Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Jobs In Solar: Senior Solar Manufacturing Engineer (South Bay San Fran CA)

Date: 2012-02-27, 3:16PM PST
Reply to: xhcht-2874260014@job.craigslist.org

We are looking for a senior manufacturing engineer who will manage the manufacturing process for our solar product. This person will maintain and create new contract manufacturing partnerships, evaluate CMs, drive supplier performance improvement, develop procedures, and ensure products meet specs in terms of quality, design, and manufacturing process requirements.

Requirements:

1) 5-10 years of experience in a highly regulated (FDA, ISO, GMP) manufacturing setting.
2) Experience evaluating and managing contract manufacturers (domestically and overseas).
3) Experience resolving typical issues related to the integration of a supplier's products into the manufacturing processes.
4) Experience investigating and resolving technical issues related to quality of the product.
5) BS in engineering or science from a 4-year accredited university or college.

Some travel involved in this position.

Why would you want to consider this opportunity?

1) Your engineering peers at this company are a group of very sharp, energetic, talented and experienced solar (and renewable energy) professionals.

2) This start up offers a unique solar technology that solves many of the problems which its competitors do not (and have not) successfully address(ed). (Its customers also achieve a ROI faster with its product than with other solar technology.)

3) It is backed by a distinguished VC firm.

4) You will have the chance to join a start up when it is in the "ramp up" stage of production.

If interested, please email me your CV and your contact information.

Location: South Bay

Application instructions:

Please compose (and attach) a cover letter which addresses your qualifications and your interest. Please also attach your CV.

  • Location: South Bay
  • Compensation: Salary: Competitive and DOE + full benefits

Monday, February 27, 2012

Candy Maker Ethel M Chocolates Goes Solar

Candy corporation giant Mars Inc. known to the business world as Mars Chocolate North America has gone solar. Mars owns well known chocolate candy brand Ethel M Chocolates and has installed over 2,000 ground-mounted solar panels at its Henderson Nevada factory.

The panels will generate 1,258 megawatt hours of energy each year and during peak operating hours provide 100% of the electricity used in the production of their products. NV Energy did the installation and owns the ground-mounted solar garden as well as the energy credits that Mars will purchase to use the panels.

A recent ribbon-cutting ceremony kicked off the grand opening of the solar garden to celebrate the chocolate factory being the largest solar powered food manufacturer in the state of Nevada.

“We are fortunate to have been a part of the Henderson and Las Vegas community for more than 30 years,” said site director Mack Phillips. “We hope the completion of our solar garden demonstrates our continuing commitment to be an environmentally friendly citizen.  Our goal is that every business decision we make will have a positive effect on people and the planet through our performance.  This project achieves all three.”

Details at Vegas Inc.

Visit Ethel M. Chocolates.

Mars Inc.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Solar Power System Tips from Home Owner


Solar Energy View From a Current Home Owner
By Todd A Tiberio Sr.

Costs of electricity and natural gas are rising every year and the need to offset the cost gets greater and greater. Making an investment in Go-Green technology helps the monthly utility bill and the environment. Reducing the carbon-dioxide footprint will make for a better living environment for all on earth.

Cheap is not a word when installing Go-Green Technology, like Solar Panels, but the benefit is great to the home owner and environment. The value of the home increases for reducing the monthly cost of the electric bill. Home value can increase by twenty to over forty thousand dollars depending on the Solar Panel System installed. Federal and State incentives reduce the cost of the investment by sixty percent over the first five years. These incentives are paid out through yearly tax refunds for the first five years. After incentives, the system cost is forty percent of the actual cost.

For a qualified contractor to start constructing a Solar Panel System permits need to be submitted and approved. A Town permit has to be obtained. The contractor will work with the current electric company to get their approval, if needed. Electric company approval is for connecting to their electric grid, known as net metering. Net metering is required for tying into the home electric meter.

Net metering is like a battery that stores power for future need when the sun is limited. At the end of the year, if a surplus of electric power made by the Solar Panel System has not been used, a credit or check will be issued. Surplus of energy made is not lost and goes back to the resident supplying that electric power.

When construction begins it takes about 3 to 4 days for the contractor to install a roof system. A pole or ground installation might extend the length of the project. Depending on the size of the system will determine what type (Roof, pole, or ground) of installation is needed.

A nice option to include is a wireless monitoring system. This might be an option, so make sure to ask the contractor, if the contractor does not mention it. A wireless monitoring system will show how much electric is made per a day. The monitoring feature is really fantastic for showing family and friends how much electric is being created at any given time. One can see what electric appliances are the electric hogs, saving additional money by turning these electric hogs off after usage.

