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Santa Rosa Based Solar Brokers

We serve Santa Rosa and the greater San Francisco Bay Area including:

• Sonoma County
• Napa County
• Mendocino County
• Marin County
• Contra Costa County
• San Mateo County

About Pathways Solar Energy Brokers

Advocacy and Affordability

The focus of the Pathways Energy model is upon helping individuals and businesses understand the importance of not only reducing the cost of energy through the use of solar, but also reducing the amount of energy needed by improving the efficiency of their space. Through simple and common sense ways, Pathways Energy provides their clients with a multidimensional approach to cost and energy savings.

We help you make the right energy choices, without sales pressure. We want you to be objective and help you learn about your solar and energy efficiency options. To that end, we have screened and work with the very best solar companies throughout the North Bay. We help you select the right contractor to meet your budget and objectives, all the while providing representation on your behalf. Pathways Solar Energy Brokers is your one-point-of-contact for receiving multiple bids from top-tier companies, always striving to provide you with a thoughtful and hassle-free installation.

Barry Cogbill, Clean Energy Consultant

Some call Barry the hardest working person in clean energy in Sonoma County. Wearing several different hats, Barry is passionate about solar and energy efficiency. He got his start in clean energy by installing swimming pool solar heating systems in the early 1990’s. He moved into the financial industry in 1992 and has been a Santa Rosa resident since 1999. Barry installed solar on his home in 2003, and that led him back to the clean tech industry. Since then he has become a full time solar advocate and champion of energy efficiency.

Barry serves on the Board of Directors of Solar Sonoma County. In this capacity, he is a liaison between the local installation community and the Department of Energy, and works with the County of Sonoma to ensure the success of the Sonoma County Energy Independence Program.

He is also the co-chair of the North Bay Chapter of Efficiency First, a building performance non-profit agency, striving to make homes more healthy, comfortable and energy efficient.

Barry’s overarching desire is to inspire property owners to investigate their clean energy options and become part of the clean tech revolution.