Unless you’re totally off the grid — both literally and figuratively — you know that there are power shortages in California. With...

Solar panels are long term assets – guaranteed by every manufacturer for at least 25 years. Lithium ion batteries are guaranteed by most...

For the first time in 20 years California is experiencing rolling blackouts. Reports indicate that over 3 million residents were recently...

The Covid-19 crisis has disrupted solar and storage supply chains across all segments of the industry, initially devastated customer...

Solar and battery backup systems are the ideal antidote to the triple threat of high evening electric rates (over $0.50/kwh), frequent...

With the upcoming wildfire season in California and Covid-19 stay-at-home requirements, many people are looking into ways to power their...

With the Stay At Home orders in place throughout a large part of the U.S., many of us are now 100% dependent on our home’s electric grid...

With the gradual improvements in solar technology over the past 15 years, many early solar customers are considering a solar system...

Will batteries keep your AC cranking and electric vehicle charged up during an extended blackout? Probably not. We like to believe the...

People talk about solar panels and batteries a lot (at least the people I talk to). The reasons are that solar panels are conspicuous on...

Whether it’s a residential, commercial or utility solar project, contractors strive to install systems that generate the most energy at...

On this week’s The Energy Show, we’re talking about energy — duh. And power. Not just because we’re short on both energy and power. But...

In today’s accelerated and politicized news cycle it is easy to confuse White House pronouncements with the policies that government...

Unless you have rooftop solar, you’re probably incredibly unhappy about rising electric bills. This misery is even worse for commercial...

PG&E, our local utility in Silicon Valley, caused a number of wildfires -- including the recent Camp fire that destroyed the town of...

To slow the global warming trend, a number of states have committed to the aspirational goal of 100% carbon-free energy. As a species...

In the early days of solar and storage, virtually every system used lead acid batteries to store daytime energy and use this energy at...

The most common questions that prospective solar customers ask is “Which solar panels should I buy?” That’s a tough question to answer,...

Energy is so important to our civilization that, going back to the invention of fire, there continues to be an abundance of great ideas....

Our electric grid is one of the most complicated systems that has ever been built. We have confidence that our electrical system is...