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By admin on May 25, 2012

PARKWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT’S BOARD OF EDUCATION AWARDS BRIGHTERGY SOLAR 33-SCHOOL CONTRACT ST. LOUIS, May 25, 2012 – Brightergy, a leading Missouri solar development and finance firm founded in the St. Louis area in 2003, was awarded a competitively bid contract to install a 25kW solar array on each of the 33 Parkway School District buildings.  The unanimous school board vote May […]

By admin on Apr 18, 2012

One of the First Solar Installs in the NKC Metro Area, Local Solar Integrator completes 50.76 kW roof-top project src=”/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/brightergy-fujifilm-solar-panels-640×480.jpg” alt=”” width=”384″ height=”288″ /> North Kansas City, Mo., April 18, 2012 – In an effort to bring down costs while keeping its corporate commitment to sustainability, FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Graphic Systems Division has selected Conergy’s PH 235P panels to […]

By admin on Mar 09, 2012

The Missouri Department of Economic Development has announced that Brightergy Solar of Lenexa, KS, the leading solar development and finance firm in the Midwest, will move its headquarters and operations to Kansas City. Brightergy, a full service renewable energy service provider, specializing in solar panel system design, installation, and finance, will make a capital investment in the Kansas City area […]

By admin on Feb 27, 2012

We are tracking several bills in the Missouri legislature for the 2012 session, which ends in May. Susan Brown, representing MOSEIA as Vice Chair and Brightergy as Principal, testified at the Standing Committee on Renewable Energy on Feb. 20th in favor of HB 1305– it expands net metering from the current 100 kW limit to 250 kW and offers up […]

By admin on Dec 30, 2011

The 2011 roundup below is from our industry organization, SEIA, and includes highlights from 2011 for our industry. Everything following the image is from SEIA: WASHINGTON – Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, today published the following review of the U.S. solar energy market in 2011: “In contrast to some of the recent headlines, the […]

By admin on Dec 19, 2011

We are so excited to announce the election of Susan Brown to the board of our national trade association, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).  Susan and four other new members join the existing board, representing some of the largest companies in the world, including SunPower, Suntech, Solar City, 3M, Dow Corning, First Solar, GE Energy, and US Bancorp.  The […]

By admin on Dec 14, 2011

Solar installations will soon be even smoother in Kansas City! Congratulations to the Mid-America Regional Council for being awarded a 2011 Sustainable Communities Grant for $450,000. The grant will be used to remove barriers to sustainable development –  including standardizing codes for solar installations – in the Kansas City area. This grant process was highly competitive and Brightergy was happy to be part of the […]

By admin on Dec 07, 2011

Independence Power & Light just announced an exciting new commercial/industrial rebate program. The rebate is designed to help businesses implement energy efficiency measures (including solar energy) that can reduce electric usage and operating costs by offering rebates to reduce your initial investment.  All current non-residential customers with IPL electric accounts are eligible to participate. This rebate provides up to $20,000 […]

By admin on Nov 14, 2011

At the inaugural ImpacT Awards, hosted by the Kansas City Business Journal, Western Extralite Co. won in the category of Environmental Impact.  Nominated by Brightergy, they were presented with their award at a luncheon Friday, November 11. Western Extralite is one of Brightergy’s first clients to install solar panels on 6 different locations.  Each building has a 25kW system.  “We […]

By admin on Nov 08, 2011

108 Solar Panels Installed at Manufacturing Facility  KANSAS CITY, MO – November 8, 2011 –  SCD Probiotics, a global bioscience manufacturing plant of probiotics, has installed a 25 kW solar electrical generation system on their facility near downtown Kansas City in the Paseo West District.  According to Matt Wood, CEO, the decision to add solar energy was easy given both […]