SolarCity is expanding its Long Island operations into an 18,000 square foot facility in Hauppauge and is anticipated to bring new jobs to the area as well as allow the company to go closer with solar demand on Long Island.
As utility price spikes have hit Long Island residents and businesses hard this year, volatility has been driving interest in solar. SolarCity’s quadruple operation allows Long Island homeowners and businesses to immediately pay less for solar electricity than they pay for utility power, and lock in solar electricity rates for 20 years.
“Long Islanders have been hit hard utility price spikes this winter. Homeowners and businesses can protect themselves by making the move to solar,” said Leon Keshishian, SolarCity’s Northeast Regional Vice President.
Since first launching on Long Island in January of 2013, SolarCity has more than tripled its Long Island staff. (For more information of employment opportunities, please visit: www.solarcity.com/jobs)
“We’re hiring on Long Island,” said Keshishian. “New York is taking the right steps to build the clean energy economy particularly with the NY-Sun Initiative — and it’s paying off with new jobs and affordable energy choices here on Long Island.”
Governor Cuomo’s NY Sun Initiative (NY-Sun) is designed to drive growth in the solar industry and make solar technology more affordable for all New Yorkers. An important part of NY-Sun has been to allow Long Island residents more choice in how they go solar.