It's now been one year and nine months since my wife Nantzy and I bought back the Solar Living Center from the Colorado corporation that I sold to back in 2000. I'm happy to report that the transformation is nearly complete! Here's what we've been up to...

Author Amber Selene Turpin outlines a perfect 24 hours in Hopland, CA, complete with a trip to the Solar Living Center and an overnight stay in the Tumbleweed Tiny House.

Read Amber's article on 7x7.com here.

Real Goods former President and Founder John Schaeffer accepted the Green Power Leadership Award from the Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) on behalf of himself, the Solar Living Institute, and Real Goods today...

Last weekend I attended the very fun and rewarding three-day Solar Pioneer Party in Grass Valley, California. This was the 2nd annual gathering of us "Solar Pioneers," loosely defined as those of us who have been promoting and selling solar PV since the late 1970s. It was inspiring to say the least to get most of us in the same room at the same time...

Real Goods and Quattro Solar announced today the formation of a strategic partnership to jointly provide grid-tied and off-grid solar PV design, installation, administrative, and maintenance services to homes and small businesses in Northern California.

The California Business Journal's Rick Weinberg has written an excellent article on Real Goods founder and former president John Schaeffer's work as a pioneer in solar power and environmentalism as a whole.

Read the full article on the California Business Journal's website here.