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06/27/11
Constellation Buys Stake in Astrum Solar for Panels on Homes
Constellation Energy Group, owner of Baltimore's utility, bought a minority stake in closely held Astrum Solar Inc. to offer solar installation services to its 1 million retail power customers.
09/26/11
As manufacturing woes make headlines, Central Mass. installers like Astrum Solar thrive. The company has chosen Hopkinton for its fifth operations center.
08/31/11
Enphase Claims Microinverter Outperforms NREL Estimates
A new study shows a 16% net benefit compared to traditional inverters. Astrum Solar was one of the contributors of the real world experience.
07/25/11
Astrum Solar is betting on the residential solar market to keep growing. The Baltimore Sun spoke recently with Vadim Polikov, Astrum Solar's president, about the company, Constellation's investment and prospects for residential solar.
08/23/10
Shift to solar power easy, affordable with group-discount program
In Pittsburgh, One Block of the Grid is working with Astrum Solar to install solar panels after a lengthy vetting process.
08/23/10
Property owners go solar to help the environment and reduce costs
Ninety-six solar panels recently were added by Astrum Solar to the roof of the Cermak Professional Building on South Potomac Street in Waynesboro.
08/23/10
Astrum Solar responds to high demand for residential solar throughout Ohio and Western Pennsylvania
Already one of the largest residential solar panel system installers in Pennsylvania, the Youngstown office will bolster Astrum Solar's ability to serve homeowners throughout the region from Toledo to Pittsburgh.
08/23/10
Astrum eyes solar opportunities in Ohio
Ohio is the “next best place to go solar” with 50% more sunshine per day than Germany, the world leader in solar installations.
June/July 2010
U.S. regulations struggle to keep pace with solar boom
The U.S. solar industry is in good health, but tighter national and state regulation is essential to protect customers from inefficient and potentially dangerous installations.
08/09/10
Significant savings in solar for area family
When David and Mary Sheffield built their home 15 years ago, there weren't big state or federal grants to offset the upfront cost. So when the Pennsylvania Sunshine Solar Program came into being last year, the family decided now was the time.
07/20/10
Virginia solar energy takes off with incentives
Virginia solar energy industry representatives believe a mandatory renewable portfolio standard for utilities would have a dramatic effect on reducing the cost of installation to state residential customers.
07/19/10
Government incentives give solar energy a boost
A fresh take on local business: Astrum Solar offers the most comprehensive proposal and a full turnkey approach by doing interconnection, the install and taking care of the energy credits.
07/16/10
Myersville homeowner pays $5 on utility bill after going green
Saving money is always a plus, and one man in Myersville is saving money while helping the environment. David Barrow got a solar panel system installed on his roof in March.
07/16/10
Report: State must spur green economy
Sandy Roskes, Vice President of Sales spoke about Astrum Solar at Maryland’s first Green Economy Forum keynoted by Governor Martin O’Malley at the state Department of the Environment building in Baltimore.