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Questions to ask a solar company
We saw an article out of Oregon about a woman who had a visitor at her door trying to sell her solar. The man claimed to be from her utility but couldn’t produce any identification to prove it. We can understand her uneasiness–a stranger at her door, showing up uninvited
Giving back during a difficult year
There’s not much more that can be said about 2020 than hasn’t already been said. It was a challenging year. We are grateful for so many things. Our families. Employees. Customers. Communities. Each year, we set aside a portion of our revenue to donate back into our communities. As a
Congress extends the federal solar tax credit
Aug. 15, 2022 – Congress has yet again bolstered the solar tax credit. Read our updated post. Jan. 1, 2021. Great news! The recent federal stimulus package passed by Congress includes an extension of the federal solar tax credit. The federal solar tax credit (known as the ITC) was extended
Business practices during COVID-19
A&R Solar is following social distancing regulations in both Washington and Oregon, as well as published guidelines from the CDC and OSHA. That means that we’ve had to change the way we operate. As these requirements shift over the next weeks and months, we’ll be adapting and keeping health and
Giving back to our communities in 2019
At the end of each year we ask our employee owners and customers to name nonprofit organizations that make a difference in their neighborhoods and cities. Then we write some checks. A lot of them. These donations are on top of the sponsorships to solar and clean energy organizations that
Seattle City Council makes it easier to install large solar projects in Seattle
As Seattle prepares for the climate strike, the Seattle City Council has made it easier to install large solar projects to be installed in Seattle City Light territory. The ordinance, which passed unanimously earlier this month, creates a streamlined way for businesses, nonprofits, and government entities with high energy usage
A&R Solar named a top solar contractor
A&R Solar has once again been named one of the top solar companies in the Pacific Northwest. In the annual rankings released by Solar Power World, A&R ranked #2 in Washington (#1 Residential only) and #4 in Oregon. We are ranked #22 in rooftop contractors nationally. Not bad for a
A&R Solar’s policy work highlighted in industry magazine
A&R Solar’s work to promote solar policy was featured in a national industry magazine. Solar Power World featured Policy & Partnerships Director Bonnie Frye Hemphill and CEO Reeves Clippard as part of the release of the country’s top solar contractors. A&R has worked with other installers in Washington and Oregon
Washington now has a solar sales tax exemption
Thanks to the 100% Clean Electricity Act passed in 2019, Washington solar tax exemption means sales tax has been removed from most typical residential solar energy systems. For the average customer, that means savings of around 10 percent. Systems 100kW and under installed after July 1, 2019, will not be
Community support in 2018
We have a fun tradition at A&R Solar of allowing our employees to decide what organizations the company should donate to at the end of the year. During the past two years, we’ve extended that to our solar customers, allowing them to nominate nonprofits to show community support. We received
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