It is the best of times (if you have solar), it is the worst of times (if you don’t). Here’s a bedtime story we think you’d like to wake up to: Rich and Paul Mann are brothers and next-door neighbors. They’re both married, two kids, two cars, and a mortgage on their...
Solar is to your energy costs what commuting is to your earnings. With a bit of math, we work out whether or not our daily drive is worthwhile. For example, let’s say housing two blocks from your job is $3000 a month; the cost of getting there is negligible. You find...
Sunrise, Sunset I don’t usually like musicals, primarily because there’s a deplorable lack of sports in them. So it took some cajoling to get me to watch the ’71 classic ‘Fiddler on the Roof’. It was and remains magnificent. The celebration of life despite...
There’s a British website called Dentalphobia, which is funny for a couple of reasons: 1) That people are so afraid of getting their teeth fixed that a website dedicated to overcoming that fear can fluoride, I mean flourish, and 2) That the site is UK-based, given the...
In 2016, The Philadelphia Eagles installed 11,000 solar panels at their playing facility, Lincoln Financial Field. They won the Superbowl last year. In 2010, the Golden State Warriors put more than 500 solar panels on top of their practice facility in Oakland. They...
Electric Current & Strange Currency When we travel abroad, the electrical sockets and money looks…foreign. We take note of this so our hairdryer doesn’t explode and we don’t pay $82 for a croissant. Actually, in Paris, that’s not far off. Nevertheless, we’re...
Stall vs Install- The rhetoric can escalate with the prices, or we can do something. We can do solar. Tell us what you think PG&E stands for. The letters, not the corporation. If you want info on the what that company stands for, click...
Across the street from where you work, there’s a McDonalds. Good-old recognized reliable McDonalds. It’s right there. So you go, despite the long lines, occasionally hostile teenage staff, and assault to your organs & energy. Even though you struggle to take a...
The Characters: The Nems = Net Energy Metering, an arrangement whereby the utility company buys the extra electricity your solar system produces at retail, and sells it back to you at wholesale. The Hens = Solar panels The Eggs = Electricity Big Bill the PiGgEe farmer...
It’s a lesson we learn early in life. Bad habit. Problem is, we’re prone to bad habits. Did you refer a friend or family member to us? First of all, THANK YOU! We very much appreciate your endorsement, and we’re bound to show you. Example: Recently a customer...