Cost for a Solar Panel System ranges from thirty-five to over hundred thousand dollars. Project size depends on the funds available for a project like this. The more Solar Panels bought, the more energy is produced. Electric Companies charge for electric used and the delivering to the location of usage. Having as many Solar Panels as possible will reduce the electric and delivery fees dramatically. If more electric is produced by the Solar Panels, Net metering through the electric company will store this as a credit for later need at no additional cost.

Changing from natural gas to electric is also beneficial. Natural gas has the same fees in place too. This is why the more electric power made helps fuel other appliances that can be switched from natural gas to electric. Looking at the whole picture will help to save more on that utility bill each month. The solar panel investment will be of greater value too, for the home owner and carbon-dioxide footprint.

Speaking from a current owner of a thirty-five thousand dollar Solar Panel System, the savings monthly is over half of my previous electric bills before the Solar Panel System was installed. Depending on how much sun is out each day, will determine how much solar electric will be produced each month. Net metering is very beneficial for the months the sun is limited in one's area. During the months that the sun is the strongest, net metering stores all the unused electric for future need. Batteries can be attached for continuous usage during the night. Size and accessories just depends on one's budget. These are State-of-The- Art cool systems to own.

Go-Green technology reduces the carbon-dioxide footprint for the future. Nuclear generated electric and natural gas adds carbon-dioxide to the atmosphere (Carbon footprint). If one contributes in a small form helping to reduce carbon-dioxide in the atmosphere, this will make a big difference.

Created by Todd A Tiberio

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Jobs In Solar: Inspection Representative Professionals (San Diego CA)

Date: 2012-02-21, 2:23PM PST
Reply to: TrevorjDecker@gmail.com

Rapidly growing Solar instillation company seeks INSPECTION REPRESENTATIVE.

* General Summary:

The Inspection Representative will be responsible for arriving to the designated project site and conducting a pre-inspection before the city inspector arrives. Candidates will be trained on how solar installations are performed and may be asked to answer questions from the city inspector. Inspection Rep must be able to travel throughout the San Diego and inland empire area for inspections.

* Qualifications:

High School Diploma or equivalent experience
Electrician background preferred
Candidates must have vehicle/truck to transport 32-foot ladder
Valid driver's license and clean driving record
Basic hand tools: hammer, screw driver, screw gun, bits, socket and wrench set, tool belt, level, chalking gun
Cell Phone
*Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Must be able to verbally communicate with city inspector
Solar experience is a plus
Electrician experience is a plus
Minimum of 1 year experience in the construction field (residential is a plus)

Compensation will be based on experience at a competitive rate of $10-$13 hourly + fuel reimbursement.

Please email experience to:  TrevorJDecker@gmail.com

Location: San Diego and Inland Empire CA
  • Compensation: $10-$13

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

U.S. Army Awards Energy Saving Contracts Worth $61 Million

Three energy saving contracts worth $61 million have been awarded to Siemens Government Technologies and Johnson Controls Inc. by the U.S. Army. All three projects will save the Army 267 BTU's (British Thermal Units) yearly and over time provide the capacity to generate 8.2 megawatts of energy.

Last December the Army awarded Siemens Gov. Technologies The White Sands Missile Range Project worth $16.8 million and has 4.44 capacity megawatts of photovoltaic technology installed. Ten percent of the installation's energy will be provided by this project and the annual savings will be $930,00. When finished this will be the Army's largest renewable energy project, a title held now by the 2 megawatt solar capacity project at Fort Carson Colorado.

The Army awarded Johnson Controls Inc a $16 million for the Fort Bliss, Texas project that is projected to save $42 million in energy costs over a 25 year period. The agreement will allow the Army to purchase 5,500 solar panels without having to own and maintain them. This project is expected to generate 2.2 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually.

Included in that project is technology that will continuously monitor, control and manage the energy consumption of 120 buildings.

Johnson Controls Inc will benefit to the tune of $34 million with another Army project based in Puerto Rico - Fort Buchanan. In addition to Fort Buchanan the Army will also solar up 11 Army Reserve Centers on the island. Over time this 16 year contract will provide The Army with a savings of $65 million dollars.

These projects will help the Army meets it's energy saving goal of producing 25% of it's electricity using renewable energy sources by 2025.

