220/01 Series
Popular pre-engineered systems are now available with German engineered, US manufactured 230 watt modules
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Dec 18, 2009
SunWize Commercial Power Systems Awarded $7.8 Million in Federal Contracts
10 hospital projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs total 1.1 MW of solar energy
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Oct 28, 2009
Fronius and SunWize Expand Partnership
Residential Power Systems Division increases value to homeowners with IGPlus inverter and monitoring solution
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Oct 21, 2009
SunWize and SOLON Establish Strategic Partnership
SunWize key distributor of SOLON’s top quality, US-made modules
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Oct 05, 2009
SunWize Initiates First City-Wide Solar Challenge
Discounts incentivize Corvallis, Oregon residents to take up the cause
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Aug 24, 2009
SunWize Empowers Neighborhoods to Go Solar
Offers discounts of up to 15 percent for homeowner groups
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Jul 31, 2009
SunWize Commercial Power Systems Completes Largest PV Installation in Texas
337 kW system for the Department of Veterans Affairs
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Apr 28, 2009
Better Backup Power for Outdoor Equipment From SunWize
Power a DC load with AC primary power
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Apr 14, 2009
SunWize Initiates Earth Day Event at Silicon Valley School
Science classes on solar energy to be taught to 7th and 8th graders
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Mar 18, 2009
SunWize Launches SANYO HIT® POWER N Series Module. Designated as SANYO Energy (USA) Corporation's Pr
Designated as SANYO Energy (USA) Corporation’s product launch partner
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Mar 03, 2009
SunWize Technologies Introduces New SW180 Solar Module
SW180 delivers price/performance for grid-tie applications
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Feb 18, 2009
SunWize Power Ready System on Display at Upcoming Trade Shows
24/7 outdoor power supply uses solar technology
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Oct 13, 2008
SunWize Technologies Expanding Dealer Sales
Appoints Kim Kalisch as Director of Distributed Power Sales
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May 14, 2008
SunWize Technologies Restructures
New business and operational units created
News Articles
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Dec 11, 2012 OFFGRID
When Does Solar Make Sense for Remote Sites?
Industrial users of solar quickly learned that it was an effective technology for powering small devices with modest energy consumption in remote locations, where access to commercial power or the operation of a fossil-fueled generator was prohibitively expensive. Read More...
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Nov 30, 2012 BUSINESS
Solar Industry Borrows a Page, and a Party, From Tupperware
The neighbors had gathered on the patio of a sun-baked ranch here, eager to hear the party’s hosts talk about their products and how they could enhance their lives. But in place of the timeworn arrangement of plastic storage containers or cosmetics on the coffee table, the couple was showing off an array of a different sort: the 32 solar panels on the roof. Read More...
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Nov 19, 2012
Solar Companies Seek Ways to Build an Oasis of Electricity
In the storm’s wake, solar companies have been donating equipment across New York and other stricken areas to function as emergency power systems now and backups in the longer term.
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Jan 09, 2012 BUSINESS
Bringing Solar to Water Districts
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SunWize Technologies Inc. of San Jose, Calif., takes working with water districts one step further. Not a lot of land? No problem. Just use the reservoir roof. Read more...
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Dec 13, 2011 BUSINESS
Policy Outlook 2012: Don't Expect Much from Washington
Publication: Renewable Energy World
Political turmoil has enveloped 2011, and it is expected to set the scene for the coming year. The late-August Solyndra bankruptcy news cast a dark mark on the Department of Energy (DOE) loan program, which is fueling an already fiery Washington D.C. climate. The heated political atmosphere has already affected a biofuels industry facing a $6 billion cut in tax breaks for ethanol producers. It also is poised to impact debates on the set-to-expire 1603 cash grant and the Production Tax Credit (PTC) for the wind, hydro, geothermal and biomass industries. Read more...
