Namaste Solar

employee-owned solar company

Namaste Solar

Industry Energy

An employee-owned solar company selling and installing renewable-energy systems, with worker ownership and energy-transition value. Namaste Solar scores well because ownership is comparatively aligned and governance has stronger accountability than peers, and no current penalty outweighs that structure.

Why this matters: Renewable-energy companies should be scored by ownership and conduct, not sector reputation alone.

Letter grade A Good High confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1

Final Score 53* A - Good
AGOOD53 tentative score pts

* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

Base Material53
Bonus+0
Cap66No structure cap
After Cap53
Penalties0
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Evaluation Overview

A - Good

The score turns mainly on Ownership; no penalty currently dominates the evaluation.

Strengths

  • Ownership8/10
  • Governance7/10
  • Extraction7/10

Penalties

  • No penalties applied in this version.

Evidence state

  • ConfidenceHigh confidence (AI)
  • ThoroughnessPartial (AI)
  • Linked claims11
  • Direct axis claims9
  • Coverage9/9

Scoring Axes
Axis Score Why this score
Ownership
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Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control at 10.
8 / 10

Namaste Solar states that it is employee-owned and a certified B Corp. That places Namaste Solar high on Ownership: decisive control is held by workers, users, members, or another stakeholder class rather than outside capital.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 168 scored entries below, 32 tied, 26 above on Ownership.

Linked evidence
  • Namaste Solar states that it is employee-owned and a certified B Corp. [1]
Governance
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Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic stakeholder control at 10.
7 / 10

Namaste Solar states that it is employee-owned and a certified B Corp, combining worker economic participation with a stakeholder-purpose legal framework.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 163 scored entries below, 28 tied, 35 above on Governance.

Linked evidence
  • context Namaste Solar states that it is employee-owned and a certified B Corp. [1]
  • Namaste Solar states that it is employee-owned and a certified B Corp, combining worker economic participation with a stakeholder-purpose legal framework. [2]
Extraction
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Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured extraction judgment.
7 / 10

Namaste Solar states that it is employee-owned and a certified B Corp. That places Namaste Solar in the middle of Extraction: the institution creates real value but still leaves room for rent extraction, unequal bargaining, or surplus capture.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 140 scored entries below, 32 tied, 54 above on Extraction.

Linked evidence
  • context Namaste Solar states that it is employee-owned and a certified B Corp. [1]
  • Namaste Solar describes itself as an employee-owned cooperative and Certified B Corp, routing firm value toward employees in a renewable-energy services business. [3]
Labor Sovereignty
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Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at 7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling, retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of worker voice, or extreme turnover.
6 / 7

Namaste Solar states that it is employee-owned and a certified B Corp. That places Namaste Solar high on Labor Sovereignty: workers or participants have unusually strong formal power over work, conditions, or the institution itself.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 193 scored entries below, 11 tied, 22 above on Labor Sovereignty.

Linked evidence
  • context Namaste Solar states that it is employee-owned and a certified B Corp. [1]
  • B Lab recognizes Namaste Solar's worker-owned impact business model, and Namaste describes co-creating company success through employee-owned cooperative practices. [4]
Solidarity with the Unemployed
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Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment, and non-competes.
5 / 7

Namaste Solar states that it is employee-owned and a certified B Corp. That places Namaste Solar in the middle of Solidarity with the Unemployed: some access, severance, retraining,…

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 158 scored entries below, 38 tied, 30 above on Solidarity with the Unemployed.

Linked evidence
  • context Namaste Solar states that it is employee-owned and a certified B Corp. [1]
  • Namaste Solar describes community initiatives including paid volunteer time and profit sharing to local nonprofits, alongside renewable-energy services. [5]
Loss-Bearing Fidelity
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Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and public obligations.
6 / 7

Namaste Solar states that it is employee-owned and a certified B Corp. That places Namaste Solar high on Loss-Bearing Fidelity: the institution is structured to absorb real costs rather than shifting losses onto weaker parties.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 163 scored entries below, 54 tied, 9 above on Loss-Bearing Fidelity.

Linked evidence
  • context Namaste Solar states that it is employee-owned and a certified B Corp. [1]
  • Namaste Solar identifies as a Colorado public benefit corporation, Certified B Corp, and employee-owned cooperative, tying company governance to stakeholder and environmental obligations. [6]
Market Conduct
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Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.
4 / 5

Namaste Solar states that it is employee-owned and a certified B Corp. That places Namaste Solar high on Market Conduct: pricing, access, switching, and bargaining practices show restraint compared with ordinary rent-seeking competitors.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 106 scored entries below, 73 tied, 47 above on Market Conduct.

