Financing Options for your Rooftop Solar System
If you live in a location with high electric rates and local incentives, it’s very likely that the economics for a rooftop solar system...
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Mar 17, 20151 min read
Tod Dubois with Sangha Energy Talks About Backup Power and Sustainable Off-Grid Living
Hurricanes. Blizzards. Earthquakes. Tornadoes. They’ve all clobbered populated areas over the last few years, resulting in extended power...
Mar 9, 20151 min read
What Solar Panels Should I Buy?
Solar panels have been on the market in the U.S. for over 25 years. Without exception, all of the manufacturers of panels on the market...
Mar 3, 20152 min read
Cap And Trade - Good For Solar, Bad For Gas - Sep 2014
Over 95% of climate scientists have concluded that CO2 is the primary cause of global warming. Solving the problem requires a dramatic...
Mar 2, 20152 min read
Combining Solar And Storage For Commercial Buildings
Homes are billed for electricity based on the amount of energy they consume (measured in kwh). But commercial facilities often get an...
Feb 18, 20151 min read
Filing for your Solar Investment Tax Credit
Filing For Your Solar Investment Tax Credit - Feb 2015 It's getting to be that time of the year again -- tax time, that is. As all new...
Jun 2, 20142 min read
How Often Should I Clean My Solar Panels
When someone gets a new rooftop solar installation, the second question they always ask is “how often do I need to clean my solar...
May 18, 20142 min read
What is the Future of Solar Distribution
The most conspicuous driver of the residential solar industry’s growth has been large, national-scale solar installers. Their market...
Apr 21, 20141 min read
Larry Sherwood with Solar ABCs Talks About Safe Solar Equipment
It’s encouraging to see how much safer — and less expensive — solar equipment has become over the past dozen years. These improvements...
Mar 25, 20141 min read
Combining Solar and Storage for Commercial Customers
To many of us old timers, the battery storage industry looks a lot like the solar industry did ten years ago. Energy storage on the grid...
Mar 14, 20141 min read
8 Ways To Make Rooftop Solar Installations Faster, Safer and Cheaper
There’s a right way and a wrong way to install solar panels on rooftops. We did research on 20 rooftop systems averaging 10 years old....
Feb 28, 20141 min read
Protecting Your Right to Go Solar
Your right to go solar and get full credit for the electricity you send back to the grid is threatened. Not just in California and...
Oct 12, 20131 min read
Solar Startups Are Hot Again
Solar start-ups are hot again — especially those that address the “downstream” part of the value chain: installer services, customer...
Jul 20, 20132 min read
Saratoga Man Grows Buffalo Mozzarella Clusters on Heirloom Tomato Plants
SARATOGA, CALIFORNIA, July 23rd 2013 - This backyard gardener has found a way to grow buffalo mozzarella balls along with various...
Jun 12, 20132 min read
Electric Vehicles and Solar - Why Filling up your Car with Solar Makes Sense in Silicon Valley
You drive an EV because it’s good for the environment. Or you just hate to spend $100 to fill up your gas tank (I paid $4.50/gallon last...
Jun 5, 20131 min read
Fundamental Utility Business Model Must Change
Great article in Forbes about net metering. I’ve come to the realization that the fundamental utility business model must change —...
May 15, 20132 min read
Rooftop Solar Safety with Fire Captain Matt Paiss
Fires in homes are generally caused by kitchen mishaps, heating system fires or electrical malfunctions. When it comes to fire safety,...
May 9, 20133 min read
Solar Incentives Are Dead, Long Live Solar
The California Solar Initiative (CSI) program, which provides rebates for homes and businesses, is no longer providing rebates for...
Apr 17, 20132 min read
Financing your Rooftop Solar Power System in San Jose - Silicon Valley
Let’s face it, a rooftop solar power system isn’t cheap. But two recent developments have completely changed the economics for buying a...
Mar 31, 20131 min read
Commercial Solar
Commercial Solar A solar power system is one of the best business investments you can make, turning highly variable energy costs into a...
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