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Jeanine Cotter featured in article on GoSolarSF

Aug 1, 2012 | Diversity, SF Solar

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

Jul 11, 2012 | Diversity

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

Jun 27, 2012 | Diversity

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

Jun 20, 2012 | Community

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...

Sierra Club Radio interviews Luminalt’s CEO Jeanine Cotter

Jun 11, 2012 | Diversity, Events

In their most recent episode, Sierra Club Radio's Orli Cotel interviewed Luminalt's CEO Jeanine Cotter on the advantages of solar in urban applications, affordability, and what makes Luminalt different. You can listen to the episode, which includes Jeanine's...

Luminalt featured in Sierra Club’s Yodeler for volunteer installation

Jun 6, 2012 | Community

The Sierra Club, one of the oldest and largest environmental action groups in the country, recently highlighted the success of San Francisco's GoSolarSF program in their monthly publication The Sierra Club Yodeler. The article uses Luminalt's volunteer installation at...

Happy 75th to the Golden Gate Bridge!

May 31, 2012 | Community

Luminalt was on hand at last weekend's festivities to celebrate the 75th birthday of the Golden Gate Bridge. Luminalt and Crissy Field Center staff led kids in a pinwheel craft to illustrate how renewable energy is a great source of power. Luminalt installed five wind...

What customers say

“A+. Done well by good people.”

"A+. Done well by good people."

“Professional. Knowledgeable. Excellent installation. Very happy with the work.”

"Professional. Knowledgeable. Excellent installation. Very happy with the work."

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"Perfect! Perfect! Perfect!"

“Luminalt employees were all very pleasant and competent. We felt a high degree of confidence In the whole process.”

"Luminalt employees were all very pleasant and competent. We felt a high degree of confidence In the whole process."

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"Luminalt was terrific - our electric bill is next to nothing - we love it."

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“You made it easy for me to go green!”

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“Luminalt is an amazing company. The entire staff is friendly, responsive and always available to assist in any way.”

"Luminalt is an amazing company. The entire staff is friendly, responsive and always available to assist in any way."

“Very family oriented.”

"Very family oriented."

“Pure Professionalism.”

"Pure Professionalism."

“You were all so organized, efficient, friendly, and easy to work with, I will recommend you to my friends!”

"You were all so organized, efficient, friendly, and easy to work with, I will recommend you to my friends!"

“5/5 for everything! Excellent.”

"5/5 for everything! Excellent."

“(Luminalt) handled everything with terrific organization and service. Paperwork, installation, and scheduling follow up – was all outstanding.”

"(Luminalt) handled everything with terrific organization and service. Paperwork, installation, and scheduling follow up - was all outstanding."

“Everything went smoothly. The service was excellent – all employees were politce, friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. It was a pleasure!”

"Everything went smoothly. The service was excellent - all employees were politce, friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. It was a pleasure!"

“Very helpful, reasonably priced, (and) good natured staff.”

"Very helpful, reasonably priced, (and) good natured staff."

“Excellent. Luminalt has been that company that is a rare pleasure to do business with. Really first class from start to finish.”

"Excellent. Luminalt has been that company that is a rare pleasure to do business with. Really first class from start to finish."

“Now I can attest to the fact that Luminalt really does do an outstanding job in installing solar panels and making sure that their work would pass the city and county of SF’s inspections.”

"Now I can attest to the fact that Luminalt really does do an outstanding job in installing solar panels and making sure that their work would pass the city and county of SF's inspections."

“I wish my other sub contractors were as professional and organized.”

"I wish my other sub contractors were as professional and organized."

Fantastic crew from start to finish!

"Fantastic crew from start to finish!"

“Luminalt’s depth of knowledge and professionalism are most impressive. They are a top notch outfit in both installation and customer service – very important in a developing field with an every changing landscape of products.

"Luminalt's depth of knowledge and professionalism are most impressive. They are a top notch outfit in both installation and customer service - very important in a developing field with an every changing landscape of products."