2007 Winner
Sun Light and Power

Category: Susanne Wilson Award for Pollution Prevention/Resource Conversation - Small Company

Since its inception in 1976, Sun Light and Power has installed over 500 photovoltaic and solar thermal systems in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Determined to market a green product only if they could operate green, Sun Light and Power became the first solar company to obtain Alameda County Green Business Program certification by enacting the following pollution prevention practices:

  Generates electricity with its own 6.6 kilowatt photovoltaic system
  Utilizes a solar hot water system
  Operates its trucks on bio-diesel
  Heats its offices with a bio-diesel fueled radiant system
  Uses skylights and compact fluorescent bulbs
  Recycles paper, cardboard, cans, bottles, and building materials
  Utilizes used office furniture and accessories whenever possible
  Patronizes green printers and sustainable apparel suppliers to purchase less toxic and organic products

Sun Light and Power has established a company culture which encourages all of its employees to adapt the principles of sustainability into their daily work life. Sun Light and Power's management and staff have provided leadership in the community by teaching classes on renewable energy, sponsoring solar home tours, working with non-profits to help low-income families obtain PV systems, encouraging customers to use green lenders, and working with trade associations to promote solar power.

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