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Streamlining Solar Design with Aurora Solar

Mar 14, 2022 | Improving Solar, Solar Industry, Solar Technology

The Energy Show · Streamlining Solar Design and Installation with Aurora Your friendly local solar contractor has to contend with two basic types of costs: hardware costs (solar panels, inverters, racking, batteries, etc.) and non-hardware costs, referred to as...

2022 Solar and Storage Predictions

Feb 7, 2022 | Economics, Solar Industry, Utility Companies

The Energy Show · 2022 Solar and Storage Predictions My 2022 solar and storage predictions came into clearer focus — although I didn’t like the picture — after the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) dropped a bomb on California’s solar and battery...

Outlook for Solar and Storage in 2022

Jan 6, 2022 | Energy Politics, Solar Industry, Solar Installers, Utility Companies

The Energy Show · Outlook for Solar and Storage in 2022 The outlook for solar and storage in 2022 is pretty clear. Because of dramatically higher electric rates and changes to Net Metering in California, I expect the first half of the year to be the best time for...

What Does Net Metering 3 Mean To Me?

Dec 28, 2021 | Distributed Generation, Energy Politics, Solar Industry, Utility Companies

The Energy Show · What Does Net Metering 3.0 Mean To Me? I’ve been bombarded with customer questions about the change from Net Metering (NEM) 2 to NEM 3. If you haven’t heard, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is in the process of effectively...

Solar and Storage Industry Nightmares

Aug 25, 2021 | Solar Industry, Solar Installers

The Energy Show · Solar and Storage Industry Nightmares Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat. Not from a real nightmare, just worrying about external issues affecting the solar and storage industry. We jokingly refer to our industry as the...

Stop the Utility Profit Grab

Jul 7, 2021 | Energy Politics, Solar Distributors, Solar Industry, Utility Companies

The Energy Show · Stop the Utility Profit Grab 6/30/21 News Story: “PG&E just asked regulators for a $3.6b rate hike to reduce fires from their own power lines” Another “in your face” profit grab from a utility that blames rooftop solar for...