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Sun Light & Power was founded in 1976, at a time when many of us were just beginning to realize the need to preserve and protect the world's vital resources. Today we offer the latest in custom designed, energy efficient technology, including state-of-the-art systems for solar electricity and hot water, radiant heating, earth-source heat pumps, and wind generated power.

SLP has amassed an impressive portfolio of over five hundred installations throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Our success has been featured in such publications as Sunset Magazine, the East Bay Business Times, the Journal of Light Construction, and the book Solar House: A Guide for the Solar Designer by Terry Galloway. We also offer an extensive list of references, satisfied customers who highly recommend our work.


Professional Expertise

  • Sun Light and Power’s staff includes a team of experienced and highly qualified engineers, electricians, and installers:
  • General Contractor License (B) #326203
  • Solar sub-Contractor License (C-46)
  • Two Licensed C-10 electrical contractors
  • Three Professional Engineers (P.E.)
  • Five staff members who are NABCEP Solar PV Installer® Certified.

All of our installers are expertly trained and work to the highest standards.



Distinguished Leadership

Our company president and founder, Gary Gerber, serves on the board of directors of several non-profit organizations including the California Solar Energy Industries Association (CALSEIA), a nonprofit solar industry trade association committed to the advocacy of solar energy and the promotion of its Code of Ethics for solar industry professionals. He is a member of ADPSR (Architects, Designers, Planners for Social Responsibility. He regularly conducts seminars and classes on solar energy, as well as a lunchtime lecture program for architects.


Awards & Achievements

  • 2007 Susanne Wilson Award for Pollution Prevention / Resource Conservation
    Business Environmental Awards
    Acterra: Action for a Sustainable Earth, San Francisco, CA
  • Best Solar Contractor
    2007 Best of the East Bay: “Visions of Utopia”
    East Bay Express
  • Champion of Sustainability
    2006 Berkeley Sustainability Awards
    Sustainable Berkeley
  • 2006 Grand Prize Team Member
    Overall Excellence
    NARI (National Association of the Remodeling Industry)
    (Jeff King & Co. primary contractor)
  • Fast 50: Fastest Growing Companies in the East Bay
    2004, 2005, and 2006
    East Bay Business Times
  • Fast 100: Fastest Growing Companies in San Francisco Area
    2004, 2005, and 2006
    San Francisco Business Times
  • Certified Bay Area Green Business
    Alameda County Green Business Program
    City of Berkeley / East Bay Municipal Utility District
  • Member Certification
    Co-Op America Business Network

Customer Service

At Sun Light and Power we pride ourselves in providing a high level of customer service. For this reason, both our solar thermal and photovoltaic (PV) installations include services that many other companies don't provide. In addition to installing your system, we:

  • Obtain a permit on your behalf from the city or county,
  • Process your PG&E paperwork so you may participate in net metering ("selling" excess power back to PG&E),
  • Complete all paperwork and submit your California Energy Commission rebate,
  • Accept the state rebate on your behalf (so you don't have to pay Federal Income taxes on it),
  • Schedule and attend the city and county final inspection,
  • Attend the PG&E inspection.

We also walk you through your system components so that you have a good understanding of how they operate.


Environmental Commitment

We believe you will find our commitment to the environment and the community unsurpassed in the solar industry. Ours is the first renewable energy company in Alameda County to become a certified Green Business. In our efforts to live and work "green", we regularly:

  • Use only recycled paper products,
  • Recycle all possible metals (including wiring, scrap aluminum, copper pipes),
  • Recycle or re-use all paper and cardboard (including the packaging your renewable energy system will be shipped in),
  • Supplement our indoor lighting with large skylights.
  • Utilize a solar hot water system to provide 100% of our hot water needs,
  • Run our entire office and charge our electric vehicle with the 6.6kW PV solar power system on our roof,
  • Run our fleet of service vehicles on bio-diesel (a renewable fuel that we have begun to manufacture ourselves from waste cooking oil).

Social Responsibility

In addition to working green, we strive to be socially responsible by hiring full-time employees, paying them a living wage, and offering health benefits. Instead of subcontracting our installations (as many contractors do in order to cut costs), we rely on a company work force that is continually trained and educated. SLP is in the process of becoming an employee-owned company, thereby ensuring that a devoted team of employee-owners will pursue our long-term goals and keep the business running for many years.

Dedicated Employees

Sun Light and Power's employee team not only possess superior job skills but also individually demonstrate a strong sense of commitment to promoting alternative energy sources, improving the environment, and maintaining customer friendly attitudes. At Sun Light and Power, taking pride in the quality of our work is no tired slogan; it is part of our company culture. We believe you will find our collective dedication unprecedented within the solar industry.

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When you purchase a renewable energy system from Sun Light and Power Co.,
you are buying from solar experts who believe in their product
and are dedicated to improving the environment on a daily basis.

Join us in our efforts to change the world one roof at a time.

 

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