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Namasté Solar consistently ranks among the best solar companies in Colorado and the country, and was named Best for the World: Environment (2018) and one of Solar Power World’s Top Solar Contractors (2017).

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• Green Leases & Sustainable Capital Investment in Buildings: The Split Incentive Dilemma – “With green leases, the tenant still gets to benefit ,and the owner has a way to earn a return on investment for installing a long-term asset on their property that’s going to deliver positive cash flow for 25-plus years.”
• Diversity Best Practices Guide for the Solar Industry (page 17)
  “As the company as grown to nearly 200 people, we’ve seen the need to go beyond intention of equality to attention to equity.”
• The Alliance Center to Celebrate Business as a Force for Good at Best for Colorado Award Celebration
  “‘Namasté Solar is Best for Colorado because we are here to support the shift to clean renewable energy while also demonstrating that there is another way to do business – one where you can have success while also serving a purpose beyond profit,'” Jason Shape, CEO of Namasté Solar, said.”
• Prepare for the ramp down and expiration of the ITC
  “Namasté Solar has stayed profitable by diversifying its solar offerings, and not limiting itself to a single market. The company has seen state and local solar subsidies come and go, and is prepared if the ITC ramps down and expires.”
• Best of Boulder 2019
  “With a cooperative ownership model, the employees are heavily invested both literally and figuratively in the business’s success as an industry disrupter providing clean, renewable energy options for those along the Front Range.”
• IBM’s solar array now underway
  “The result will be a total of nearly 10 MW of direct current electricity for IBM’s facility. That translates into a field of 25,000 solar panels.”
• IECRM Contractor Spotlight: Jason Sharpe, Namasté Solar
  “‘Unfortunately, today our economy is working for fewer and fewer people, and we need to use the power of business for transformation,” [Jason] says. ‘Never lose sight of striving to be a force for good. By harnessing the power of inclusive business and shared ownership at Namasté Solar we are working to be part of this solution.'”  
• Colorado co-ops seeing a revival in state with strong ties to “radical tradition”
  “Now, co-ops are spreading to sectors of the future. Namasté Solar, a Denver-based solar company, became an employee-owned company to increase its holistic approach to business, according to the company’s website.”
• Tax Credits & Solar Shingles: Is It Finally Time to Swap to Solar Power? 
  “‘The expiring tax credit is a motivating factor for many homeowners,’ says Matt Johnson, co-owner of Namasté Solar, a Denver-based solar installer.”
• Leadership Awards recipients announced (USGBC Colorado)
  “The goal was to create a sustainable LEED space powered by a large solar array on the roof. Namaste understood the value of a rigorous, reputable, third-party sustainability certification, and achieved LEED Silver under LEED v4.”