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Solar Energy for Your Home

Thursday, February 14th, 2013

Have you ever wished that you could stop those monthly high-energy bills?  Solar energy in your home could be the answer. Solar energy is capable of cutting your energy bills and possibly totally eradicating them.  If you are producing more than you can use, it is even possible to sell excess energy to the grid.

As with any project, you need a plan of attack to organize the process and make it relatively painless.  There are five basic steps you need to keep in mind for any project: Consult, Finance, Buy, Build and Enjoy.

That sounds simple enough.  However, I will spell out the steps just to clarify and lay to rest any questions or concerns you might have.

Consult, basically means to talk to the experts.  Discuss the idea of solar energy in your home with your local power company.  Some power companies Read the rest of this entry »

Adding Solar Adds Value, Saves Money

Wednesday, July 25th, 2012

As a homeowner, you should continually look for ways to add value to your home. While most people are familiar with the value that can be added from remodeling or adding on to a house, one way to add value that is often overlooked is installing solar panels. Why would you want to install solar panels in your home?

Saving Money

One reason that you may want to install solar panels is because it can save you quite a bit of money. Using solar saves money because it eliminates the need to buy electricity from the traditional power grid. Read the rest of this entry »

Paramount Solar Review: Dan & Michelle

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

I thought I would do something a little different today and share a testimonial from a couple we heard from a few weeks ago. Having such a good experience with Paramount Equity, Dan & Michelle gave our sister company, Paramount Solar, a call and found they could save even more on their home by going solar for $0/down. Check out the video.

Paramount Energy on Fox40 7/6/11

Thursday, July 7th, 2011


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From Fox40:

Mark Demsky
FOX40 News
9:18 a.m. PDT, July 7, 2011

It may just be the biggest no-brainer of all time. Installing solar panels on your home not only is free these days, it’ll save you quite a bit over the next couple of decades.

A 30% tax credit, courtesy of the Federal Government, and a state-wide rebate together are allowing homeowners a chance of a life time.

“Right now to get solar they spend zero dollars,” boasted Kirk Hammersmith, a solar consultant with Paramount Energy Solutions.

No wonder the state saw a 47% increase in residential solar in 2010 from the previous year.

“We are able to reassign the tax credit along with the rebate and give those to the customers immediately,” acknowledged Hammersmith. “There is no property value requirements, no income requirements, they only have to have decent credit.”

For example, a customer who pays $195 per month for his energy bill can instead put zero down, have the panels professionally installed, then pay only $110 per month over a 20-year lease. His energy bill will be reduced to $79 which means he is saving $6 per month. Not a huge savings, but spread out over the length of the lease, taking into consideration the rising cost of energy, and the total savings is close to $10,000.

If you really want a return on your investment you can put some money down first which lowers a homeowners monthly lease payment and greatly increases the amount saved at the end of the 20 years. “We can’t make this stuff up,” commented Hammersmith. “There is no better time to do this than right now.”

via: Fox40 News

Paramount Energy issues Global Warming a Global Warning! 1000+ Strong.

Monday, May 16th, 2011

We recently sailed passed a 1000 happy green solar customers the first quarter of 2011!  Congrats to the clean energy heroes at Paramount Energy Solutions, they passed this milestone in less than 2 years, which is a huge feat!  The explosive growth further strengthens our solar division’s position in the residential solar market, and with ally SolarCity® at the ready – we’re set to double the growth this year!

Paramount Energy started with just 7 employees in late 2009 and now employs 28 people in Roseville, CA and serves customers in California, Oregon, Arizona and Colorado.  Homeowners who purchase solar from Paramount Energy are able to enjoy the benefits of solar for as little as $0/down through the innovative SolarLease® program.  By providing an all-in-one solution, which includes design, install, financing and monitoring, homeowners now don’t need to invest heavily upfront to receive the benefits of clean energy.

Check out the press release

Paramount Equity growing in Washingon

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

Nice write up by Kelly Giblom from the Puget Sound Business Journal about our growth plans in Washington.  We’ll be growing our Bellevue office and opening our Spokane branch in the coming months.  If you’re interested in a career please check out our new careers page

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2011/03/paragon-equity-expanding-in-wash.html

Paramount Equity to Go National with Guthy-Renker

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

We recently let our employees know about our intention to partner with Guthy-Renker at our annual company event (Huddle 2011).  With news coverage and even Sacramento Mayor, Kevin Johnson stopping by, the atmosphere was electric!  Check out the video and head on over to the press room to read the full press release.

Paramount Equity Testimonial: “You are like family to me.”

Monday, October 18th, 2010

TESTIMONIAL sent to our VP today:

Good morning, Mr. Dawson –

I would like to take a second to thank you for Dwayne!  He has been such a wonderful help to me over the last several years and I am so faithful to him.  I have nothing but the utmost trust and loyalty to him – for helping me when I needed it the most (with a refi 7 years ago in my divorce) to improving my rates.  I have gone with new recommended insurance for Home and Auto, and now – my newest ‘adventure’ – Solar!

Actually, everyone I have met and dealt with at Paramount has been awesome.  You are all like family to me. Actually, better than family – I turned down family with offers to refinance and stayed with my tried-and-true Dwayne.  I count him as a friend.  I am crazy about everyone he has point me in touch with along the way …  appraisals (Sarah), singings (Sabrina), insurance (Aurora and Jason), Solar (Hana) – and the entire SolarCity team!

And, not you!  Thank you for helping me with the ‘Green’ check and especially for having such a great, caring team of people. The attitudes always start at the top and are reflected throughout the organization. Good job!

I just wanted to say THANK YOU!  I appreciate Paramount Equity and Dwayne is your great ambassador. Please have a wonderful day! ~karen  :]

-Karen M, San Diego

Karen, thank you for your testimonial!  We’re happy that all three of our sister companies, Paramount Equity Mortgage, Paramount Energy Solutions and Paramount Equity Insurance Services all delivered and helped you save thousands for years to come!