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Corporate Benefits of Solar & Energy Storage — It's Not Just About Electricity
America’s most recognizable brands are investing in and realizing the benefits of solar and energy storage. Corporate solar adoption is more…
Businesses that adopt sustainability targets see a growth in profits, brand recognition, and competitive advantage.
Compare that to conventional energy. Solar plus energy storage provide businesses and organizations with more benefits than any other…
Onsite vs. offsite clean energy generation: What’s the best fit for your company?
Commercial energy users aren’t limited to installing solar on their sites, let alone within their own utility any more.…
How to Evaluate Solar EPC & O&M Proposals
Commercial and industrial solar system buyers typically evaluate multiple bids when choosing the ideal solar EPC (engineering procurement and…
How CA utility rates bring value to commercial solar and energy storage customers
Borrego Solar knows that commercial solar deployment depends on supportive policies. That’s why we invest in our own policy…
Borrego Solar’s policy team aims to make strides for the solar and energy storage industry
Ilan Gutherz, VP of Policy and Strategy, takes us into the complicated, exciting, and rewarding world of solar and…
How Sustainability is Driving Top Business Priorities – Insights from GreenBiz 2019
Commercial solar and energy storage still remain top of mind for corporate energy managers and sustainability leaders, based on…
The 10 Most Important Questions to Ask When Issuing a Solar RFP
As commercial solar and energy storage continue to grow in popularity, most public agencies and many businesses have formal…
The Environmental Approach to Ground-Mounted Solar Farms
Over the past few years, commercial solar installations have expanded beyond urban areas and out into rural and agricultural…
Solar on Corporate Campuses: Best Practices
As top American companies commit to sustainability and renewable energy goals, one option for businesses to achieve their goals…
Borrego's Nexus Initiative: Q&A with Brian Barker
Last year, Borrego launched an initiative called Nexus to maximize end customer value by applying lean principles and collaborative…
Speaking the Solar Language
Our goal is to ensure our customers have the tools they need to make educated decisions about their investment…
America’s Top Executives Have Solar on Their Minds
America’s most recognizable brands are leading the way in corporate solar adoption. Top companies such as Target, Walmart, Costco,…
Creating a Brighter Future for our Children with Solar
Putting solar on schools bring benefits beyond cost savings and carbon reduction – it shows the next generation that…
Best Practices for Bringing Solar to Your Airport
Given airports’ busy operations and ample parking lot, roof, and occasionally open land, solar is more often than not…
Silver Linings on the Clouds Above U.S. Solar
Why 2018 remains a good year for U.S. solar and how San Diego will serve as a model for…
Corporate Procurement Options
Solar has come full circle. At least it appears that way after listening to some of the largest companies…
Every Landfill Owner Should Consider Solar
The number of active municipal solid waste landfills across the country have been falling over the past few decades—from…
California Schools Get an A+ in Solar
California schools—from K-12 districts to universities—have consistently shown that going solar for schools is feasible and cost effective. With…
Infographic: 3 Main Costs of a Commercial Solar Energy System
All solar firms are focused on driving down the cost of an installed solar energy system for their customers.…
Responding to System Issues: Interview with O&M Director Phillip Stephenson
We asked Borrego Solar’s director of O&M, Phillip Stephenson, to define the gold standard in issue response. He illuminates…
Preparing for a Site Walk: Interview with Project Developer Cameron Thorne
One of Borrego Solar’s most experienced project developers, Cameron Thorne, answers our questions about how customers can get the…
Boots on the Ground: Interview with Site Superintendent Loren O’Hara
We sat down with Borrego Solar’s most experienced site superintendent, Loren O’Hara, to get insight about what goes into…
Solar Energy Lesson Plans
Borrego Solar is committed to developing the next generation of renewable energy leaders, and thinks the best way to…
Airport Solar Projects
Airport Solar Projects Produce Long-Term Financial Returns Maintaining airport viability requires shrewd decisions such as implementing renewable energy solutions…
Solar Energy for Schools
Promote School Financial Stability with Solar Energy Private and public schools have found that working with Borrego Solar to…
Solar for Water Districts
Both rural and metropolitan water districts and authorities across the country can benefit from significant energy savings by installing…
The Highway to Solar is Open for Public Entities in California
California’s solar market, with the help of the industry and solar-friendly policies, is fostering megawatt-scale projects for some of…
I Looked at Solar a Few Years Ago, What's Changed?
One of the most common things we hear when first speaking with energy managers at large commercial and government…
The No-BS Guide to a Solar RFP
I have a confession to make. My marketing team’s Solar RFP Best Practices Guide is intended to guide the…
In Solar, Size Does Matter
During the first quarter of 2015, Borrego Solar rose one spot to No. 2 in Greentech Media’s U.S. PV…
How Solar Can Reduce Your Risks of Rising Energy Costs
Commercial solar projects are typically analyzed through a variety of financial metrics including net present value (NPV), internal rate…
Five Tips to Winning Support for Solar
By now, you’re probably well aware that solar is spreading. Maybe you’ve installed a system at home, or you’re…
Part II: The Crucial Fourth Piece of Energy Management
This is the second part to my previous post about integrating the crucial fourth piece of energy management, solar…
Part I: The Crucial Fourth Piece of Energy Management
At this year’s Energy Smart conference, I had the opportunity to present to the people who are responsible for managing…