The Army has an agreement with these tech companies called an Energy Savings Performance Contract which lasts 25 years. This agreement allows the Army to be hands off regarding the operation and maintenance of the equipment and the companies benefit by recouping their investment through an agreed-upon percentage of the guaranteed cost savings.

More at the U.S. Army homepage.

Photo Credit: U.S. Army, Fort Carson, CO

Monday, February 20, 2012

Intel Considering Solar Powered Computer CPU Chip

Last year Intel experimented with a solar powered processor that operated when light hit the CPU and stopped when the light was blocked. The light source was a reading lamp that emitted just enough light to power the chip.

Known as the near-threshold voltage (NTV) CPU and code-named "Claremont." The postage stamp sized chip's voltage ranges from 280 millivolts when the system is running at 3MHz to 1.2 volts when running at approximately 1Ghz.

Intel's chief technology officer Justin Rattner said "It's allowing us to make Intel's product more [power efficient] across the compute continuum" while reaching appropriate performance levels."

The new chip could keep laptops running at the lowest voltage levels when not in use without killing the battery. The design of the new chip is creating a lot of interest and will be featured at the International Solid State Circuits Conference in San Francisco through February 23rd.

Rattner explained the NTV chip is generating energy gains 5 to 10 times higher and they want to expand the use of this improved technology to computer graphics and memory. 

More story details at P.C. World.

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Jobs In Solar: Qualifier/Contractor for Solar (Tampa Bay (Largo FL))

Date: 2012-02-16, 5:29PM EST
Reply to: br7h8-2844713182@job.craigslist.org

 We are a startup Largo solar energy company that is looking for a individual to Qualify our company with Florida construction board ..
as a solar contractor .. .. further we are looking for this person /company also to install the solar equipment ...
Our company founder is an expert in sales and marketing and familiar with solar industry and therefore will do all sales, marketing,
customer financing, equipment inventory,etc. We can offer training on equipment installs.
In essance we would offer you a turn-key job.. ready to pull permits and install. Even if you already sell and install solar.... point is
you probably would not want to spend time making a 2hrs+ round trip just to give estimates on a job you might not get!
That's where I can save you time and money and give you a turn key job!

If you want to do sales also we would be willing to pay commision in addition to installation fees.

We are willing to work with other construction or energy conservation companies (solar or other) or individuals either in Tampa bay area
or nearby areas... but not interested in being an employee for someone...

To qualify our company you must have a current Florida CERTIFIED Contractors licease as Certified Solar contractor -preferred...
We also would consider a Florida CERTIFIED plumber's licease and/or Certified Electrical contractors licease,
must be in good standing-no customer compliants,etc...
FYI: Florida does allow you do qualify more than one company .. so even if you already are qualifing a company you can qualify our company too!

Send an e-mail with your resume or information -with job qualification details current construction licease number,etc .

All information given by applicants will be held in strictest confidentiality!
Absolutly no phone calls!
Note: We are NOT related to a certain established Largo solar company beginning with AAA.
Our company is a equal opportunity employer.

Location: Tampa Bay (Largo) FL
Compensation: To be negotiated

Jobs In Solar: FT Cad/Draw/Design for Solar Co (Atlantic County, NJ)

Date: 2012-02-16, 1:34PM EST
Reply to: ctmx9-2851118015@job.craigslist.org

Top solar installation company seeking person for cad/design work. Need to do roof layouts, shading analyses and related drawings for PV solar installations. Great place to work, lots of room to grow.

This is an on-site position - we are located in Atlantic County, NJ and prefer a candidate within commuting distance.

Send resume to the email address in this post!

Location: Atlantic County, NJ
Compensation: Negotiable

Friday, February 17, 2012

DIY: Solar Air Heater

Here's another example of a solar heater anyone can make using easy to get items. It even uses a common computer fan to blow out the heat.


Thursday, February 16, 2012

Solar Power and Wind Estimator

This estimator uses your zip code to find out the approximate size and cost to install a solar panel system in your area:

Solar System Estimator

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Jobs In Solar: Inside Sales Director (Tualatin OR)

Date: 2012-02-12, 10:24PM PST
Reply to: hr@neslusa.com

Director of Sales/ Business Development -- Regional, United States and North America

As director of sales for the Western region, you are responsible and accountable for managing key customer relationships, developing customer potential and maximizing revenue and margin opportunities. This includes the complete business and operational relationship with focus on the delivery design process: Demand creation, demand supply planning, project management, and demand fulfillment and care phases. The director of sales will create and execute the account's specific strategy. They will be responsible for efficiency of operations, the market position as well as the continuous improvement of customer satisfaction.

