Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION
I, Dennis Lacey, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K of Real Goods Solar, Inc.; |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report. |
Date: April 11, 2017
| /s/ Dennis Lacey | |
| Dennis Lacey | |
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |