His unusual comments came just hours after a school district in Orange County voted to build a solar power system at no cost to the district — and which will save the district $17 million over the life of the project.

FarNiente Winery's "Floatovoltaics" by SPG Solar
My company, SPG Solar, is building that system — and there is nothing complicated or expensive about it.
You want complicated? How about building an acre of solar panels in one of the most desolate places on earth: A hotel in the middle of Death Valley.
We did those, and more, including movie theatres, farms, and yes, plain old office buildings.
The owners do not operate these systems any more than they operate their oil or gas or electric heat.
Between the tax credits and rebates, and the cost cutting in the price of installing and buying solar panels, solar energy is a simple decision that thousands of people are making every day.

Guest blogger Tom Rooney
Nothing expensive or complicated about it. Just good business (and) sound economics.
—- Tom Rooney
President and CEO
SPG Solar
Novato, California
415 883-7657
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