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Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - Many tourist brochures promote the Puerto Vallarta area by talking about the yearly average of 360 days of sun. A solar energy company which is located in Ajijic has decided to open up an office in the Northshore area to take advantage of that claim.

The company, eSun Energy, has served customers in the Lake Chapala and Ajijic area for over 12 years, installing over 100 solar electric systems.

Company owner, Jason Mills (who spells his name Jsun,) said he had been thinking of locating an office in this area for some time, because the area is underserved despite its solar energy potential, but only recently decided to take the plunge, thanks to several serious inquiries from potential clients in Bucerias.

"My company recently completed an installation on a house in Bucerias. The customer is very excited by the results and has encouraged me to expand into the area as soon as it was feasible," Mills says. "We want to move cautiously with this new business venture because the company and I personally focus on high quality products and installation and we don't want to jeopardize that in any way."

He explained that they just signed a lease for an office and warehouse here, and that now their most important job is to locate, train, and hire from the local area the necessary skilled technicians and sales staff needed before the company starts offering its service. The service also includes energy use analysis, conservation techniques, and sales of energy efficient products such as LED light bulbs.

The new office is located in El Faro Plaza, between Bucerias and Mezcales. A "soft opening" was held in mid-January and included a "Solar Fiesta" gathering for invited guests, who had already expressed an interest in hearing more about the potential of reducing their CFE bills, through solar power and energy conservation. For more information, call (329) 296-5657 or email Darryl, dglen(at)esunenergy.com.