Real Goods Solar is a leading residential solar energy integrator offering turnkey services to our solar energy system customers, including design, permitting, build-out, grid connection, financing referrals and warranties. We help customers lower their reliance upon fossil fuel energy sources and have over 30 years experience in residential solar energy, beginning with our sale in 1978 of the first solar photovoltaic, or PV, panels in the United States. We have sold a variety of solar products to more than 30,000 customers since our founding.