Paul Israel
Paul Israel – President
Paul Israel
Paul Israel founded Sunlight Solar Energy, Inc in 1988 in Sacramento, California. Paul, a native of New Hampshire, has a business degree from Temple University and has worked in the energy industry since 1987. Paul worked with American Solar Network (ASN), a Herndon, Virginia-based solar manufacturing company in 1989-90, and became an equity partner in 1991. He opened Sunlight Solar Energy in Redmond in 1997 and then moved the company to Bend in 2003. In 2004, Paul opened a second office in Milford, Connecticut as the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) was launching their solar incentive program, making Sunlight Solar one of the only CCEF-authorized solar contractors in the state at that time.
He co-founded the Central Oregon Green & Solar Home Tour as well as the Bend Bio-fuels Cooperative, both of which are still in existence and thriving today. Additionally, Paul was also one of the first individuals to become a Licensed Renewable Energy Technician (LRT) in the state of Oregon and Sunlight Solar was the third Trade Ally ever designated by the Energy Trust of Oregon. In his 20+ years in the solar industry, he has overseen and managed over 2.5 megawatts (2,500 kW) of solar electric design and installation throughout the United States.
Position: President
Address: 4 NW Franklin Ave, Bend OR, 97701
Phone: 541-322-1910
Cell: 860-617-6527
Fax: 541-322-1911
