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Solar Power Partners, Mill Valley
Solar Power Partners, Inc. (SPP) helps businesses, institutions, municipalities and agricultural customers adopt solar energy. SPP develops, owns and operates distributed solar energy facilities, and sells solar-generated electricity through Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). SPP teams with the nation's best solar integrators to develop customized, renewable energy installations. SPP serves the continental United States and Hawaii, and its customers include water districts, data centers, wineries, warehouses, grocery stores, hospitals, universities, manufacturing facilities, airports, housing developments, schools, and detention centers.
http://www.solarpowerpartners.com
Energy Recommerce Inc., San Francisco
Energy Recommerce (ERI) is the preferred provider of solar energy monitoring and management solutions for commercial owners and operators, for whom system performance and return on investment are critical. Using string-level monitoring, ERI’s MYPVDATA® monitoring helps to assure all components of a PV system operate at expected efficiency levels. Currently more than 25 megawatts of PV systems are monitored by MYPVDATA®, and more than 50 percent of large commercial systems in California rely on monitoring and management from Energy Recommerce. Major customers include MMA Renewable Ventures, Solar Power Partners, Akeena Solar, BP Solar, REC Solar, SunPower, and end-users such as Costco, Safeway and Wal-Mart. Energy Recommerce was acquired by National Semiconductor in October 2009.
http://www.energyrecommerce.com
Lucid Design Group, Oakland
Lucid Design Group provides software and web-based visualization tools that help building occupants and facilities managers monitor, manage and reduce resource consumption. Lucid's Building Dashboard™ captures and displays the flows of energy and water and other environmental variables, rendering the environmental performance of buildings visible, engaging and interpretable in real time. Building Dashboard™ integrates with all building automation systems, energy management systems, data loggers and utility meters over the Internet. The Building Dashboard has been installed in buildings throughout the United States, including Yahoo's corporate headquarters, Harvard University and the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. Lucid Design Group was the 2007 recipient of the Smart Power Grand Prize at the California Clean Tech Open.
http://www.luciddesigngroup.com
Let's be Frank, San Francisco
Let's be Frank was founded in 2005 by fast-food visionaries Sue Moore and Larry Bain, with the simple goal of changing the world one hot dog at a time. Using premium cuts of meat from farmers who use traditional, humane practices to raise animals in a sustainable way, together with organic spices, LBF has crafted a hot dog that's acclaimed for its flavor, yet is also lower in fat, calories and sodium than conventional franks, and free from added nitrites, nitrates, hormones, or antibiotics. Let’s be Frank’s franks and a growing array of complementary products are sold from hot dog carts and trailers in both San Francisco and Los Angeles, and from its flagship store in San Francisco. These outlets serve prepared dogs, homemade toppings and side dishes, "Party Packs" and apparel. Bulk packages of LBF’s hot dogs are available at dozens of independent grocers in California. Let’s be Frank also caters corporate events, picnics, concerts, birthday parties, and pool parties.
http://www.letsbefrankdogs.com