groFacts
"1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) = the amount of electricity required to burn a 100 watt light bulb for 10 hours." Bob, Residential Sales
“Every megawatt of solar power currently supports 32 jobs, with 8 of these jobs in system design, distribution, installation, and service created where the systems are installed.” Danielle, Residential Sales
"Solar power is clean, generated locally, and more importantly an investment in our future." Amos, Installation
"A Megawatt is 1,000,000 Watts; a Gigawatt is 1000 Megawatts." Amanda, Marketing
"In one hour more energy from sunlight falls on the earth than the amount of energy used by the entire population in one year." Shelly, HR
"All TV and communications satellites are powered by solar energy using photovoltaic cells." Ren, Operations
"About 2 billion people in the world are currently without electricity." Rod, Operations
"Solar energy will not pollute our air with carbon dioxide and other harmful greenhouse gases and emissions." Tim, Residential Sales
"groSolar is the second fastest growing company in Vermont, 2002 – 2007" Jim, COO
groSolar’s founders, Jeff and Dori Wolfe, took a total of one business class between them. "We just built the company we wanted to work for."
groSolar Celebrates Green Up Day In VT this May. All employees are given bags, gloves and regular pay as they spend 4 hours cleaning the streets around their headquarters in White River Junction, VT. Community members are invited to join in and are given groSolar hats.
"It can take as little as 3.5 years for a solar hot water system for a family of 4 to pay for itself." Therese, Accounting
"Strafford VT, home of the original offices of groSolar, is reported by some to have the highest percentage of renewable powered homes per capita in all of Vermont." Amber, Accounting
"The sun’s rays were first turned into electricity by Charles Fritz in 1883." Audrey, Accounting
