http://1bog.org 1bog negotiates discounts for solar power for your home buy organizing the community into a group Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:38:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Check out yesterday's NBC San Diego segment about 1BOG and Heliopower's joint 1BOG San Diego campaign! Sign up for free to join 1BOG's San Diego solar group purchase campaign. http://1bog.org/nbc-san-diego-spotlight-save-by-going-one-block-off-the-grid/ First East Coast Solar Buying Group Great news, 1boggers! Today we announced the first group purchase of solar ever attempted on the east coast. We chose New Jersey for its great state and utility rebates. The incentives are so good that our CEO Dave Llorens commented, “I want to move to ... http://1bog.org/1bog-moves-east-new-jersey-launched-today/ SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25 -- One Block Off the Grid (1BOG), the nation's largest solar consumer advocate, today announced the launch of the company's first East Coast solar group purchasing campaign. Homeowners throughout the northern part of New Jersey can now sign up for free to join the Northern New ... http://1bog.org/one-block-off-the-grid-1bog-launches-east-coasts-first-solar-group-purchasing-campaign-in-new-jersey-partners-with-local-installer-the-solar-center/ Last week, 1BOG's Dave Llorens was interviewed on FOXBusiness.com LIVE to discuss how going green saves money, as well as the upcoming launch of the 1BOG North Jersey campaign. Watch the video below! http://1bog.org/1bog-on-foxbusiness-com-live/ Sam Weinberger participated in 1BOG's San Francisco April '09 Campaign. Read on to hear about his experience going solar! "I'd been thinking about going solar for over a year when I signed up to be part of One Block Off the Grid's San Francisco community in April 2009. My roof was ... http://1bog.org/sam-one-more-reason-to-love-sunny-days-weinberger/ Check out this video of 1BOG's Dave Llorens, who visited his native New Orleans for the Pepsi Refresh Project, which doles out millions of dollars in grants each month to fund great ideas that have a positive impact on communities. Grants are submitted by consumers, then voted on by the ... http://1bog.org/1bogs-dave-llorens-in-new-orleans/ Happy New Year from 1BOG!  We are anticipating an exciting second year bringing solar to homeowners around the country.  We have installed 550 solar systems so far and in 2010 our resolution is double this number. Solar has already been in the news in the New Year: President Obama dedicating funds to ... http://1bog.org/whats-ahead-for-1bog-in-2010/ It's been a big year for solar! 1BOG has 16,288 members, has expanded to 9 cities across the country, and 535 homes have already installed solar energy with us. We couldn't run group purchases without the group, so thank you for being part of our community and this movement which is ... http://1bog.org/happy-holidays-from-one-block-off-the-grid/ Last week, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced that he would be introducing new renewable energy projects in San Francisco through the San Francisco Sustainable Financing Program (SF2).  Legislation like this has typically only addressed solar installations in the past, but SF 2 will also cover energy and water efficiency. “San ... http://1bog.org/why-should-1bog-members-care-about-water-conservation/ The One Block Off The Grid (1BOG) team is proud to count themselves among the 2 million+ Americans who hold green jobs, jobs that contribute to preserving or restoring environmental quality.  1BOG has a proven community business model that the company's harnessing to further bolster their social impact and rapidly ... http://1bog.org/1bog-increases-social-impact-through-green-jobs/