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Project origination and finding a niche that isn't already filled by traditional financing sources are two keys to success that I've discovered.

I'm carefully watching the CA Supreme Court Case filed by three nonprofit groups challenging the state’s new NEM 3.0 rooftop solar policy. NEM 3.0 went into effect on April 15, 2023, and cut the compensation homeowners receive for feeding excess solar power to the grid by around 75%. Please...

They did a great job with this rebuttal effort. thanks for sharing!

I appreciate your question. At some point, I think you have to chose who you're willing to believe. For each person, that involves a different process based on their personal experiences. Undoubtedly, many of the leading educational and scientific institutions have concluded that human...

People should listen to the Energy Show's podcast today with two veteran residential solar execs - Barry Cinnamon and Scott Sullivan. One of the things that I love about Barry's podcasts is that they're actually fun to listen to. He does a good job mixing in humor to his podcasts. Seismic...

The Energy Show is a must for anyone working in solar, or even anyone who is thinking of installating a solar system...

Aurora and Energy Toolbase are my topic choices. Enact, Solar Nexus, Solar Edge, and Open Solar also have good solar modeling tools.

Microgrid all the way. Everyone should have one.

Thebest solutions that we've found is developing close relationships with suppliers/ manufacturers and putting good contracts in place. That article highlighted a real issue, but I think a lot of people are actually successfully navigating the delays through careful planning.

Non-utility parties have until Nov 9th to submit tariff proposals for multi-property microgrids to the CPUC for approval. Time will tell if this is really a success in helping developers overcome the onerous restrictions on becoming a regulated utility due to the over-the-fence rule. I remain...

"Easiest and cheapest" may not actually be what you want with respect to microgrids. For example, the main step in turning a solar system into a microgrid is selecting an energy storage and management system (a home battery with an energy controller). You usually want these to be high-quality...

I'd love to hear from people who have microgrids at their homes about what their biggest challenges were in the process. I'm a contractor who sell/installs microgrids for homeowners. We're trying to help relieve the pain points for people and make the process easier. Thank you in advance for...