Jun 19, 2019 | Commercial Solar, Solar Power Mounting Systems
Every time I fly into a city I’m amazed at the number of naked, white, empty flat commercial rooftops that should be producing megawatts of power. Even in solar friendly cities such as San Jose there are only a few blue rooftops that one can see from the air. On this... 
Oct 24, 2018 | Battery Storage Systems, Commercial Solar, Energy Technology, Solar Industry
Solar combined with battery storage seems like magic to many residential and commercial customers. With a million and a half systems installed in the U.S., the question is no longer: “does solar work?” Instead, customers want to know how much money they will save... 
Oct 1, 2018 | Commercial Solar, Energy Saving Tips, Residential Solar, Solar Power System Maintenance
When a business or homeowner gets a new rooftop solar installation, the second question they always ask is “how often do I need to clean my solar panels.” We’ll answer that question on this week’s show — taking into account the different effects of rain, dust and... 
Sep 19, 2018 | Commercial Solar, Solar Financing, Solar Power System, Tax Incentives
There are there are three market segment for solar in the U.S.: residential, utility and commercial. Based on some rough math, in 2018 we expect to install 5 to 7 million solar panels on homes in the U.S. In areas with high residential electric rates, paybacks are... 
Aug 21, 2018 | Battery Storage Systems, Cheap Energy, Commercial Solar, Economics, Energy Saving Tips, Solar Financing, Solar Power System
Great solar policy is just as important as great solar technology. Obviously we need the technologies for these products — but we also need the policies so that solar products can be cost-effectively installed. And I’m not just talking about incentives…policies... 
Aug 15, 2018 | Battery Storage Systems, Commercial Solar, Energy Politics, Energy Saving Tips, Residential Solar, Solar Power System, Utility Companies
The electric utility industry is undergoing rapid change. There used to be two types of utilities: investor owned utilities (IOUs, such as Pacific Gas and Electric and ConEd) and municipally owned utilities (MOUs, such as LADWP and Silicon Valley Power). Now there is...