Original Clean Energy

Original Clean Energy (formerly known as iSun and The Peck Company) is a Vermont-based installer of residential solar power systems.

[4] In June 2024, iSun filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing slumping sales and turmoil as part of the decision.

[10] To meet the demand for clean energy, a new entity was needed that could take in outside capital and scale up, so Duane and James launched SunCommon.

SunCommon was officially launched in March 2012 after finding funding via private investment; when it began operations, it had 16 employees and annual revenue of about $2 million.

[18] SunCommon Solar Canopies cover the parking lots of notable businesses in Vermont, such as the Hunger Mountain Co-Op[19] and the Alchemist Brewery.

The solar system is located in the town of Clermont and will provide environmental benefits by removing about 71 metric tons of CO2 from the atmosphere.

The grid-tied solar and battery back-up systems work together to keep the critical loads of a home running during power outages.

[26] In February 2019, SunCommon partnered with Vermont's largest utility, Green Mountain Power, to pilot a home energy storage program.

[27] SunCommon has helped business owners in every sector, including manufacturing, retail, healthcare, agriculture, office and apartment buildings, hospitality and more, go solar.

[28] Some of their most noteworthy commercial installations include: The Alchemist Brewery teamed up with SunCommon in 2018 to build Vermont’s first large-scale solar-covered parking lot.