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Real Goods Solar News Stories


GRID Alternatives + Real Goods Solar Partner to Power Tribal Homes

Real Goods Solar is proud to help bring the La Jolla band of Native Americans – living outside San Diego – cheaper, more responsible power. Read the full article at GRIDalternatives.org.

NJ SREC Prices Expected to Rise as State’s RPS Calls for More Solar Power

The price of New Jersey’s solar renewable energy credits (SRECs) has been on the decline, but legislation calling for a higher percentage of the state’s electricity to be provided by solar electricity is increasing New Jersey utilities’ demand for buying up the residential credits. Read the complete Philadelphia Inquirer article.

Forbes Highlights Real Goods Solar-BMW Partnership

Read what Forbes is saying about the innovative partnership between BMW and Real Goods Solar, in which owners of the ActiveE and the upcoming i3 are eligible for a discount of up to 35% on home solar panels. Read the complete Forbes article.

WBNA Solar Project in Providence, RI Moves Quickly

Real Goods Solar is moving quickly to complete 16 Rhode Island solar installations for the West Broadway Neighborhood Association (WBNA) in Providence, Rhode Island before the electricity-demanding hot summer days arrive. For more information about the WBNA solar project and Real Goods Solar’s involvement, read the complete ecoRI News article.

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Real Goods Solar Press Releases


Real Goods Solar Appoints David L. Belluck as Chairman of the Board

LOUISVILLE, CO, June 12, 2013 – Real Goods Solar, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: RSOL) board of directors today unanimously appointed company director, David L. Belluck, as its chairman of the board. Belluck has been a company director since June 2011. He is currently a general partner with Riverside Partners, a private equity firm that is the largest shareholder of Real Goods Solar. Belluck joined Riverside Partners in…read more

Real Goods Solar Announces Changes in Its Board of Directors

LOUISVILLE, CO, June 11, 2013 – Real Goods Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: RSOL), a nationwide leader of turnkey solar energy solutions for residential, commercial, and utility customers, today announced that Jirka Rysavy resigned from his position as a director and chairman of the board of the company. Mr. Rysavy has served as the chairman of the company’s board of directors since its inception. Mr. Rysavy is also…read more

Real Goods Solar Completes $9.25M Private Placement of Equity Securities

LOUISVILLE, CO, June 3, 2013 – Real Goods Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: RSOL), a nationwide leader of turnkey solar energy solutions for residential, commercial, and utility customers, has completed its previously announced private placement equity financing for gross proceeds of approximately $9.25 million…read more

Real Goods Solar Selected to Expand Solar Adoption in Massachusetts Communities

LOUISVILLE, CO, May 28, 2013 – Real Goods Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: RSOL), a nationwide leader of turnkey solar energy solutions for residential, commercial, and utility customers, has been selected as a 2013 Solarize Mass Installer by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) and the Green Communities Division of the MA Department of Energy Resources (DOER) to bring solar electricity to…read more

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