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Spend an hour with Marty Reed, founder and chief executive officer of Sequoia Solar, and you'll be seeing green in more ways than one. Reed provides an endless education in energy efficiency, with information on everything from residential and commercial conversions, and hybrid and electric cars, to how going green equates to green through initiatives, rebates, increased property values and lower electric bills.

Start by attending a Saturday workshop at Reed's Solana Beach office, which ironically used to be a gas station. "It's old power to the new power," Reed, whose company is the only solar education center in Southern California, said.

Workshops begin with a six-minute video outlining the basics of solar energy and are followed by a brief tour of the office to learn about initiatives and incentives. The sessions take less than an hour and conclude with a self-guided tour around the outside of the solar-powered building where equipment, facts and information are displayed.The parking lot includes Sequoia's hybrid sales vehicles, biodiesel installation trucks and solar carport, which doubles as a shaded parking area and a place where electric car owners can plug in and charge up for free. Reed said he envisions a future in which commercial parking lots are equipped with similar carports, providing an incentive to customers and employees.

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