Solar Power System Archives - Cinnamon Energy Systems

Questions to Ask Before Installing Solar

Mar 26, 2024 | Solar Industry, Solar Installers, Solar Power System, Solar Technology

The Energy Show · Questions to Ask Before Installing Solar The Learning Curve for understanding home batteries and solar systems is steep. Your battery system education will require mastering at least twice as much jargon, TLAs (that’s Three Letter Acronyms),...

No Such Thing as a Free Lunch or Free Solar

Feb 14, 2024 | Cheap Energy, Energy Saving Tips, Solar Power System

If you’re thinking about solar there’s something important you should know. It should be obvious, but just in case: there is no such thing as Free Solar. Getting solar — or a battery — installed on your house is not cheap and certainly not free. These projects...

Which Solar Panels Should I Buy?

Jan 25, 2024 | Solar Power System, Solar Technology

The Energy Show · Which Solar Panels Should I Buy? It’s no surprise that this is the most common question, since the solar panels themselves are the biggest cost component of a typical rooftop system. But I’m not going to give you the single “Best Panel”...

Solar and Storage Under New California Electric Rates

Aug 22, 2023 | Battery Storage Systems, Solar Power System, Utility Companies

The Energy Show · Solar and Storage Under New California Electric Rates HEADLINE: Higher Electric Rates and More Blackouts Unfortunately, this is the new normal for most of the U.S. In other words: SNAFU This situation will not change. It’s a little-known...

What’s an Atmospheric River

Jan 4, 2023 | Climate, Environment, Solar Power System

The Energy Show · What’s an Atmospheric River.. and Why Should I Care According to Wikipedia — which has supplanted the Oxford English Dictionary and Encyclopedia Brittanica as the world’s definitive source of information — an Atmospheric River...

Design Considerations for Battery Backup Systems

Jul 15, 2020 | Battery Storage Systems, Energy Technology, Solar Power System

Solar and battery backup systems are the ideal antidote to the triple threat of high evening electric rates (over $0.50/kwh), frequent power failures (some of which are deliberate shut-offs), and our increasing dependence on electricity for the necessities of life...