THE POWER OF SOLAR
Rick Weinberg
Founder, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief at California Business Journal (CalBizJournal.com)
The benefits of solar energy are extraordinary. No one knows that better than Andreas Lindenthal, who established his own solar company to help wean people off non-renewable and expensive energies such as oil, natural gas and coal that pollute the environment.
BY RICK WEINBERG, CALIFORNIA BUSINESS JOURNAL
The defining moment came when Andreas Lindenthal received an electric bill for $450. That was the turning point. The last straw, so to speak. The moment that changed his life.
When he looked at the staggering amount of the bill for his 3,000 square foot home in Mission Viejo, Calif., he decided that there was only one way to go: solar — taking advantage of the earth’s most natural and most powerful resource and reducing his electric bill by an astounding 90 percent.
But Lindenthal didn’t just go on to equip his own home with solar. He decided to launch his own solar company, GoSolar, at a time when solar had finally made a major breakthrough commercially and economically.
“I saw the trend finally happening in the U.S. in 2012, when solar became commercially feasible on a larger scale,” says Lindenthal, who grew up with solar energy in Zurich, Switzerland. “Before that, solar was very expensive; it was only for satellites and tree-huggers. Then prices started to decrease and the government was getting involved by subsidizing tax credits. Even utility companies got involved by providing rebates.
“That’s when solar really started to gain momentum,” he adds. “That’s when people could really afford to make the switch. When I saw that, I decided this was the right time to not only do it for myself, but to get into the business as well.”
No one should ever underestimate the extraordinary benefits of solar for one second. They are simply overwhelming – from the environmental impact to cost, savings, convenience and comfort.
Perhaps the most staggering fact about the power of the sun and solar is that every hour of sunshine is equal to the amount of energy used by the entire human population in one full year.
“It’s basically unlimited,” Lindenthal says.
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