August 28, 2009

Beltsville, MD, USA: groSolar Named as SunEdison Channel Partner

SunEdison today named groSolar as a Channel Partner. The announcement deepens the long-standing working partnership between two solar companies. SunEdison is North America’s largest solar energy services provider, and groSolar is North America’s premier distributor, installer and integrator of solar energy solutions for residential and commercial installations.

According to Paul Coughlin, Senior Vice President at groSolar, "SunEdison brings a sophisticated approach to solar project financing, as well as system monitoring and service. Employing the innovative tools they developed, including their Solar Power Services Agreement and their 24-7 monitoring program, means that we can deliver higher returns to our investors because we will maximize the energy we deliver to our customers.”

In speaking of this addition to the channel partner program, Brian Jacolick, General Manager for the Americas at SunEdison noted, "groSolar has the commercial customer relationships that will add to our pipeline of project opportunities. This partnership immediately extends the national footprint SunEdison enjoys, bringing added strength in the Northeast. groSolar understands the importance of the new energy marketplace, and we are delighted to welcome the company as a solar channel partner.”

SunEdison’s solar channel partner program provides national installers and integrators access to project financing capabilities, including the ability to deliver projects via a solar power purchase agreement. In addition, for photovoltaic solar energy systems developed under the program, SunEdison will provide service, maintenance and monitoring through the company’s advanced control and management technologies.

Further details about: groSolar and Sun Edison LLC