George Keithan Jr.

George Keithan Jr. is founder, CEO, and president of Consulting Engineering Services in Middletown, Conn., and Radiant Renewable Energy, LLC, in Princeton, N.J. He has a BSEE from the University of New Haven and is certified both as a home-energy rater and in photovoltaics. While he admits that his work occupies most of his time, he enjoys riding his motorcycle, tinkering in his barn, and working his small farm. George and his family live in a house that uses no fossil fuels, generates its own electricity and hot water from the sun, and is certified LEED Platinum.

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