Summary of Essential Job Functions

• Sourcing, profiling and management of customers according to NESL's sales and marketing strategy for United States and North America.
• Developing and creating customer opportunities with targeted customers that meet NESL's timing, revenue and margin requirements.
• Monitor and support any customer strategic projects.
• Oversee and update customer's sales network and provide training where necessary.
• Responsible for relationship management and customer intimacy at all levels of the nominated account's organization. Ownership and responsibility for creating excellent relationships with the account's board and its top level employees.
• Coordinate activities and communication between nominated account and NESL's Order Processing, Product Planning, Technical Customer Service and Marketing departments
• Work with other departments to provide forecasting and modeling information
• Managing outside sales and develop sales network

Minimum requirements

• 2-3 years sales/ business development experience in energy market. Solar sales is a must.
• Engineering degree (Electronic, Electrical or Business), project financing and management
background desirable.
• Knowledge of photovoltaic technologies and systems.
• Ability to manage, and successfully win high value, complex bid situations as well as the successful control of the delivery situation and its quality requirements.
• Excellent communication skills. Chinese mandarin speaking and writing are a plus.
• Team player, able to work in a multi-functional environment on an international scale.
• Seasoned interaction and effective communication skills, able to impact across all levels of an organization internally as well as externally.
• Must show a sharp intellect and excellent analytic skills to understand customer needs, vision and strategy as well as mode of operations and financial metrics connected with its short and long-term perspectives.
• Able to combine short and long-term goals and opportunities into viable phased business
propositions and mutual win-win setups.

How to Apply

Please send your application in English to hr@neslusa.com including your CV and cover letter.

About NESL USA

NESL USA, is a fast growing, leading producer of solar energy products (www.neslusa.com) located in Portland, Oregon. Its leading edge R&D, manufacturing and quality assurance processes are state of the art and meet or exceed all global standards. NESL USA is growing fast and is looking for smart, experienced, innovative, energetic team players to work closely with colleagues from around the world.

Location: Tualatin, OR
Compensation: Base + Commision, Health, Dental, Vision Care

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Ideas on How to Save When Buying Solar Panels

Save Big On Solar Panels Cost
By William Benard

Have you been thinking about setting up solar panels for your home, but gotten discouraged because the solar panels cost happens to be too large? With the help of proper design and system sizing methods the cost of solar power systems will be considerably lowered. Additionally you can easily save in the vicinity of 40% on the cost of a solar power system by getting a kit and installing it yourself.

To start with you must decide to go with a grid-tied system or an off-grid system. One of the leading advantages of a grid-tied system is that you never have to purchase batteries. The batteries are generally expensive not to mention they need routine maintenance and they have to be replaced every so often. You might also decide to set up a smaller sized, less pricey system in order to decrease your solar panels cost. Given that you're still on the grid the small-scale system only needs to provide only a portion of the electrical power. On the downside grid-tied systems provide no electrical energy when the power grid is down.

The second step to planning your solar power system is to evaluate rebate options and acquire permits. Your area power utility company has rules you'll want to comply with when hooking up the finished system to the grid, and building codes may likewise apply. In conjunction with federal incentives, states (and certain cities) offer refunds that can help with the price of the system. Finding out the rules in your region before you start will certainly save you frustration later on. Check out the Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE) for information and facts dealing with rebates in your state. It's also a good idea to learn about net metering guidelines where you live, which include how much money you can get paid for generating excess power.

Choosing the size of your system is the next step. With a grid-tied system, size is less significant, due to the fact the grid supplies electric power whenever your photovoltaic (PV) system falls short. Solar power systems no more than a couple hundred watts have proven to be practical, however you can also set up solar panels that will be able to generate enough electrical energy for all your needs. Review the amount of electrical power you use now, then calculate what you will likely be able to save as a result of implementing conservation and efficiency measures throughout your house. This approach is going to provide you with a better understanding of how big a system you'll need to build. You may build any size system you want, even so it may not pay to put in a bigger one. A scaled-down system will hold your solar panels cost down.

Determining ways to use less electrical energy in your house is almost always more cost effective compared with setting up a bigger PV array. The average amount of electrical power used monthly in a standard United States household is around 1,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh). It is actually feasible to get this lowered to approximately 500 kWh by investing in the region of $1,000 for energy efficient lights, power strips with switches, an efficient fridge along with a few other strategies. Compare that with a solar power system which generates 250 kWh per month but will cost you $6,000 - it's obvious where the best pay back is. Perform the efficiency measures 1st, then design the solar panel system.

