Wind & Solar Products

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***UPDATE*** Solar City is now owned by Tesla, which has discontinued their popular affiliate program. As an equally good, if not better alternative, Green Affiliates recommends the Pick My Solar affiliate program, which provides up to $7 per confirmed interest (street address submission), which covers all 50 US States (not other solar market honors this), + up to $200 per confirmed interest in select States (Washington, California, Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey).

Since 2006, Solar City has provided customized, energy saving solar power systems to consumers in more than 20 US states (strong focus on Southwest, Northeast and Pacific Northwest). SolarCity.com provides live customer services that walk customers through a simple process determining needs and money saving costs. Fast, one-day installation. For every megawatt of solar power Solar City installs, its GivePower Foundation supplies a free solar power system and battery to a school and/or community in much need.

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Among a highly competitive industry, especially online, Earthtech Products is home to some of the most ingeniously designed solar, alternative energy, and eco-friendly products for home, travel and everyday use. Extremely professional customer services. Earthtech Products carries a wide selection of affordable and multi-functional energy saving and innovative products like solar powered backpacks, solar powered backup generators, solar powered iPhone chargers, manual and wind up power product and LED lighting to complete even the most discerning off the grid consumer needs. Seamless automated order tracking keeps you in touch with product arrival status.

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One of the leading home improvement retailers, Lowe's is a well-branded name and trusted resource for building products, appliances and home & garden improvement supplies. Committed to sustainability, Lowe's maintains a well-stocked "Efficient Home" web guide, where shoppers can find helpful content linking to Energy Star-rated appliances, innovative conservation products (Nest thermostats, irrigation timers etc), solar panel kits, EPA-certified low-flush toilets, weatherization supplies, low flow shower filters, energy efficient lighting and much more. Green Affiliates highly recommends creating custom links to these guides, which serve as excellent landers for optimizing conversions.

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As branded as retail stores can get, The Home Depot is a well-known and trusted resource for home improvement supplies. Keeping up with the times, Home Depot has done an admirable job at diversifying it's product offering with green building products and eco-friendly supplies, ranging from Nest thermostats and Rain Bird water sprinkling systems to Energy Star Rated appliances, Forest Steward Certified lumber, solar panel kits and wind turbines. Home Depot even directs online shoppers searching for green products to its "Eco Options" web page, which showcases how Home Depot helps shoppers go green (Energy Efficiency, Water Conservation, Healthy Home, Clean Air and Sustainable Forestry). Not only is The Home Depot the most recognized Home Improvement store in the world, it happens to be one of the greenest. Green Affiliates highly advises directing traffic to the Eco Option guides, which provide links to eco-friendly appliances and home products.

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GoGreenSolar carries a comprehensive selection of solar power products - primarily for green building uses, i.e., solar panel installation, home energy saving components. There are many niche products that can easily be marketed with keyword campaigns, resulting in increased conversions. With a default commission rate of 3%, affiliates are encouraged to promote Go Green Solar's higher priced items.

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As their tagline goes, Earth Easy does an outstanding job providing "Solutions for Sustainable Living", namely, indoor/outdoor water conservation products, kitchenware and products for the yard and garden. Earth Easy's best seller is the award-winning Life Straw personal water filter (Time Magazine's 2005 Best Invention), which makes for a great niche campaign and for cross-promotion with LOHAS shoppers. Earth Easy is GreenAmerica approved and an EPA WaterSense Partner. 300+ product datafeed available, as well as deep linking to specific, niche product pages.

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Pick My Solar has fast become one of the leading online solar marketplaces of today. What sets Pick My Solar apart from other solar marketplaces is the degree of personalized service provided to homeowners who are seeking to make the switch to solar power. And this attention to detail translates into much higher CPC rates for select affiliates seeking a reliable and lucrative solar energy offer with a multi-tier commission structure paying out for both confirmed interest and confirmed projects. Earn $100 for each confirmed project on Tier 1, $3 per confirmed interest (address entry on web form) and $125 per confirmed project for Tier 2, moving all the way up to $200/confirmed project and $7/confirmed interest. Expected Tier 4 earnings after generating 1,000 targeted clicks (based on Pick My Solar's average conversion rate) is $41,000+ payouts.

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MrLight.com carries one of the more unique and eclectic collections of solar gadgets, including solar floating lights, solar wreaths, solar animals, solar lanterns and solar string lights to name a few. These highly niche products can result in great conversion rates, as they are difficult to find online. MrLight.com carries a unique selection of LED rope lights, grow lights and solar string lights, not to mention one of the largest selections of LED Christmas lights online - a great niche eco item. The energy saving lighting here makes for great holiday and home accents. A two tier program is hosted by ShareaSale, with base commissions starting at 7.5%.

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Solar Royal engineers and manufactures a very niche, earth-friendly offering: Solar-powered ventilation fans. Primarily used for solar attic ventilation, which helps homeowners save on energy costs and prevent premature roof structural damage, the Solar Royal ventilation fan can also be used in high heat and moisture areas, such as boats and garages as well. Qualifying for federal tax benefits, Solar Royal provides maximum ROI and energy savings for a healthier planet.

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Solar Sphere is one of the few online affiliate programs offering commissions on home solar panel kits. Using an up-sell sales pipeline (and complementary banners), a great selection of both off-grid kits and DIY home solar power kits is available (over 1,000 kits) from this Colorado-based company in business since 1998. Earn 10% commission on one of the most sought after energy saving products in the world.  Tax incentives and energy savings are major selling points for this product offering.

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GreenLivingEveryday is a drop-shipping eco superstore offering a little bit of everything that is green and eco-friendly. The website UX is best suited to datafeed affiliates, who are encouraged to dig deep in GreenLivingEverday's website, as there is a comprehensive selection of niche products ranging from bamboo toys and solar panels to electric lawn mowers and fair trade gift items. Many items here simply cannot be found at other green super stores.

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If there was any online merchant with the capacity to help consumers become Carbon neutral it would be Neutral Existence. With high priced, hard-to-find items like wind turbines, solar panels, batteries, charge controllers and inverters, Neutral Existence offers eco affiliates a great opportunity to earn commissions while doing a great service for the Earth. Neutral Existence is a great destination to go online for solar powered supplies, including solar panels themselves. Neutral Existence is one of the only online retailers offering affiliate commissions on complete solar panel systems, as well as wind turbine power supply systems. Weatherization supplies and energy saving home products round out an otherwise hard-to-find selection of green home building supplies.