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Nov 07, 2011 BUSINESS
Solar Job Watch at SunPower, First Solar, ECD, and SunWize
Publication: Greentech Media
The solar industry is going through its toughest sales year amidst some painful but necessary consolidation, contraction, and restructuring. At the end of this tunnel lies a healthier and leaner solar industry. Read More...
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Nov 04, 2011 BUSINESS
Solar equipment manufacturers put it all together
Publication: San Francisco Business Times
Solar manufacturers are marketing all-in-one solar packages that bundle solar system components to give installers everything they need to set up a solar system — and give manufacturers some of the margins they’ve lost as panel prices have fallen. Read More...
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Oct 17, 2011 BUSINESS
SunWize hires Scott Tonn as CEO, moves HQ to San Jose
SunWize Technologies Inc. said Monday it has hired Scott Tonn as chief executive officer and a member of its board of directors. Tonn replaces David Kulik, who worked for the company for 19 years. It is unclear why Kulik is leaving his position. Read More...
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Oct 05, 2011 BUSINESS
Changes cloud solar’s future in Oregon
Publication: Gazette Times
"Demise of a popular tax credit forces companies to shift their focus" - A new state law that quietly went into effect last week is sending ripples through the state’s solar power industry, with some companies saying it will hurt their business, at least in the short term, and slow the state’s push for green energy leadership." Read More...
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Aug 23, 2011 BUSINESS
AUO next gen solar tech simplifies solar
Publication: Fierce Energy
SunWize Technologies will distribute AU Optronics Corporation's (AUO) solar PV products in North America. AUO's product line includes the newly released AC Unison, a high-efficiency AC module with an integrated microinverter. AC Unison is designed for simple plug-and-play installation. Read more...
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Aug 23, 2011 BUSINESS
AU Optronics Enters North America Solar Market With SunWize Deal
Publication: Bloomberg
AU Optronics Corp. (2409), Taiwan’s second- largest maker of liquid-crystal displays, signed a distribution agreement with SunWize Technologies Inc. to enter the North American solar market. Read More...
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Aug 23, 2011 BUSINESS
New "Plug 'n' Play" Solar Module Fits Almost Any Roof
Publication: Reuters
A new fully assembled, plug-and-play modular rooftop solar power system was introduced at the Intersolar North America trade show last month, and it could be a low cost solar power solution for home owners and businesses that want to dip a toe into the clean energy pool. Read More...
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Aug 22, 2011 BUSINESS
AU Optronics, SunWize sign North America Distribution Agreement
Publication: PV-Tech
AU Optronics (AUO) will be combining its upstream manufacturing with SunWize Technologies’ downstream distribution under a new agreement that will see SunWize circulate AUO’s full line of solar PV products to solar installers in North America. Read more...
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Aug 22, 2011 BUSINESS
SunWize, AUO Enter Module Distribution Agreement
Publication: Solar Industry
AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) and SunWize Technologies have entered an agreement for the distribution of AUO's solar PV products in North America. Read more... -
Aug 22, 2011 BUSINESS
SunWize to distribute AUO Modules
Publication: Solar Novus
AU Optronics Corporation and SunWize Technologies have reached an agreement for SunWize to distribute AUO's solar PV products in to its solar installer network in North America. Read more...
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Aug 22, 2011 RESIDENTIAL
Commercial Solar is Oregon's BETC casualty
Publication: Sustainable Business Oregon
Oregon incentives largely gone, many of those same installers are being forced to shift their strategies for the Oregon market, if not look for business elsewhere. SunWize provides commentary. Read more... -
Jun 21, 2011 RESIDENTIAL
Fair unveils solar energy technology
Publication: Corvallis Gazette Times
SunWize installed a solar array alongside an education center designed to teach fair visitors about solar power at the Benton County Fairgrounds. Read more...
