With seven years under their belts selling, installing and training on solar photovoltaics [PV], the executives of Ambassador Energy [AE] continually seek ways to deepen their commitment to the industry. As the variable in recent times is financing, AE persists in their development of strategic relationships, such as Clean Power Finance, SunPower, and commercial lenders.
(PRWeb May 01, 2013)
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April 30, 2013
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For the past four years, Ambassador Energy has sponsored the event, which year after year, combines world-class music, local wines, and ethnic foods, within the backdrop of one of Southern California's most beautiful private parks.
(PRWeb April 30, 2013)
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March 31, 2013
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Since 2008, Ambassador Energy [AE] has taught over 1000 contractors, including electricians, roofers and general contractors, the fundamentals of solar photovoltaics [PV] through their education arm, Ambassador Energy College. The contractor students not only learn the technology, but also how to sell solar PV to their residential and commercial clients.
(PRWeb April 01, 2013)
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March 5, 2013
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Ambassador Energy executed their latest expansion plan by hiring team leader, Josh Weimer, who will spend his time developing strategic relationships within the agricultural areas along the 99 Freeway from Bakersfield to Sacramento. His team will service farm, residential, commercial and non-profit customers.
(PRWeb March 05, 2013)
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February 22, 2013
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January 30, 2013
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The call for solar PV is global. Recently, parts of the world, like the Philippines, which have been relatively quiet in the renewable energy arena, have begun to wake up to the solar revolution and make up lost time by importing talent from the United States.
(PRWeb January 31, 2013)
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January 30, 2013
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Emerging as one of Los Angeles County’s rising stars in solar photovoltaics [PV], Four Seasons Roofing has officially embarked on the “Solar Revolution”, offering their commercial and residential clients turn-key solutions and no-nonsense information on turning the sun into power generation for their businesses and homes.
The Four Seasons solar team is led by Nelson Bardales, who says, “I participated in AE’s solar installation and solar sales training this month and am excited to take this new expertise, supported by Ambassador Energy, into our roofing business. The roof is such an important part of a roof-mounted solar installation. With our knowledge of roofing, solar systems we install will be done right.”
Historically, Four Seasons Roofing has offered roofing services for new construction, commercial roofs, including built-up, single-ply, and residential roofs, including composite shingle, shake and all types of tile. The firm now adds Solar Photovoltaics to their line-up and is powered by the nation’s most strategic solar support and distribution company, Ambassador Energy, Inc.
Bardales continued, “We are way ahead of the game given our experience as roofers and Ambassador Energy’s solar expertise. With the intensive training we have gotten from NABCEP certified instructors at AE’s solar training facility in Southern California, we are able to launch head-first into our solar work and know that our customers are going to get the best design, products, service and pricing. We believe that our customers deserve a solid local solar company, instead of falling into the hands of nationwide companies who don’t always have their best interest at heart. With AE as our back-end solar support partner and our knowledge of our community and clients, we are confident in our ability to help bring Los Angeles and the surrounding areas further into the solar movement.”
To take advantage of the energy from the sun and get a no-obligation customized quote, contact Four Seasons Roofing.
About Four Seasons Roofing
Founded in 1996, Four Seasons Roofing has grown by word-of-mouth and referrals into one of Southern California’s most reliable roofing companies.
About Ambassador Energy
Ambassador Energy [AE] has a three-pronged business model, including Ambassador Energy College Solar Training, the Ambassador Energy Agency Program and Ambassador Energy, an EPC contractor. On staff are NABCEP Certified PV Installers, NABCEP Certified PV Technical Sales professionals [Fulgham/Kelso] and multiple NABCEP EL graduates. AE Agencies are nationwide. Ambassador Energy EPC installs PV systems throughout California.
December 5, 2012
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Western Riverside Council of Governments [WRCOG] has just made available millions of dollars to finance commercial solar projects within the region. Ambassador Energy is using the fund, with its low interest rates and long terms, to assist commercial energy users in going solar.
“WRCOG rolled out HERO, the residential version of this, a year ago,” said Kelly Smith, president of Ambassador Energy in Murrieta. “HERO has been an enormously successful solar finance tool for homeowners who want the benefits of solar, but do not have the upfront cash to invest in their systems. As we have talked with business-owners about solar, we find that they have similar thoughts and have been waiting for the commercial version of PACE. Now that HERO Commercial is finally available here in Riverside County, we will see a lot more businesses going green.”
WRCOG states the benefits of HERO Commercial as:
“For areas outside of Riverside County, such as San Diego County and other counties throughout California, we are able to offer similar commercial and agricultural solutions through another PACE program, called California First,” Smith continued. “The good news is that PACE programs are becoming more widespread, offering home- and business-owners flexible and accessible solar finance opportunities, so that they can go green, improve their properties’ values, immunize themselves from utility rate hikes, and save a ton of money over the long life of their solar systems.”
In general, the property owners need only to have 10% equity in their properties and to be current on their mortgage and property taxes. If they meet those qualifications, they may apply to use the fund’s money to buy solar, put the cost on their property tax roll, and pay for it over a term as long as 20 years. Smith continued, “A typical scenario will reflect the combined cost for the new lower utility bill and higher property tax bill will be lower than that of their previous utility bill alone, thus creating an immediate cash-positive situation for the customer with no money out of pocket.”
