After a rigorous RFP process lasting
over two months,
Solar Santa Monica is proud to announce that it has
selected a team of contractors to do the work of
upgrading fifty demonstration sites as part of the City’s
new combined energy efficiency and solar program.
"Solar Santa Monica is a deliberate departure
from business as usual," said Ted Flanigan, whose
company EcoMotion
was hired by the city to help design and implement the
program. "In an effort to simplify the sales process,
and make solar available to more people, our partners
will provide 'package'
installations for homes and businesses at agreed-
upon fixed prices."
The winning companies selected to do the residential
upgrades are:
Absolutely Solar,
Advanced Solar Electric, and
Permacity
Solar.
The company selected for commercial solar
installations is
SunTechnics.
Package Providers
will be referred directly to all Solar Santa
Monica participants, and will work closely with the City
and the Solar Santa Monica team to be sure each
demonstration site meets the program goals.
Selection criteria included price, equipment quality
and experience, as well as an extra credit for a
company’s being local. Package Providers will be
responsible for energy efficiency work as well as solar
installations.
“We are pleased to have reached this important
milestone,” said Susan Munves, who heads up Solar
Santa Monica for the City. “We had a number of very
qualified applicants who demonstrated their
understanding of and support of the project. We
expect that our list of Package Providers will grow as
the program grows.”
Solar contractors sign on to Solar Santa Monica!