Once you have a better understanding of the quantity of solar power that you need to produce each month you will be able to determine what the solar panels cost is likely to be. For instance, in the event that you conclude that you want a PV system that makes approximately 250 kWh monthly that is 3,000 kWh a year. These stats will be utilized to compute just what size PV system is actually ideal for you specific location. You should start with a service such as the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's PV watts calculator to compute this size of a solar energy system that would deliver 3,000 kWh a year in your region.

The following step is determining how to appropriately position the solar panel array. If possible, the solar PV panels for your home are going to face south, and also be tilted at an angle about equivalent to the local latitude. They will also remain in full sunshine with no shading from about three hours before solar noon (the time when this sun is right in the middle of its course across the sky) to three hours after solar noon. Performance won't suffer much if you can't get the panels aimed directly south or angled perfectly, on the other hand even a small amount of shading can have a serious negative effect.

A fairly new feature that is recommended for grid-tied systems is implementing micro-inverters. Micro-inverters provide a benefit in partial-shading scenarios since every single PV panel has got an inverter that delivers maximum power point tracking to obtain the most electric power possible out of that particular solar PV panel, whether it is slightly shaded or in complete sun. Regarding typical string inverter systems, partial shade can potentially cause the voltage of a string of solar PV panels to drop to the level where the inverter shuts down and electric power output drops to zero - a big effect, indeed. If you have serious shade issues which you cannot fix, a PV solar panel system is most likely not a beneficial choice for your situation.

A solar site survey should tell you about any type of potential shading issues for any season. You may do the solar site survey in a couple of ways. One way is a process in which you work with a "sun chart" for your location together with a basic sighting of objects that may cause shadows - this approach can potentially end up being an interesting family event to help teach everyone about the course of the sun throughout the year. Another simple method is actually to model the solar PV panel array as well as possible shading objects in the free Google SketchUp drawing tool. SketchUp has a feature that will demonstrate shading patterns for any time period of day and year.

If you have the space chances are you may choose to go with a ground mounted system due to the fact it will make the solar panel installation quite a bit easier (and less frightening), and you will not be required to remove the panels in the event that the roof ever needs to be replaced. PV solar panels are going to most likely last 30 years, so choosing where and just how the solar panels will be mounted is very important. Designing a system that provides you with the option to start small and grow the system when time and finances permit can without a doubt make the initial solar panels cost more economical.

Would you like additional information about how much solar panels cost? Simply click to read more about determining the amount of money you could save by installing solar panels.

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Jobs In Solar: Roofer - Solar (Irvine CA)

Date: 2012-02-08, 2:16PM PST
Reply to: 5j29h-2841660192@job.craigslist.org

Experience Roofing Labor/Inspector
Oversight, construction and inspection of residential and light commercial roofing projects.
A California based solar company will be performing solar installations on tiled roofs in the Irvine area and they're looking for a skilled Roofer to aid in the installation of their roof mounts.

Broad experience with roofing systems preferred
Ensure quality installations
2-5 years commercial and residential roofing experience
Verify company standards and contract commitments are consistently met
Manage job costs and inventory

Job Duration: 7 weeks
 
To apply or to learn more, visit us at www.aerotek.com. Aerotek is an equal opportunity employer. Aerotek is an equal opportunity employer.

Location:  Irvine, CA

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Boulder City Tapping Into Solar Power for Revenue

The small Nevada town of Boulder City can thanks it's representatives for making good deals with solar power providers. City Manager Vicki Mayes says that in the future the city will generate $12 million a year in lease payments alone. Projects in planning stage now will produce revenue for Boulder City for years to come.

The city made sure the solar companies paid large upfront payments during the two to four year construction period. Through the life of the lease contracts the city will collect upwards of $480 million dollars which will generate needed revenue and help pay off debts.

Boulder City attracts the attention of solar companies because of it's constantly sunny climate (300 sunny days a year) and already available transmission lines.

The leases between Boulder City and the solar providers range in the 40 to 50 year range and will also provide property tax revenue.

A couple of the photovoltaic projects that have begun operation are already among the largest in the nation.

City council members are congratulating each other on their ahead-of-the-pack pro-solar decisions that will benefit residents for years to come.

More details at Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Jobs In Solar: Solar Energy Reps - $1500/WK - Leads Provided (Tampa FL)

Date: 2012-02-03, 10:45AM EST
Reply to: nzpax-2827472466@job.craigslist.org

While the solar industry is growing by over 40% each year, our business is growing by over 200% annually and we are looking to add to our best in class sales team.

