SunRun, a company known for providing affordable solar solutions for households, is chosen by the Department of Energy (DOE) for the 2010 Green Power Leadership Award for its initiatives in offering clean and cost-effective solar power solutions.
The company enabled homeowners to avail solar power without investment and helped in the creation of more solar jobs. The DOE chose SunRun for its nationwide efforts in propagating the increased use of clean solar technologies.
The company installed the solar systems with zero investment from the homeowners and it owns the systems and provides maintenance services. It allows the homeowners to use clean and renewable electric power produced by the solar systems at an affordable price. The company has witnessed nearly 300% growth every year and currently has over 6,000 clients and is fabricating over $1 million worth solar systems every day. The growing number of its installation collaborators has increased job opportunities in many of the US states. The company provides maintenance services for 20 years assuring regular power production performance from its household solar installations.
Lynn Jurich, SunRun’s President, said that the events such as Green Power Leadership Award, motivates continuous innovation. He added that his company has received the award for making solar power more affordable to the commoner in the main strata of society. He desired that more house owners should switch over to clean solar power instead of persisting with the utilities.