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Understanding Off-Peak Electricity Hours in California
As homeowners in Northern California are dealing with rising PG&E utility rates, understanding Time-of-Use (TOU) plans is more important than…
Does New Construction in California Require Solar?
California leads the nation in solar energy, consistently topping the Solar Energy Industries Association’s ranking of the best states to…
What Does it Mean to “Stay Behind the Meter?”
In the realm of renewable energy, the concept of staying “behind the meter” is changing how we think about electricity…
Enphase IQ 5P Battery Review
The Enphase IQ 5P Battery is an all-in-one AC-coupled system that pairs solar energy storage with its cutting-edge technology and…
15 Top Energy-Saving Strategies for the New Year
With California’s sunny skies and mild climate, more homeowners are turning to clean energy solutions and other renewable energy sources…
Title 24 California Solar Mandates: Empowering Homeowners with Sustainable Energy Solutions
California is leading the way to a greener future by making solar energy production more common across the state and…
Introducing the Enphase IQ Battery 5P: The Future of Home Energy Storage
The Enphase IQ Battery 5P is a big step forward in solar energy, designed to meet the needs of California…
Understanding Electric Rates & How Solar Can Help California Residents Save
In the world of renewable energy, solar power has a popular clean energy option for many homeowners in California. But…
15 Ways to Conserve Energy and Reduce Your Electric Bill
In the Golden State of California, full of sunshine and warm weather, homeowners are always on the lookout for ways…
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Q&A: How Homeowners Beat High Summer Bills With Solar
The first day of summer is June 20, bringing with it a season of outdoor barbecues, long lazy afternoons and lots of sunshine. But as the temperatures increase, we know homeowners turn up their air conditioners to stay cool and comfortable and that leads to an unfortunate result: high electric bills. Avoiding this seasonal financial…
Is It Worth It For Businesses To Go Solar?
Clean energy isn’t just for large corporations with enough capital to make decisions solely for the environmental good. For many business owners, going solar can be a strategic decision with significant financial benefits. If you’re wondering whether solar is a feasible option for your business, here are some considerations to help ensure your investment is…
A Quick Guide to Going Solar
If one of your goals is to save money on your electricity bills and/or lead a more green life, you might consider switching to a renewable energy such as emission-free solar power. According to the Solar Energy Industry Association, in the next two years the amount of solar power used in the United States is expected to…
Everything You Need to Know About Commercial Solar Battery Storage in 1,000 Words (and 3 Pictures)
It’s not hard to see why the talk and excitement around commercial solar battery storage just keeps growing with each passing month. As the price of batteries continues to fall—and their performance continues to rise—more and more companies are taking a closer look at how battery storage can dramatically lower their monthly energy bills, especially…
Five Ways to Save on Your Electric Bill This Summer
With summer heat waves in full swing, homeowners and business owners who rely on conventional power sources to keep cool are likely asking: “How can I reduce my electric bill?” While it takes plenty of power to run an air conditioner, with some parts of the U.S. hitting triple digit temps, we know running heaters during those…
9 Questions to Ask a Potential Commercial Solar Installation Company
When you start researching solar for your business and interviewing commercial solar panel installation companies, you might not be sure where to start. What questions should you be asking? Who should you ask? How do you know if the answers you get are accurate, complete and unbiased? In other words, as with many new endeavors,…
Solar Technology Efficiency: More Breakthroughs are Coming
When Bell Labs unveiled the world’s first silicon solar cell in 1954, it was estimated that the company’s new invention could turn 6 percent of the sun’s energy into electricity — a concept commonly referred to as efficiency. Fast forward to 1999. After nearly half a century of solar research, the University of New South…
How Many Solar Panels Do You Need for Your Business?
In very simple terms, figuring out “how many solar panels do I need” is a matter of dividing how much energy a solar panel can provide by how much your business uses. But you didn’t come here for “simple,” you want a real answer. Okay, let’s dig a little deeper and put some numbers into…
Home Solar Financing Rates Are Heating Up
July 2017 – Solar Technologies, a SunPower Master Dealer and one of the Bay Area’s leaders in solar panel technology, announced today that they’re offering homeowners the chance to go solar at a low financing charge of just 3.99%* with zero down. “If there was ever a time for Bay Area homeowners to consider going…
3 Things to Consider if You’re Building Your Own Green Home
As the world becomes more aware of how important it is to reduce our collective carbon footprint, so do those who design and build new homes. Architects and homebuilders agree that installing solar panels can have the biggest impact when it comes to significantly reducing or eliminating a building’s carbon footprint. Here are three things to…