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Project Open Hand expands solar system to save even more

Apr 21, 2011

Project Open Hand (POH), a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing nutritional needs to people living with HIV/AIDS, the homebound critically ill, and seniors, has been enjoying the benefits of solar for years. Since installing dual solar hot water and solar...

Noel Cotter teaches solar hot water course at San Francisco City College

Mar 10, 2011

Luminalt Co-Founder Noel Cotter is teaching an eight week course on solar hot water systems and installation at San Francisco City College. The course is aimed toward students interested in the solar hot water industry and will cover basic design and installation of...

Luminalt honored by California Interfaith Power & Light at the 4th Annual Energy Oscars

Nov 9, 2010

Jeanine Cotter accepted an award for Luminalt at California Interfaith Power & Light's 4th Annual Energy Oscars, held this year at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. The event honors congregations that have made a commitment to sustainability in the past...

Luminalt attends SF Green Drive Expo

Sep 15, 2010

The San Francisco Green Drive Expo is the Bay Area’s first expo dedicated to hybrid, plug-in, EV and other high-tech, eco-friendly vehicles. A home solar electric system paired with a plug-in electric vehicle make it possible to fuel your transportation entirely from...

Jeanine Cotter, Luminalt CEO, featured in SF Business Times

Aug 1, 2010

[Text from “Incentives help Luminalt shine” in SF Business Times] Word-of-mouth works better than marketing for Luminalt, a solar design and installation company that beat out hundreds competitors last year to receive Sun Power’s customer service award. And keeping...

Bayview’s Grace Tabernacle goes solar with volunteer help by Luminalt

Jun 10, 2010

The congregation of Grace Tabernacle and Luminalt celebrated Juneteenth by installing a solar electric system on the roof of the Tabernacle, located in the Bayview of San Francisco. Luminalt thanks the many volunteers and Interfaith Power and Light for their help in...

Solar Savings

Dec 27, 2009

The San Francisco Chronicle looks at the savings available to San Francisco residents looking to install solar in this article by Tracy Yoshida Gruen. Luminalt CEO Jeanine Cotter and client Jane Martin are interviewed within.

Ceremony held for ‘green graduates’ in SF

Dec 21, 2009

Luminalt has regularly shown a commitment to workforce development and local hiring - CEO Jeanine Cotter advocated heavily for a workforce development component to the GoSolarSF program, whereby installers that hire graduates of local training programs can pass on a...

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