Ten Tips For The Best Home Solar and Battery System
Unfortunately, there are a few "quick buck" solar companies that take advantage of unsuspecting homeowners. These ten tips will help you...
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Mar 261 min read
Ask These Questions Before You Install A Home Battery or Solar System
The Learning Curve for understanding home batteries and solar systems is steep. Your battery system education will require mastering at...
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Sep 27, 20232 min read
Which Batteries Are The Best For Your Home?
Batteries were everywhere at September’s RE+ Conference in Vegas. I counted over 100 different battery company and system vendors. It was...
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Aug 22, 20231 min read
Solar and Storage Under New California Electric Rates
HEADLINE: Higher Electric Rates and More Blackouts Unfortunately, this is the new normal for most of the U.S. In other words: SNAFU This...
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The Energy Show
Feb 7, 20232 min read
Lessons Learned Installing Battery Storage Systems
Batteries are becoming an essential part of home solar systems. With solar-connected batteries, homeowners can avoid paying peak utility...
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The Energy Show
Jun 11, 20222 min read
Talking Solar and Storage on the Rob Black Show
The Energy Show · Talking Solar and Storage on the Rob Black Show Rob Black has been a popular TV, radio, and podcast personality for...
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The Energy Show
Jan 24, 20222 min read
Vehicle To Grid - Not So Fast
The Energy Show · Vehicle To Grid (V2G) – Not So Fast There are two segments of the renewable energy industry growing like crazy (in...
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The Energy Show
Sep 3, 20211 min read
What Batteries Should I Buy With My Solar System?
The Energy Show · What Batteries Should I Buy With My Solar System? Are you worried about blackouts and public safety power shutoffs...
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The Energy Show
Aug 6, 20212 min read
Battery Storage Safety with Matt Paiss
The Energy Show · Battery Storage Safety with Matt Paiss About 15 years ago the solar and fire protection industries worked together to...
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The Energy Show
Jul 15, 20201 min read
Design Considerations for Battery Backup Systems
Solar and battery backup systems are the ideal antidote to the triple threat of high evening electric rates (over $0.50/kwh), frequent...
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The Energy Show
Jan 31, 20202 min read
Converting a House to Zero Net Energy
Buildings consume 40% of our energy, most of that for heating and cooling. Almost all of this energy is supplied by fossil fuels,...
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The Energy Show
Jan 24, 20201 min read
The Myth of Whole House Battery Backup
Will batteries keep your AC cranking and electric vehicle charged up during an extended blackout? Probably not. We like to believe the...
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The Energy Show
Dec 3, 20191 min read
New Battery Storage Systems
The 16th annual Solar Power International show was held this October in Salt Lake City. It’s been quite a growth story since the first...
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The Energy Show
Sep 17, 20192 min read
Reducing Peak Demand Charges
Unless you have rooftop solar, you’re probably incredibly unhappy about rising electric bills. This misery is even worse for commercial...
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The Energy Show
Aug 27, 20192 min read
Solar Investment Tax Credit
30% of the costs of a solar or battery storage system are paid for with the Solar Investment Tax credit. The Solar Investment Tax Credit...
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The Energy Show
Aug 18, 20192 min read
Living With Public Safety Power Shutoffs
PG&E, our local utility in Silicon Valley, caused a number of wildfires -- including the recent Camp fire that destroyed the town of...
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The Energy Show
Jul 17, 20192 min read
Public Safety Power Shutoff Programs
California utility companies recently announced their Public Safety Power Shutoff programs across the state. Bloomberg News said...
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The Energy Show
May 21, 20191 min read
Avoiding Battery Storage Installation Mistakes
Upcoming electric rate changes mean that almost every home and business will eventually benefit from a battery connected to their solar...
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The Energy Show
May 3, 20192 min read
New Rules for Energy Storage in CA - with Josh Weiner
In the early days of solar and storage, virtually every system used lead acid batteries to store daytime energy and use this energy at...
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The Energy Show
Dec 5, 20182 min read
Flow Batteries with Matt Harper from Avalon
It’s depressing that lithium batteries get almost all of the focus in the energy storage industry. Lithium batteries have a number of...
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