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Recognizes a business that has had a significant cause-oriented impact in its
sector and/or community and contributed to the advancement of the economy.
the company: In 2007, Andy Yatteau and Reeves Clippard founded solar installation company A&R Solar,
which helps homeowners and businesses design, build and maintain solar energy systems. The company is
now in growth mode, expanding operations into Oregon and adding employees.
harnessing clean energy: A&R Solar lends its expertise to customers, both commercial and residential,
to find the right solar system fit for their needs. To date, A&R Solar has completed 1,200 solar projects,
including Washington state’s largest solar project on the roof of the new Ikea store in Renton, totaling more
than 10 megawatts of clean energy. Once installed, a solar energy system can provide clean, free energy for
up to 40 years.
responsibility: The company is a Certified B Corporation, a new business model that uses the power
of business to invest in, and help solve, social and environmental issues. To do that, A&R meets higher
environmental, transparency and accountability performance measures. The company’s product allows
customers to gain energy in