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Solar Purchases, Loans, vs Leases

Jul 20, 2013 | Clean Energy Education, Finance

Are you considered switching to solar? Many of our customers are interested in not only living a more sustainable lifestyle, but also looking to save money on their energy bills and protect themselves against rising energy costs. When switching to solar energy, there...

GoSolarSF Doubles Annual Funding

Jul 5, 2013 | SF Solar, Solar Programs

GoSolarSF is an incentive program that helps San Franciscans install solar panels. The program works by providing a cash grant to homeowners and businesses for installing a solar electric system. One of the exciting aspects of the program is the way it helps grow the...

Luminalt’s CEO, Jeanine Cotter, Keynotes at Leadership San Francisco

Jun 21, 2013 | Events

Jeanine Cotter, the President and CEO of Luminalt was invited to deliver the keynote speech on clean energy at the Leadership San Francisco graduation this week. Leadership San Francisco (LSF) is an organization dedicated to educating and developing community trustees...

Luminalt honored for creating opportunities

Jun 14, 2013 | Awards, Diversity

Asian Neighborhood Design honored Luminalt at its 40th Anniversary Gala. “We honor Luminalt for partnering with AND to provide quality jobs and professional development for many of our graduates. They're as invested in creating green, stable and permanent jobs for...

SF Green Film Festival Spotlight

May 31, 2013 | Events

Hearty congratulations to our friend and Luminalt solar client Sophie Constantinou, whose documentary,Green Streets: Turning Trash into Cash in an American Inner-City, has been accepted to the San Francisco Green Film Festival! The film highlights Green Streets, an...

Small Business Profile: B&W Service Center

May 20, 2013 | SF Solar

Profile:Business: B&W Service CenterSystem Size: 24.4kWEst. savings: $140,474 (25 yrs)Est. carbon offset: 686 tons of CO2 (25 yrs)Equivalent: 2,233,522 miles not driven 11.8 acres of trees planted (25 yrs) This week, we checked in with B&W Service Center to...

Small Business Week Profile: Mission Pie

May 16, 2013 | SF Solar

Profile: Business: Mission Pie System Size: 12kW Est. savings: $60,749 (25 yrs) Est. carbon offset: 332 tons of CO2 (25 yrs) Equivalent: 1,078,858 miles not driven or 5.7 acres of trees planted (25 yrs) In honor of small business week, we decided to visit Mission Pie...

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“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."