Economics of Saving Water
Even with the anticipated El Nino weather conditions on the west coast, the drought in California will continue. Experts say it will take...
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Nov 16, 20152 min read
PACE Financing for Homes and Businesses with Cisco Devries
A rooftop solar system is an expensive up-front investment. The typical 5 kw system costs about $20,000 – or $14,000 after the 30%...
Nov 11, 20151 min read
Tips for Lower Cost Rooftop Solar Installations
Headline: “Low Cost Rooftop Solar.” What’s not to like? If you’re a homeowner you can save thousands of dollars shopping around for the...
Nov 3, 20152 min read
Are Fuel Cells Better Than Batteries?
Toyota and Honda just announced their new fuel cell cars. Although these cars won’t be on the road for another year, their mere existence...
Oct 27, 20152 min read
Solar Safety
Recently, a solar worker in Hawaii fell off a roof to his death. Construction work is one of the most dangerous activities, and...
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 12, 20151 min read
Solar Installer Business Code
I typed the words “free solar” into Google and got 747,000,000 hits in half a second. We all know that solar systems are not free. But...
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...
Sep 28, 20151 min read
Solar Marketing With Tor Valenza
Solar panels are commodities — not very different than the bottled water you find on a supermarket shelf. Granted some panels are more...
Sep 20, 20152 min read
Can I Get Solar if my Roof is Shaded
Rooftop solar panels only work when they are in direct sunlight. So if you install solar on a partially shaded roof, the output of your...
Sep 4, 20151 min read
Running A Successful Solar Business With Pamela Cargill
Running a successful solar business isn’t easy. Whether it’s a small local installer working on one system a week on neighborhood homes,...
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...
Aug 11, 20151 min read
Solar Advice from Pat Redgate at Ameco Solar
Technologies, companies and business models in the solar industry come and go. But even in the relatively new solar industry, history...
Aug 3, 20152 min read
Utilities Agree That Fossil Fuels Can't Compete Against Renewables
According to Doc Brown, Marty McFly’s DeLorean needed 1.21 gigawatts to travel back in time. To put this in perspective, new gas power...
Jul 20, 20152 min read
Rooftop Solar Fire Safety with Captain Matt Paiss
Fires in homes are generally caused by kitchen mishaps, heating system fires or electrical malfunctions. When it comes to rooftop solar...
Jul 7, 20151 min read
Pope Calls for the Replacement of Fossil Fuels, Renewable Energy and Solar Subsidies
“Very solid scientific consensus indicates that we are presently witnessing a disturbing warming of the climatic system." “Problem is...
Jun 19, 20151 min read
Does Solar Increase the Value of my House?
I bet you don’t know that there is a home improvement investment that you can make that will increase the value of your house more than...
May 13, 20151 min read
Solar Hot Water Heating Opportunities
Outdoor pools are great on hot summer days – the kids are occupied and the water is refreshing. And as the summer progresses, the water...
May 4, 20151 min read
Ten Energy Savings Myths
With energy prices changing so quickly — and new technologies ramping up into the marketplace — the “conventional wisdom” about energy is...
Apr 6, 20151 min read
Electricity From Nuclear Power Too Cheap to Meter -- Or Not?
It’s the environmentalist’s third rail question: “Should we promote nuclear power as an expedient way to reduce CO2 emissions?” On the...
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