Our office is #1 in the market and our top two sales people both sold over $1500/wk in January!!! EARNING EACH REP OVER $10,000 ON THEIR MONTHLY INCOME!!

State Energy, a locally owned & operated nationwide solar brand, is actively expanding our Orlando sales team to find, qualify and advise potential customers on the benefits of going solar.

Join our team and help us solidify our position as a top solar installation company in the United States.

Desired Qualifications:

* Experience with solar electric installation, design, or sales a PLUS!
* Proven track record of sales
* Some general construction or in home sales experience, are a plus
* Excellent customer service skills and experience
* Reliable transportation

Position Responsibilities (will include but not be limited to):

* Sales of residential and commercial solar electric systems
* Follow up with company provided leads
* Estimating and pricing systems with built in margins
* Analysis of customers' electrical usage
* Conducting site surveys for potential customers, including roof measurement and rough system design
* Closing deals and signing contracts
* Take pride in your work ethic and communicate clearly

Position/company benefits:

* This position is COMMISSION + BONUS, with earning potential into six figures. Base + commission for well qualified candidates.

* Use of proprietary company tools including industry leading quotation and CRM software, iPad apps.
* Qualified leads from the best sources available(LEADS PROVIDED 3-4 DAILY)

Call us @ 321-422-0725 to schedule an interview

Location: Tampa, FL
Compensation: Base + Commission - earning Potential Six figures $1500/wk

Jobs In Solar: Account Manager - Solar Sales - Base Salary + Commission + Benefits (South Boston MA)

Date: 2012-02-03, 9:08AM EST
Reply to: ubmfr-2832426544@job.craigslist.org

The Solar Account Manager is an amazing opportunity for energetic and upbeat people with customer service/inside sales experience. The Solar AM will have several responsibilities related to core Solar operations, but the primary functions will be to:

1) Identify high opportunity Solar customers from our customer database and from new incoming customers.
2) Contact these high opportunity customers to schedule Solar assessment appointments.
3) Maintain and update Salesforce.com related to individual customers.

Essential Responsibilities of Role include the following (and may expand as the Solar division grows):

• Contacting customers via phone and/or email to discuss going Solar and setting appointments for our Outside Sales Team
• Using Salesforce.com to track customers, document notes of calls, set follow-up tasks to call customers, monitor performance
• Scheduling customers with initial Solar assessments with our Team of Solar Advisors
• Following up with customers after Solar Assessments to answer any outstanding questions as needed
• Understanding our 1-5 Rating system of Solar opportunity on homes, and being able to quickly rate new homes using websites such as Google Maps, Bing, and Pictometry

Qualifications:

• Ability to meet and exceed goals - income driven mentality.
• Have 1-2 years inside sales / customer service / account management experience
• A proven track record of success preferably in a Call Center environment.
• Be proficient with Salesforce.com, Microsoft Office and Internet based applications.
• Previous knowledge of solar power is a plus.
• Proven track record in working in a target driven environment.
• Possess excellent communication and telephone skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Communicates positively and energetically
• Able to articulate complex topics clearly and concisely to others
• Listens actively and manages customer concerns, expectations.
• Computer Skills: Proven experience to work comfortably in Salesforce.com, Google Maps, Excel, Powerpoint, and Word.

We proudly offer a base salary, benefits and a compelling commission structure that insures that income driven individuals will maintain a high earning potential. This is a rewarding position with the opportunity for growth within a rapidly growing, well funded company.

Please email resume and cover letter - cite "Solar Account Manager" in the subject line.
Hiring Organization: confidential

  • Location: South Boston, MA
  • Compensation: Base salary + Commission place 1st year OTE +/-$55k plus benefits

Friday, February 3, 2012

Kansas City Royals Powered by Solar

Kansas City Royals will have the largest in-stadium solar array in Major League Baseball. The south-facing 120 panel array will provide some of the power for Kauffman Stadium without any distracting glare for batters at the plate.

Kansas City Power & Light and Royals agreement will provide enough power to keep the park's refrigeration operating at full speed. The finished array will be seen by fans from any seat in the stadium. Fans will be educated by the park's interactive display showing how much electricity is being generated.

The Royals aren't stopping at solar panels for their only green initiative, they also offer paperless tickets to season ticket buyers and promote recycling within the stadium.

Fans will see the panels up close at the home opener April 13th against the Cleveland Indians and the array will receive international attention during the All-Star game July 10th.

More details at the Kansas City Royals MLB site.