The Newspaper of the San Francisco Bay Chapter
May - June 2005
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California Solar Project
If you've ever considered installing a solar power system to your home or building, now is the time to act. The Sierra Club's California Solar Project (CSP), based here in San Francisco, offers rebate and tax credits that help reduce costs, and the Club has partnered with unions to offer high-quality union-built systems to Club members.
The CSP is a combined effort of the Sierra Club with three labor unions - the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and UNITE-HERE! Its mission is to act against global warming in a way that creates quality employment and increases union representation in the solar industry by installing solar-power systems on member homes using union labor. Sierra Club members, as early adopters of this technology, help to advance the viability of the solar-photovoltaic market.
The CSP, in collaboration with the National Photovoltaic Construction Partnership, optimizes the power of bulk purchasing from the best manufacturer in the business, IBEW-organized Sharp Solar. CSP offers bridge financing to minimize out-of-pocket up-front costs, and provides long-term low-interest financing for the balance.
The CSP works with highly trained and professional IBEW signatory contractors throughout California, ensuring the highest possible construction standards and quality work by a highly trained and skilled workforce that gets the job done right the first time, within schedule.
For information, contact us at (415) 285-3824 or email whastings -at- californiasolarproject.org. The website may be found at www.californiasolarproject.org
© 2005 San Francisco Sierra Club Yodeler