8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 24, 2007

AKEENA SOLAR, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE	000-52385	20-5132054
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
16005 LOS GATOS BOULEVARD LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA		95032
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 395-7774

NOT APPLICABLE

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 27, 2007, Akeena Solar, Inc. (the “Registrant” or the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the appointment of James M. Curran as Chief Operating Officer of the Registrant effective August 24, 2007. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto (the “Press Release”).

Mr. Curran was promoted from the Company’s vice president of operations and brings over 25 years of operations experience to the Company. Most recently, Mr. Curran founded Shamrock Partners, LLP, a consulting firm specializing in e-commerce, business strategy and business planning for financial management and operations. Prior to founding Shamrock Partners, Mr. Curran held the position of general manager of international business management and operations at Exodus Communications, a provider of internet hosting for enterprises. In addition, Mr. Curran served as the executive vice president of information and product systems at Visa International. Mr. Curran also spent over 20 years at IBM Corporate, where he held various executive positions in the software and personal computer business groups.

Mr. Curran’s terms of employment are at will, his annual base salary is $180,000, and Mr. Curran was granted 35,000 shares of the Registrant’s restricted common stock on May 29, 2007, under the Registrant’s 2006 Incentive Stock Plan.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Press Release regarding appointment of the Registrant’s Chief Operating Officer (filed herewith).

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	Akeena Solar, Inc.
	By:	/s/ David “Lad” Wallace
		Name: David “Lad” Wallace Title: Chief Financial Officer
Dated August 27, 2007

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Press Release regarding appointment of the Registrant’s Chief Operating Officer (filed herewith).

EX-99.1

Akeena Solar 16005 Los Gatos Blvd., Los Gatos, CA 95032

www.akeena.net

Phone:888-253-3628      Fax: 408-395-7979

Company Contact:	Investor Relations Contact:
Barry Cinnamon, President and CEO	Mary Magnani
Akeena Solar, Inc.	Lippert / Heilshorn & Associates
(408) 402-9400	(415) 433-3777
bcinnamon@akeena.net	mmagnani@lhai.com

Akeena Solar Promotes Vice President James Curran to Chief Operating Officer

LOS GATOS, CA, August 27, 2007 (Business Wire) -Akeena Solar, Inc. (OTC BB: AKNS), a leading designer and installer of solar power systems, announced the promotion of James M. Curran to chief operating officer from his previous position of vice president of operations. Based in the Los Gatos headquarters, Curran will assume responsibility for the company’s installation activities, as well as engineering, documentation processing, marketing, research and development (R&D), information technology, and human resources.

Barry Cinnamon, CEO of Akeena Solar said, “Akeena is striving to build the most efficient solar power installation operation in the industry. Jim’s extensive operations experience and focused, bottom-line approach will help us grow our revenues and move toward profitability. Moreover, his experience at large, established companies will help us achieve our aggressive growth plans.”

Curran brings 25 years of operations experience to Akeena Solar. Most recently, Curran founded Shamrock Partners, L.L.P., a consulting firm specializing in e-commerce, business strategy and business planning for financial management and operations. Prior to founding Shamrock Partners, Curran held the position of general manager of international business management and operations at Exodus Communications, a provider of Internet hosting for enterprises. In addition, he served as the executive vice president of Information and Product Systems at Visa International. Curran also spent over 20 years at IBM Corporate, where he held various executive positions in the software and personal computer business groups. Curran received a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Cathedral College Seminary in New York.

”I am pleased to be working with such a skilled and dedicated management team. This is an exciting time in Akeena’s business history,” said Jim Curran, the newly appointed COO of Akeena Solar. “Helping to scale an already successful model with new technology and business processes will enable us to better serve our customers’ needs and establish Akeena as the leader in our industry.”

About Akeena Solar, Inc.

Founded in 2001, Akeena Solar's philosophy is simple: We believe producing clean electricity directly from the sun is the right thing to do for our environment and economy. Akeena Solar has grown to become one of the largest national installer of residential and small commercial solar power systems in the United States, serving customers directly in California, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. For more information, visit Akeena Solar's website at www.akeena.net

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