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Aug 15, 20182 min read

There is a New Utility in Town - Silicon Valley Clean Energy

The electric utility industry is undergoing rapid change. There used to be two types of utilities: investor owned utilities (IOUs, such...

Mar 11, 20181 min read

Ten Energy Saving Myths

Rooftop solar is expensive Electric cars are cheaper than gas cars Buying new energy saving appliances saves money Utility companies are...

Mar 6, 20181 min read

Tax Reform – What Does It Mean For Solar?

This week’s show is about TAXES! I know, try to contain your excitement. It’s been 32 years since President Reagan pushed through the...

Feb 24, 20181 min read

21st Century Home Energy Efficiency

Home energy efficiency has steadily improved over the millenia. Luckily we no longer have to sleep on the ground in a smoke-filled cave –...

Apr 9, 20172 min read

Ten Tips For 25 Years Of Trouble Free Solar Power

Find an installer who has been in business for 5+ years and uses their own installation crews (not subcontractors). You get what you pay...

Mar 7, 20171 min read

Future Rooftop Solar Costs - Getting to $2.50/watt

The solar industry is one of our most obvious success stories. Our industry directly employs 261,000 people. We generate energy that is...

Jan 9, 20172 min read

Rooftop Solar Potential in the U.S.

At the center of our solar system, approximately 92.96 million miles away, is a nuclear power plant capable of powering the entire globe....

Nov 28, 20162 min read

Community Solar

About 50% of U.S. residents are not great candidates for rooftop solar. They may live in an apartment, they may have a very shaded roof,...

Jul 4, 20162 min read

Will I Save Money with Rooftop Solar?

We celebrated a milestone recently. Over one million homeowners have solar. It took 62 years, from 1954 to 2016, to get to this point....

Apr 7, 20161 min read

Vampires Sucking Power From Your House

Computer devices used 66 watts: printer, cable modem, multiple wireless routers, laptop charger, mini-speaker Communications used 16...

Mar 1, 20161 min read

Energy in the Home of the Future

Fireplaces and chimneys have been part of every home and shelter ever since primitive man poked holes in the tops of their caves to let...

Feb 5, 20162 min read

Bob Dylan summed it up: “The times [of the rates], they are a changing.”

If you are on the current E-6 TOU rate you don’t need to do anything. This E-6 rate is currently slated to stay in place until 2020 or...

Jan 25, 20161 min read

Are Clean Diesels the Future?

After driving a diesel truck for the last month and a half it is my opinion that the diesels are dead. Mercedes’ BlueTec clean diesel...

Jan 17, 20161 min read

Solar Incentives in 2016

Over the past few months you may have seen or heard a continuous stream of ads warning about the imminent demise of solar incentives,...

Jan 12, 20162 min read

New Year's Energy Resolutions

If only all our New Year’s Resolution were this easy. Luckily, saving energy is easier than losing weight after gorging over the...

Jan 4, 20161 min read

Equipment for Your Commercial Solar Installation

Whenever I land in a city I can’t help noticing how few — if any — commercial rooftops have solar panels. Historically, there have been...

Dec 28, 20151 min read

The Path to Energy Independence with John Farrell of the ILSR

$400 billion dollars. That’s how much money is spent every year on electricity in the U.S. It’s a huge industry. But not for long,...

Oct 20, 20152 min read

The Fight for Fair Solar Electric Rates

$0.25/kwh – what a typical California homeowner pays for electricity (based on current PG&E rates at the U.S. average of 12,000 kwh/yr)...

Oct 6, 20151 min read

Solar Hot Water Heating - SunEarth

The oldest, biggest and most efficient solar application is heating water. Solar hot water systems have been around in one way or another...

Aug 26, 20151 min read

Questions You May Ask About Rooftop Solar

I’ve spent a lot of time over the past 15 years talking to homeowners about rooftop solar. More kitchen table chats and walks around the...