Peter Orrell and Mark Colby have joined Santa Rosa-based Ygrene Energy Fund.

Orrell, who has worked for 20-plus years as a consumer finance veteran with American Express, has been appointed executive vice president for business development and products.

After 15 years in the roofing business, I’ve seen countless construction, design trends and sales methods change over time. The one thing that has always stayed the same? That first discussion with the customer around the kitchen table, looking at the scope of the job and then getting right down to finances.

Ygrene makes it easy and painless to finance eco-friendly projects with 100% financing and no money down. They don’t refi any old home or business renovation; they make sure that every project is done with the environment in mind, matching every dollar to a better future. It’s the kind of purpose-driven business that we really dig at Cali Green Turf.

Ygrene, a leading provider of property-assessed clean energy financing, recently received a $250 million credit facility to continue to scale its residential and commercial clean energy financing

Hundreds of home improvements have been funded in South Florida through an innovative program that requires no cash up front, and credit scores aren't used to determine eligibility.

Two months ago, Ygrene CEO Stacey Lawson announced her company’s plan to expand into six U.S. states. This was followed up by the news, a few days ago, of Ygrene PACE’s $250 million virtual funding facility for expansion.

As renewable energy surges into the mainstream, solar technology has rapidly proliferated to disrupt traditional energy consumption, distribution, and storage models in the United States. 

After 15 years in the roofing business, I’ve seen countless construction, design trends and sales methods change over time. The one thing that has always stayed the same?