Marc Clejan has an idea to bring word peace: solar panels.

Clejan and his business partner, Nick Albukrek unveiled their new East Hampton company GREENLOGIC in May.  The business partners hope to turn the Hamptons green with a suite of products including geothermal systems, biodiesel technologies, and their signature solar panels.

GreenLogic aims to tap into Americas’ increasing interest in green energies-worldwide more than 4.5 million customers now rely on solar energy as their primary source of electricity.  Not only do green energies help to cap global warming and save consumers cash, says Clejan, they also nurture peace by reducing dependence on foreign oil.

“Every little bit that’s done adds a lot to geopolitical stability in the world,” said Clejan. “If everyone took a little action, we wouldn’t have a problem.”

Clejan and Albukrek, buddies since rooming together after college, say they cashed out of corporate jobs in real estate and textiles in 2005 to find more spiritually satisfying work.  They chose to base GreenLogic out of East Hampton because of the area’s nature-loving demographic, said Clejan, who himself moved to East Hampton with his wife and two kids two years ago.

“We always shared a desire to focus our energies on something meaningful,” said Clejan.  And the initial response, he said, has been “way beyond what we expected.”

Solar panels are very expensive.  However, federal and state rebates pay for 60-70 percent of the cost of a residential system, and up to 80 percent of a commercial system, said Albukrek.  And after the installation of the system, under warrantee for 25 years and lasting as long as 40 or 50, the electricity is of course free.

For commercial consumers solar energy is a “no brainer,” said Clejan.  “For a business there is an incredible amount of money that can be saved.”

Among GreenLogic’s clients are Quail Hill Preserve in Amagansett and the insurance company Amaden-Gay Agencies in East Hampton.  The 8.7 kilowatt system at Amaden-Gay cost a reported $63,000, but with rebates the figure dropped below $15,000.

GreenLogic has received a lot of interest from homeowners as well, said Clejan.  Southampton residents may soon have added incentive to go green.  The town is considering legislation that would, in its first year, give 20 homeowners $2,500 toward the installation of solar panels.

Clejan said much of the growing interest in green energies is inspired by public dismay with world events like the war in Iraq.

“People are very unhappy with the direction [the country] is going,” said Clejan.  “That we have to go to war to protect [our acess to oil].  That we’re killing people and having our sons and daughters killed.”

“People are very upset,” he said.  “And they want to do something about it.”