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John Bourne disagrees. \u201cThere are a number of clean energy options out there for everybody,\u201d he says. \u201cOur job is to help find the right one for the right person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bourne used to work for solar companies that would develop products and ask stores to carry those products exclusively, even if they weren\u2019t the best fit for everyone. So he started BrightCurrent to represent a bunch of different brands instead. The company partners with big retailers &#8212; Sam\u2019s Club, Comcast, Sears &#8212; and provides behind-the-scenes services like running call centers and training retail associates, all to help match customers with the right clean energy and efficiency products, from smart thermostats to LEDs.<\/p>\n<p>[pullquote share=&#8221;true&#8221; hashtag=&#8221;Grist50&#8243;]\u201cOur vision is to make clean energy work for everyone.&#8221; [\/pullquote]<\/p>\n<p>More than 30,000 people have bought clean energy products through BrightCurrent since the company launched in 2015. \u201cWe&#8217;re just getting started,\u201d Bourne says. \u201cWe really want to be in every state in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This CEO provides clean energy for any budget.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57007830,"featured_media":490278,"menu_order":47,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"coauthors":[10],"class_list":["post-363830","grist-50-profiles","type-grist-50-profiles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","grist-50-energy","grist-50-13"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Most people think clean energy is out of reach. 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