Linked evidence
  • context Namaste Solar states that it is employee-owned and a certified B Corp. [1]
  • Namaste Solar designs, installs, and maintains solar electric systems through an employee-owned cooperative rather than a conventional contractor model. [7]
Product Integrity
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Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.
5 / 5

Namaste Solar states that it is employee-owned and a certified B Corp. That places Namaste Solar high on Product Integrity: the core offering is genuinely useful and comparatively less dependent on traps, degradation, or harmful dependencies.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 134 scored entries below, 92 tied, 0 above on Product Integrity.

Linked evidence
  • context Namaste Solar states that it is employee-owned and a certified B Corp. [1]
  • Namaste Solar's core service is residential, commercial, nonprofit, and government solar electric installation and maintenance. [8]
Scale Integrity
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Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.
5 / 5

Namaste Solar states that it is employee-owned and a certified B Corp. That places Namaste Solar high on Scale Integrity: growth appears compatible with accountability, quality, and stakeholder benefit.

Calibration notes

Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 191 scored entries below, 35 tied, 0 above on Scale Integrity.

Linked evidence
  • context Namaste Solar states that it is employee-owned and a certified B Corp. [1]
  • Namaste Solar describes itself as one of Colorado's longest-running solar companies while retaining employee-owned cooperative and B Corp status. [9]

Penalties

No penalties applied in this version.

Bonus Credits

No bonus credits applied in this version.

Confidence Basis

Confidence Basis

Confidence is computed from the evidence trail and review state, not typed into the profile by hand.

High 82/100

11 verified linked claims 9 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 9/9 components covered

This confidence label measures the source-backed evidence trail. AI-scaffolded scores remain tentative until human review.

Claim confidence 19/20

11 verified linked claims

Source quality 11/18

Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability

Direct axis-specific claims 14/18

9 direct claims across 9 active components

Dispute load 12/12

0 disputed claims on this entity

Recency 10/10

Newest accepted timestamp: May 13, 2026

Reviewer status 7/12

Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding

Component coverage 10/10

9/9 evidence-bearing components have direct support

Evidence State

Evidence State

Profile stateAI draft / human-pending
VerificationUnverified
ConfidenceHigh confidence (AI)
ThoroughnessPartial (AI)
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Claims and Sources

Claims are the evidence record. Each claim needs a source link, axis category, status, confidence level, and timestamp before it can support a score.

* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.
1Namaste Solar states that it is employee-owned and a certified B Corp.

Ownership Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending

AI scaffold

2Namaste Solar states that it is employee-owned and a certified B Corp, combining worker economic participation with a stakeholder-purpose legal framework.

Governance Verified High confidence Human-reviewed

3Namaste Solar describes itself as an employee-owned cooperative and Certified B Corp, routing firm value toward employees in a renewable-energy services business.

Extraction Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending

AI scaffold

4B Lab recognizes Namaste Solar's worker-owned impact business model, and Namaste describes co-creating company success through employee-owned cooperative practices.

Labor Sovereignty Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending

AI scaffold

5Namaste Solar describes community initiatives including paid volunteer time and profit sharing to local nonprofits, alongside renewable-energy services.

Solidarity Unemployed Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending

AI scaffold

6Namaste Solar identifies as a Colorado public benefit corporation, Certified B Corp, and employee-owned cooperative, tying company governance to stakeholder and environmental obligations.

Loss Bearing Fidelity Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending

AI scaffold

7Namaste Solar designs, installs, and maintains solar electric systems through an employee-owned cooperative rather than a conventional contractor model.

Market Conduct Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending

AI scaffold

8Namaste Solar's core service is residential, commercial, nonprofit, and government solar electric installation and maintenance.

Product Integrity Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending

AI scaffold

9Namaste Solar describes itself as one of Colorado's longest-running solar companies while retaining employee-owned cooperative and B Corp status.

Scale Integrity Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending

AI scaffold

10Namaste Solar installs solar energy systems and presents renewable-energy deployment as core work.

Ecological Harm Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending

AI scaffold

11Namaste Solar's public materials state a mission, values, ownership model, advocacy role, or institutional standpoint plainly enough that this record does not identify penalty-level neutrality theater.

Ideological Disavowal Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending

AI scaffold

Competitors

AGOOD52 tentative score South Mountain Company employee-owned design/build company · same market FMALIGNANT-35 tentative score ExxonMobil public company · same market FMALIGNANT-53 tentative score Chevron public company · same market FMALIGNANT-50 tentative score Shell public company · United Kingdom FMALIGNANT-57 tentative score BP public company · United Kingdom

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