Ambassador Energy’s executive team has been building a Commercial Solar Division in anticipation of these new solar financing programs and other attractive leases. “We cut our teeth on commercial and agricultural solar systems years ago,” said Ambassador Energy CEO, [Steve Fulgham. “We even expanded our solar training division, Ambassador Energy College, to prep other solar companies for the increase in business. Solar is so good for the environment, for local business, for giving business owners the opportunity to save on their electrical costs. We are really happy to be a cog in this wheel of this progress.”
About Ambassador Energy
Ambassador Energy [AE] has a three-pronged business model, including Ambassador Energy College Solar Training, the Ambassador Energy Agency Program and Ambassador Energy, an EPC contractor. On staff are NABCEP Certified PV Installers, NABCEP Certified PV Technical Sales professionals [Fulgham/Kelso] and multiple NABCEP EL graduates. AE Agencies are nationwide. Ambassador Energy EPC installs PV systems throughout California.
October 31, 2012
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After installing solar PV on several farm related businesses in the Central Valley, California, Ambassador Energy’s executives committed to supporting the Almond Board by attending their annual almond conference December 11-13, 2012.
“We installed a commercial solar system on Wilkey Industries’ building in Turlock and a large ground-mounted system for Central Ag Products in Denair,” said Steve Fulgham, CEO of Ambassador Energy, Inc. “Through those original jobs, we got familiar with the industry and friendly with the principles. It was a match made in heaven, as we are extremely comfortable in rural farming communities, having cut our solar teeth in that space. Now, years and megawatts of solar later, it is fantastic to return to those roots.”
Since 1993, Wilkey Industries has specialized in providing innovative solutions through design, fabrication and installation of processing equipment in agricultural, industrial and manufacturing facilities. When asked why they had Ambassador Energy install solar PV on their 40,000 square foot commercial building, Founder and CEO, Jack Wilkey, said, “We did it for the federal tax credit. There was not a better place to be able to take advantage of the credit, while enjoying utility cost savings for decades to come. Where else can you put your money that will give you a double digit annual rate of return? I could put the same amount of money in the bank and get a half a percent. This was a no-brainer. We are very pleased with Ambassador Energy and our decision to go solar.”
Dean Doerksen, of Central Ag Products, concurred, installing solar on his home, almond farm and his commercial building. “We started with a large residential ground-mounted system at the house,” said Doerksen. “Then we installed solar at the farm. We decided we loved solar and the savings so much that we added it to our other business, Swenson Shear, in Ceres.
I tell people all the time that the folks at Ambassador Energy have forgotten more about solar than most solar companies will ever know.”
“We look forward to being at The Almond Conference and spending time with our customers,” concluded Fulgham. “Stop by and see us next to Wilkey Industries at booth 1016.”
About Ambassador Energy
Ambassador Energy [AE] has a three-pronged business model, including Ambassador Energy College Solar Training, the Ambassador Energy Agency Program and Ambassador Energy, an EPC contractor. On staff are NABCEP Certified PV Installers, NABCEP Certified PV Technical Sales professionals [Fulgham/Kelso] and multiple NABCEP EL graduates. AE Agencies are nationwide. Ambassador Energy EPC installs PV systems throughout California.
October 31, 2012
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Responding to dramatic increases in inquiries from residential and commercial consumers, due to PACE financing and other payment programs, Ambassador Energy is ramping up by adding Solar Advocates to their outside solar sales teams.
“Finance options for solar PV are getting better all the time,” said Kelly Smith, President of Ambassador Energy. “PACE financing is especially interesting. PACE allows owners of homes and commercial buildings to install solar and defer the costs via their property tax roll. The cost of solar, added to their tax bill, is less than what they would have paid their utility, so the outcome is a real win for the end-user. In most cases, they can amortize the cost out 5, 10, 15 or 20 years. And it can be transferred to the new owners, should the property be sold within that time.”
One of Ambassador Energy’s newest customers is co-founder of College Works Painting and author of Contractors Survival Guide, Jason Reid. He and his wife own a large home on five acres in Western Riverside County and had SoCal Edison bills often exceeding $1000 per month. He opted to utilize WRCOG’s PACE financing, called the HERO Program.
“As a business owner, I am often tasked with determining the best way to pay for an asset,” Reid said. “In this case, since I needed a solar system of pretty good size, I opted to use someone else’s money. The HERO program covered the cost of the system and gives me the option to pay it off in 5 or more years. I like the ability to own my own system, instead of leasing, like many consumers do today. Once I pay off HERO,
In addition to the HERO Program in Riverside County, the California First program is now active, offering PACE financing in many other cities and counties throughout California.
“For customers who do not choose or qualify for PACE, solar loans and leases are viable options,” said Smith. “And, as always, the cheapest way to pay for capital improvements is cash, if you have it. But, since most of us during these precarious times don’t have it, or in the Reid’s case, don’t choose to use it, the good news is that there are many payment options. Going solar has never been easier. At the end of the day, it usually costs less to go solar than to continue to pay the utility company. That’s a good thing, and that’s why we are expanding our external solar sales teams. We are all about spreading the good news.”
About Ambassador Energy
Ambassador Energy [AE] has a three-pronged business model, including Ambassador Energy College Solar Training, the Ambassador Energy Agency Program and Ambassador Energy, an EPC contractor. On staff are NABCEP Certified PV Installers, NABCEP Certified PV Technical Sales professionals [Fulgham/Kelso] and multiple NABCEP EL graduates. AE Agencies are nationwide. Ambassador Energy EPC installs PV systems throughout California.
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