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Jun 20, 2011 BUSINESS
SunWize Systems rooftop installation produces energy, educates public
Publication: Fierce Energy
SunWize Systems has completed the installation of a roof-mounted solar project at the Benton County Fairgrounds in Corvallis, Oregon, with the help of a $491,000 U.S. Department of Energy American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant. Read more...
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Jun 16, 2011 BUSINESS
DoE Goal: Dollar-per-Watt (Installed) for Solar PV By 2017
Publication: Renewable Energy Focus
One of the major challenges facing the solar photovoltaic (PV) research community is to bring costs down. In this first feature in a series following the progress of DoE’s dollar-per-watt program, SunWize contributes commentary from the installer's point of view. Read more...
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Jun 13, 2011 BUSINESS
BETC’s demise triggers concern for energy newcomers
Publication: Daily Journal of Commerce
SunWize discusses the Oregon state legislature's decision in June to phase out the Business Energy Tax Credit program. Read more...
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Jun 11, 2011 ALL
SunWize establishing distribution center in Orange County
Publication: Daily Freeman
SunWize Technologies has begun leasing 63,800 square feet of industrial space in Orange County for use as a distribution center. Read more...
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Jun 11, 2011 ALL
Kingston-based solar firm expands operations into Town of Wallkill
Publication: Times Herald Record
SunWize Technologies is expanding operations by moving its distribution center into new quarters in the Town of Wallkill. Read more...
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Apr 27, 2011 RESIDENTIAL
SunRun enters Oregon's solar market
Publication: Sustainable Business Oregon
SunWize partnered with SunRun to offer a lease-like solar power service to homeowners designed to make solar energy more affordable. Read more...
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Apr 27, 2011 RESIDENTIAL
SunRun Makes Solar More Affordable for Oregonians
Publication: Solar Novus
SunWize partnered with SunRun, a home solar company, and announced the availability of a new option in Oregon that helps homeowners obtain more affordable solar power. Read more...
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Apr 05, 2011 BUSINESS
SunWize completes first stage of 4.45MW car park solar array
Publication: PV-Tech
SunWize Systems has completed the first stage of its 4.45MW car park solar array. The system, situated on top of a Veteran’s Affairs (VA) medical center in Phoenix, Arizona, is one of the largest of its kind in the U.S. and is expected to be completed in early 2012. Read more...
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Apr 05, 2011 BUSINESS
SunWize PV carport project expanded
Publication: PV Magazine
SunWize Systems has finished the first phase of a photovoltaic carport project. Slated to be the U.S.’s largest when completed, its size has been expanded from 3.63 megawatts to 4.45. Read more...
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Apr 04, 2011 BUSINESS
First Phase Complete of Large Solar Carport Installation at VA Medical Center
Publication: Medical Design and Construction
SunWize recently completed the first phase of one the nation’s largest solar carports at the Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Read more...
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Apr 04, 2011 BUSINESS
SunWize Completes Solar Carport at Veteran's Center
Publication: Solar Novus
SunWize Systems announced it completed the first phase of the nation's largest solar carport for the Department of Veteran's Affairs (VA) at its Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Read more...
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Apr 04, 2011 BUSINESS
SunWize Systems Completes First Phase Of Carport Project
Publication: Solar Industry
SunWize Systems has completed the first phase of a PV carport for the Department of Veteran's Affairs (VA) at its Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center in Phoenix. Read more...
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Apr 04, 2011 BUSINESS
SunWize finishes solar parking covers at Phoenix VA Medical Center
Publication: Phoenix Business Journal
SunWize Systems has finished the first phase of installation of one of the largest carport solar systems in the U.S., and announced the system will be bigger than planned. Read more...
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Apr 04, 2011 BUSINESS
Arizona medical center introduces solar carports to cut costs
Publication: Cooler Planet
In an effort to provide shade for more than 1,600 cars and cut energy costs, the Carl T. Hayden Veterans Association Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, recently installed a massive solar carport. Read more...
