From Rural Cooperatives: The year 2016 was a recordbreaking year for solar installations across the nation. Boosted by the decreasing cost of solar panels and the increasing visibility of the impacts of carbon pollution, the solar energy sector is rapidly generating jobs and clean energy capacity. The solar sector now employs over twice as many […]
From Rural Cooperatives: Much has been made of the oncoming wave of baby boomer retirements — dubbed the “Silver Tsunami” — and the opportunity for retiring business owners to convert to employee ownership as a business succession strategy. Particularly in rural areas, where the population is much older than average, selling any small business is […]
From the Stevens Point City Times:North Wind Renewable Energy has announced the company is now an employee-owned cooperative. The transition for the 10-year-old company took place April 1.In 2016, North Wind installed over 660 kilowatts of solar power at more than 40 homes and businesses in Wisconsin, helping customers save money on utility bills and transitioning to clean energy […]
From the California Economic Development Journal (pdf): Engineer and solar pioneer Gary Gerber founded Sun Light and Power in the 1970s, one of the first wave of renewable energy enterprises. By 2015 the Berkeley-based solar installer was thriving and Gary was considering his retirement options. Always mission-driven, he couldn’t envision selling the business he and […]
From Briarpatch: BriarPatch is proud to work with locally-owned California Solar Electric Company, or Cal Solar, to build our new photovoltaic solar energy system. They were a great fit for the project for a variety of reasons, and we can be even more proud of the partnership because California Solar is actively exploring converting to […]