Amicus Solar Coop aims to bring solar trailers to Puerto Rico

In response to the ongoing humanitarian disaster in Puerto Rico, a group of U.S. solar companies and a global disaster relief agency are mobilizing to bring portable emergency power trailers to remote areas of the unincorporated U.S. territory. Roughly 40% of Puerto Rico is still without power and clean…

Case study: The Marugg Company ‘reaps’ benefits of solar energy

After 145 years, The Marugg Company in Tracy City, Tennessee, is still making hickory snaths, or handles, for European style scythes. Amy and Charlie Wilson bought the company from Amy’s uncle in 2006, and like her great-great-grandfather before them, they pair their wooden snaths with scythes made by a company…

Case study: Climb Nashville cuts electric bills with solar & LEDs

Climb Nashville West at 3600 Charlotte Avenue now has 151 solar panels. Climb Nashville is Nashville’s premier indoor rock climbing facility with locations in East and West Nashville. Climb Nashville offers day passes, memberships, yoga and fitness classes, group events, outdoor trips, youth…

Case study: Memphis subdivision goes solar

2kW on home in Wolf River Bluffs LightWave Solar is proud to work for United Housing, Inc., a Memphis nonprofit dedicated to helping people with homeownership. Founded in 1994, United Housing’s efforts include down payment assistance, homebuyer education, home repair loans for low income homeowners, and…

Sign Solar Petition & more action items

A new initiative is being launched to defend fair access to affordable, renewable energy. A diverse coalition, including the Tennessee Small Business Alliance, the Tennessee Solar Energy Industries Association (TenneSEIA), Conservatives for Energy Freedom, the NAACP, and the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, has formed to help protect Tennesseans’ right to choose solar energy…

Tony Seba Presentation: Clean Disruption of Energy & Transportation

Tony Seba, instructor in Entrepreneurship, Disruption and Clean Energy at Stanford University, as well as author and Silicon Valley entrepreneur, explains how the growth of solar electricity, electric vehicles, battery storage and self driving cars will transform the energy and transportation industries. It is happening now, and he shows total transformation is not far away (maybe 3,…

In Brentwood: Solar 101 Workshop & Tour for Homeowners

Enjoy an on-site solar tour with homeowner, Greg Grant. He has an 11 kilowatt solar system. LightWave Solar will present a Residential Solar Workshop at the home of one of our customers, Greg Grant. Our presentation will cover the following topics: How a solar energy system works Financial and environmental…

Case study: Cellar 53 Winery: Local Grapes, Wine & Energy

Rebecca and Scott Paschal of Cellar 53 Winery in Brush Creek, Tennessee, have been growing grapes since 2005. That’s when they bought 100 acres of multi-generational family farm land to save it from becoming a subdivision. The Paschals set out to sell grapes to Tennessee wineries and did not intend…