October 6th & 7th 9:00 am. – 5:00 pm.

We are hosting our last big sale of the year. Time is running out, come in this weekend to take advantage of this years’ 2012 tax credits.

Register to win an iPad or a chance to win one of 4 Gift Card give-aways. Enjoy great food and beverages, reduce your 2012 tax liability, plus enjoy Albuquerque’s Balloon Fiesta.

As always, make sure to tell your family and friends about our last big sales event of the year. Remember, you can earn an easy $250.00 for referrals on any sold residential system.

Consolidated Solar Tech. at 5225 Pino Ave NE, just south of Ashley Furniture on the I-25 frontage road.
See you there,

The CST Family

 
Could you use an extra $500 in your pocket for the Holidays? Do you have neighbors, friends or family interested in eliminating their electric bill and going solar? Well, here’s your opportunity! On Saturday, September 22nd, CST will double the normal $250.00 referral, plus we’re offering amazing discounts on solar systems due to great manufacturer pricing on increased panel quantities. Anyone you send to Consolidated Solar Technologies on Saturday, September 22nd, between 9:00am and 1:00pm, and purchases a new solar system will make you eligible for the additional referral. Spread the word, and let them know to head over to Consolidated Solar Tech. at 5225 Pino Ave NE, just south of Ashley Furniture on the I-25 frontage road.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012:

Join us this weekend at the ABQ Home Expo at the New Mexico Fairgrounds! Show hours are from 10:00am to 6:00pm on Saturday August 25th and 10:00am to 5:00pm on Sunday August 26th. Great deals on Solar! Head out to the Fairgrounds this weekend to take advantage of our ABQ Home Show specials!

 
Come join us for a day of fun, events and education, Saturday July 28th, 2012. From 9:30am to 1:30pm at our Sunland Park location, 5324 Rio Bravo, 88063, off of Country Club Road behind Motor Sports.

Join us June 30, 2012 at 5225 Pino Ave. NE 87109 from 9am to 1pm for your chance to win a new iPad, one of two iPod’s or many other raffled prizes. There will be a bounce house for the kids as well as free hotdogs and refreshments. iPad drawing will be held at noon (must be present to win).

Did you know that the renewable energy credit El Paso Electric pays you is decreasing by 25% on July 1, 2012?  Don’t miss your opportunity to Go Solar and get paid more for the energy you produce!  Call for an appointment today, 575.305.3028. Or come by and visit our showroom at 5324 Rio Bravo, Sunland Park, NM 88063.  Put more money in your pocket by taking advantage of the higher energy credits!

Congratulations to Consolidated Solar Technologies, for their commitment to quality and unsurpassed level of service provided to their customers.  Come and see what all the excitement is about. Visit us just south of Paseo Del Norte on the I-25 frontage road at 5225 Pino.  Look for the big green CST sign.

Check out our new location in Sunland Park. We have expanded to better serve your SOLAR needs in southern New Mexico and Texas. Come and visit us at 5324 Rio Bravo Drive, Sunland Park, NM  88063

Last week PNM scaled back its rate increase by almost half, from 21% to 10.8%.  The company also announced that they are no longer going to pursue the 8 cent per kilowatt hour “solar access fee” that they had originally asked for from the Public Regulation Commission.

The second part is particularly good news for people interested in solar, as the 8 cents per kilowatt-hour charge would have severely undercut the financial incentives for going solar.

The rate increase will increase average electricity bills in northern and central New Mexico by about $41 annually starting May 15th and an additional $35 per year starting January 1st, 2012.  Of course people who have already bought solar systems and signed agreements with PNM will benefit from the additional avoided costs associated with this rate hike.

In a further attempt to encourage green habits in their customers PNM has not raised their charge on the first 200 kWh a customer uses.  This helps customers who have small usages, or customers whose usage is mostly covered from going solar!

 
Head over to KOAT’s website to check out their video coverage on the solar installations we installed on Belen and Los Lunas high schools.

Consolidated Solar Technologies was featured in two articles in the latest issue of New Mexico Business Weekly. The first article, titled Solar Projects Burn Brightly Around New Mexico, discusses how CST was founded three years ago by Mike Mattioli, Jerry Mosher and Kevin Bassalleck. This article also talks about the fact that last month Consolidated Solar Technologies broke ground on the two largest commercial solar PV projects in the state, the 1.15 megawatt Albuquerque Academy job, which we discuss here, and a 3.2 megawatt solar installation at the Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center in Albuquerque, NM. The system at the VA Medical Center will consist of about 12,000 panels installed on both the rooftop of the location and on new carports built specifically for this purpose. Eaton Corp. is the project contractor and CST is doing the design and installation work.

The second article, Solar Industry Reports Radiant Revenue, is more about the business end of New Mexico solar, it shows CST’s meteoric growth from $2 million in revenue last year to $13 million projected this year. About 60% of this revenue comes from residential sales, with the remaining 40% coming from commercial jobs. Mike Mattioli expects this to flip next year as we continue to pursue commercial projects.

CST has started work on a solar system for Albuquerque Academy. This array is the culmination of a three year long project, it consists of over 5,000 panels and will provide over 2 million kilowatt hours of electricity to the school annually, about 25% of the schools energy use. As a non-profit organization Albuquerque Academy isn’t eligible for many of the renewable energy tax credits. Instead they are acting as a “solar host” for the array, which is actually financed and owned by third parties who are eligible for these credits.

The school provides the land for the array and promises to purchase the low cost energy for 20 years while the other companies put up the $5 million necessary to pay for the system. This mutually beneficial collaboration will result in a dramatic reduction in the school’s energy costs and carbon footprint, all without cutting into the school’s operating budget. What’s even better is that as the price of traditional energy rises the school’s annual savings will increase and after 20 years Albuquerque Academy will assume ownership of the array.

For more information check out Albuquerque Academy’s article on the installation.

CST was recently featured by Google as a case study highlighting our use of Google products in our system design process. We’re thrilled the team at Google recognized our sophisticated and efficient design process, and we’re proud to use their products to help minimize our footprint.

View the case study here.