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Our own August Goers to teach solar thermal course at PG&E’s Pacific Energy Center
Luminalt's VP of Engineering August Goers will be teaching a free course on commercial solar thermal systems at PG&E's Pacific Energy Center on Tuesday, November 8th from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. This all day class will cover key aspects of large-scale solar water...

Top 100 Woman-Owned Businesses
Luminalt was recognized this past Friday as one of the 100 largest woman-owned businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area, a region that includes the counties of San Francisco, Marin, San Mateo, Alameda, and Contra Costa, plus the city of Palo Alto. Luminalt's...

Luminalt at EV Plug-In Week
Last week, Plug-in EV Week, saw numerous educational events across San Francisco, the Bay Area, and the country. EV Week opened with an event at Justin Herman plaza hosted by Charge Across Town, where Mayor Ed Lee reaffirmed his commitment to making San Francisco the...

Our marketing intern was a rockstar!
Eight weeks flew by and now my time at Luminalt has come to an end. Coming in, I didn’t know what to expect working at a solar company-- my knowledge of solar panels was basic and I had not heard of half the conservation incentives and policies Luminalt uses to help...

Jeanine Cotter featured in article on GoSolarSF
Luminalt hires more employees from workforce development programs than any other solar installer in San Francisco. Solar Industry Magazine released an article this morning about the funding cuts facing GoSolarSF, San Francisco's solar incentive program begun in 2008....

Summer intern Alison visits Intersolar
Hi, my name is Alison Leung, and I am interning at Luminalt this summer. I grew up in Noe Valley, San Francisco and will be entering my second year as a business student at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo this fall. I discovered this internship with Luminalt through Summer...

Second Acts looks at how Jeanine Cotter started Luminalt
Luminalt’s CEO, Jeanine Cotter, is profiled in this month’sMoney magazine Second Acts column for her transition from Silicon Valley corporate lawyer to solar installer. After starting Luminalt in 2004, Jeanine left her position at Intuit in 2006 to pursue Luminalt’s...

Luminalt installer Norman Ferrer raises funds to fight cancer
Norman Ferrer, a solar installer at Luminalt since last August, will be riding this Sunday, June 24th to raise money for cancer research with Livestrong. Norm will be riding in Davis, California, but there's a twist - he'll complete the entire 65-mile course on...