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Ryan Centerwall Joins WESST Board
Our CEO, Ryan Centerwall, joined the board of an organization Affordable Solar has been a longtime supporter of. https://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/news/2019/01/24/well-known-local-leaders-join-wesst-board-for-2019.html
Solar Installation Among Fastest Growing Jobs in NM
Our CEO Ryan talked to Albuquerque Business First about the growth of solar installation as a career opportunity in New Mexico, and what he thinks the next 10 years look like for the industry....
Kevin Bassalleck Added to National List of Influential Young Executives
Our president, Kevin Bassalleck, was selected with one other New Mexican for the Business Journal's Influencers: Rising Starts list. 100 people across the country are spotlighted for having an impressive impact on their companies and communities early in their...
How to Finance a Residential Solar Array
Solar Financing for Homeowners The perception of solar costs being prohibitively high lingers from the early days of the industry. In actuality, solar equipment has become more efficient and less expensive in the last decade, as it has been adopted by homes, business...
Use the Federal Solar Tax Credit to Help Fund Your Solar Installation?
How do taxes fit into the solar conversation? Solar is an environmentally-friendly home improvement that can bring you tax benefits as well as save you money on your electricity costs. Currently, the federal government offers an Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for putting...
Best Places to Work Award: 2018
We're proud to announce that we were awarded the Best Places to Work Award in 2018! Our employees are our most important asset and we're honored to have a spot on this list again....
Going Solar: Commercial Edition
The adoption of solar by homeowners in New Mexico has nearly tripled over the last three years, but the rate that commercial buildings are going solar has remained relatively low. PNM, the largest utility in New Mexico, interconnected 3,500 solar arrays in 2017. Only...
Kevin Bassalleck Included in “40 Under 40”
Affordable Solar's president, Kevin Bassalleck, was included in this year's 40 Under 40 awards by Albuquerque Business First. Kevin talks about his hobbies, successes and failures in this spotlight:...
2017 Project of the Year with Roadrunner Food Bank
This November, Affordable Solar was recognized by Solar Builder Magazine as the 2017 Project of the Year. This featured recognition shines light on one of our favorite instillations to date at Roadrunner Food Bank. To provide solar to a staple in the...
Growing New Mexico with Renewable Energy
The recent Energy Outlook forum included our CEO, Ryan Centerwall, as a panelist. During the panel he spoke about the opportunities to grow New Mexico's economy with renewable energy and renewable energy jobs....
Energy Jobs in New Mexico
Ryan Centerwall, CEO, was a panelist at yesterday's Energy Outlook Forum. He discussed what the future of energy jobs looks like in New Mexico with Ron Darnell, PNM's Senior Vice President, Clair Chase, Mack Energy Corp's Director of Government Affairs and Luis Reyes,...
Referral Award Program Update!
Have you ever wondered about a referral program for Affordable Solar? A great deal of customers send referrals our way, and its the perfect way for our strongest solar ambassadors to provide their personal experience with Affordable Solar to friends and family...
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