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'Group purchase' program for solar power equipment

Solar panel on a roof.

Photo credit: Ed Betz / file

A San Francisco solar power "group purchase" organization will kick off a Long Island initiative beginning today.

The organization, One Block off the Grid (known as 1BOG), gathers  homeowners into buyer groups so they can negotiate discounts for equipment and installation.

1BOG's partner on Long Island is Mercury Solar Systems, which has offices in Kings Park and Garden...

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