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Apr 04, 2011 BUSINESS
Solar-powered Carport for VA
Publication: GetSolar.com
The Department of Veteran's Affairs has received a solar-powered carport at the Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, and the project is one of the largest solar energy carports in the U.S. Read more...
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Apr 03, 2011 BUSINESS
Solar carports to cut power costs at VA medical center
Publication: Arizona Republic
A federally funded $20 million solar-carport project will provide shade for 1,600 cars and save the Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center in Phoenix an estimated $375,000 a year in energy costs. Read more...
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Mar 24, 2011 RESIDENTIAL
The New Solar Middlemen
Publication: Bloomberg News
In California, the biggest U.S. market for solar energy, more than a third of residential installations this year have been financed by third parties. SunRun works with companies like SunWize who refer homeowners who need financing. Read more...
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Mar 04, 2011 RESIDENTIAL
SunWize Systems, SunRun to Provide Cost- Effective Solar Installations for Home Owners
Publication: AzoCleantech.com
SunWize Systems declared that it has partnered with SunRun, a home solar service company. The association will enable SunWize to provide cost- effective solar power options to residents of California. The option offered will work out to be cheaper than paying monthly payments to the utility companies. Read more...
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Mar 03, 2011 RESIDENTIAL
SunWize, SunRun team up to offer US installation and service package
Publication: New Energy World Network
SunWize and SunRun team up to offer US installation and service packages. Read more...
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Mar 02, 2011 RESIDENTIAL
SunWize Partners With SunRun For Simpler Home Solar Power In California
Publication: Cooler Planet
SunWize Systems announced it has partnered with SunRun, the nation’s leading home solar service company. This partnership allows SunWize to offer California homeowners more affordable solar power options, often for less than they pay their utility. Read more...
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Mar 02, 2011 RESIDENTIAL
SunWize Teams With SunRun On Residential Solar
Publication: Solar Industry
SunWize and SunRun will offer solar electricity service agreements to residential customers. With SunRun's solar power service, homeowners can qualify for no money up front or pay a small one-time system installation fee, and then low monthly bills for solar energy. Read more...
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Mar 02, 2011 RESIDENTIAL
A Sun-A-Thon: SunWize Partners with SunRun
Publication: Solar Feeds
SunWize Systems announced that it has partnered with SunRun, the nation’s leading home solar service company. Read more...
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Feb 27, 2011 RESIDENTIAL
The Solar Social Network: Evangelists Required
Publication: Reuters
Solar service providers are increasingly turning to social media tactics in an attempt to create engaged communities around the sunny clean power. SunWize Technologies encourages its customers to hold the solar version of a "Tupperware" party with neighbors to discuss benefits. Read more...
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Feb 27, 2011 RESIDENTIAL
The Solar Social Network: Evangelists Required
Publication: Earth2Tech
Solar service providers are increasingly turning to social media tactics in an attempt to create engaged communities around the sunny clean power. SunWize Technologies encourages its customers to hold the solar version of a "Tupperware" party with neighbors to discuss benefits. Read more...
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Feb 09, 2011 BUSINESS
Carl Hayden VA Center in Phoenix goes green
Publication: KTAR.com
The Carl Hayden Veterans Administration Medical Center in Phoenix is going green in a big way. By next year, every covered parking structure at the center will be outfitted with SunWize solar panels. Read more...
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Jan 20, 2011 RESIDENTIAL
Celebrate Corvallis Honors Leaders, Volunteers
Publication: Corvallis Gazette Times
SunWize Technologies Philomath, OR-based business, owned by David and Heidi Eveland, earned the Good Steward of the Planet award. Read more...
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Jan 13, 2011 BUSINESS
Looking Beyond the Treasury 1603 Cash Grant for 2011
Publication: Environmental Leader
Solar companies and a look at life past the Treasury 1603 Cash Grant for 2011. Companies who are taking advantage of this grant must think about not only how it will affect next year, but also the years beyond. Read more...
