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 for two years. You’ll receive […]
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 safety front of mind. Here’s […]
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 to install solar. Until now, […]
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 solar company battling perceptions that […]
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 to pass such legislation as […]
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 subject to sales tax. A […]
Northwest Harvest solar will save food bank thousands
Northwest Harvest’s new solar energy system will allow the food bank to spend electricity savings on direct services. Northwest Harvest has a network of 375 food banks, meal programs and high-need schools across Washington. The network provides two million meals every month. A&R Solar installed the 75.3 kW system on the distribution center in Kent. […]
Solar-Powered Children’s Museum Opens New Location
KidsQuest Children’s Museum’s new downtown Bellevue location opened to the public after more than a year of renovations. A&R Solar installed a solar energy system on the steep-pitched roof of the museum. And our installation team did it decked out in spandex superhero costumes. A&R Solar donated the system–valued at $25,000–to the museum as part of […]
How to Double Your Revenue by Treating People Right
Conscious Company magazine interviewed A&R Solar CEO Reeves Clippard about the company’s philosophy and growth and his vision for the future. What motivated you to make A&R an employee-owned company? RC: I worked for very small companies where I had zero ownership stake, and I worked for mega-national companies where I had zero percent stake, […]
Why A&R Solar Became a B Corp
This post by A&R Solar CEO Reeves Clippard ran in the Huffington Post. Sitting on top of a roof one rainy winter day in Seattle, my coworker and I talked about how we would do things differently if we ran our own solar installation company. Andy and I agreed that we’d interact with our customers […]