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The most famous roof in SF?

December 11, 2007 on 5:20 pm | In Main Category | No Comments

Okay, that may be overstating it a bit but our new solar system sure has been garnering some attention. Today, Open Hand was pleased to host San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom as he announced San Francisco’s new solar power initiative. Local media crowded onto the roof to hear the Mayor introduce The City’s new plan to make solar power more affordable for San Francisco homeowners. The proposed program is the result of 10 months of work by SF Solar Task Force co-chairmen, Phil Ting and David Hochschild and both men were on hand to introduce the program. Our own Tom Nolan mc’d the event and Mayor Newsom made numerous references to Project Open Hand as an example of solar power being put into every day use.

Project Open Hand installed twin solar electric and solar hot water generation systems in June and we are on course to save $15,000 on utility costs in the first full year of operation! The savings are all the more significant when you consider that $15,000 is the equivalent of 7,000 home-delivered meals for clients with HIV and other critical illnesses.

Open Hand was proud to host the event and we look forward to reaping the benefits of solar power for many, many years to come. You can read more about San Francisco’s proposed solar subsidy program, here.