Bill's Story
By going solar in Goodyear, AZ, Bill voted with his dollars.
Clean, alternative energy meant a lot to Bill. He had been interested in alternative energy since early childhood. Memories of visiting Holland and images of windmills lining the coast have figured in his mind for years. When he was stationed in Germany with the Luke Air Force, he would frequently vacation in Holland and would be reminded again of his childhood memories of clean energy, seeing the wind turbines line the beautiful coast.
His passion for clean energy was affirmed when he was sent to fight in Operation Desert Storm, he told us. Memories returned, but this time, haunting, as he recalls how dark the skies were during the war; he can still see the oil rigs burning in the distance. There was so much oil in the sky, Bill noted.
The Air Force then moved him to Arizona, a great state for solar, where he lives today in Goodyear. Bill retired from the Air Force in 2001, but the thoughts of solar only grew stronger as he realized how much sun Goodyear, Arizona received. For Bill, the stars were aligned for Goodyear, Arizona solar. Bill believed it “made sense to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels and keep carbon underground where it’s supposed to be” and that solar technology was in the right place at the right time.
Furthermore, years of service had instilled in Bill a commitment to duty. Although he had completed his military duty, he holds fast to what he believes are his civic duties. “Even though your civic duty is to go to the polls and vote, you have a daily duty to vote with your dollars,” Bill explained. Bill decided to go solar in Goodyear, Arizona with Sunrun and vote with his dollars…without putting any of those dollars upfront. Owning a Goodyear solar home with Sunrun proved a win-win: Bill feels better about where he’s getting his energy and no money was taken out of his pocket. And best of all, he feels prepared. Though he admits he does not have a crystal ball, he has a sneaking suspicion that his utility will keep raising the cost of power over time and when they do? He will be prepared.
"I'm a solar evangelist. Even though our civic duty is to go to the polls and vote, you have a daily duty to vote with your dollars. I think every building should have panels on the roof."
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