Company founder Gary Gerber is widely recognized as a solar pioneer and industry leader. He is a longtime member of the board of the California Solar + Storage Association (CALSSA, formerly CALSEIA), and served as its president from 2007 to 2011.
Gary is a professional mechanical engineer, licensed in both California and Washington, as well as a licensed contractor, with both B and C-46 licenses. He is a NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer Emeritus and has been awarded many honors within the solar industry. Gary also has experience founding and sitting on the boards of various nonprofits, and was a co-founder and longtime board member of Build it Green. As the founder and owner of Sun Light & Power in 1976, Gary’s extensive solar experience and specialized knowledge make him a popular instructor, consultant and presenter throughout the country, with appearances at Solar Power International, Intersolar, the Solar Power Finance and Investment Summit and the U.S. Solar Market Insight Conference, to name a few. He has been published in the Journal of Light Construction, with articles on both solar electricity and solar water heating, and has been cited in numerous articles in Time magazine, Market Watch, The Wall Street Journal and other news outlets. Gary is a graduate of UC-Berkeley, where he earned a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering.
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