Same Sun of VT, Inc.

Same Sun of VT, Inc.

Same Sun of Vermont Inc. was established in 2011 by Marlene Lederman Allen and Philip Allen. Marlene had been a commercial real estate appraiser in New York City and San Francisco and Philip a fine art dealer in Chicago, New York and San Francisco. In 2003, they purchased a home in Rutland, Vermont as a vacation spot for themselves and their, at that time, one-year-old twins. With each visit they felt they should live in Vermont and raise their children here.

In 2006, the family moved to Vermont full time, and in 2007, placed a rooftop solar array on their home. They marveled at the effectiveness and simplicity of the clean solar energy as it powered their home, at the joy of owning their own power source, and of watching their electric meter spin backwards as excess energy was sent into the grid. In 2010, after placing a second ground-mount solar installation at their home, Philip and Marlene became convinced that solar power must be the engine that drives America’s energy independence and that Vermont is uniquely positioned to be a leader in this cause.