SolarCity and the Mountain View Solar CO-OP

Google Tech Talks March 28, 2007 ABSTRACT The program aims to bring over 175kW of residential solar power to 50+ homes in the Mountain View, Los Altos, Menlo Park & Woodside communities. SolarCity is offering a substantial discount for homeowners and businesses who purchase solar through this program, giving it the possibilty of being one of the largest residential solar co-op purchases to date. The purpose of the talk is to inform googlers about the benefits and economics of solar, the technologies that SolarCity is using, and to learn about the co-op program itself. Similar public meetings have already been held for local residents, and have attracted a fair bit of local media attention,...