The beginning of 2019 has been saturated with conversations about PG&E. From discussions surrounding the impact of PG&E’s bankruptcy and additional customer surcharges. Including the changes in how PG&E customers are charged. As a local solar provider, we have fielded many questions from customers looking for clarification. Here are … [Read more...]
Solar Panels In Winter: Supercharge Your System
Even though the bitter cold days we have been experiencing in California is nothing like the biting cold of the polar vortex that is plaguing the Midwest, we have been answering a lot of calls from concerned customers asking about their solar panels. The good news is that even when it is cold outside, your solar panels in Winter are still … [Read more...]
Electric Bill Increase: Intervention or Utility Bail-Out?
In Fall 2018, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a measure allowing California utilities, such as PG&E, to bill their customers to pay for future legal settlements stemming from the devastating 2017 California wildfires. This was signed while even larger flames continue to destroy the California landscape. Will this help or cause a electric … [Read more...]
A Very Solar Holiday
A Very Solar Holiday It is the time of year where people pull out their ladders and begin to line their homes with beautiful holiday lights. Many families also include festive blow-up animations on their front lawn and add intricate figurines outlines in colorful bulbs on their rooftops. The outcome is festive and make the holiday … [Read more...]
Solar Storage System: Extra Incentives
Most of us are familiar with the 30% tax incentive that is available to homeowners and business owners with the purchase of a solar panel installation. This 30% incentive can provide a major price break in the overall cost of a solar system. For many home buyers, the tax incentive provides an extra $4000 in their pockets come tax season. … [Read more...]
Energy Market – The Time To Embrace Solar Energy
If you follow the solar news circuit, 2018 was often touted as “The Year of Electricity.” And although the phrase is quite marketable and catchy, it is hard to tell if 2018 really was “The Year of Electricity” until we could sit back and see what 2018 looked like. And according to the International Energy Agency, 2018 was transformed by the rise … [Read more...]
Tax Incentives For Solar: Limited Time Offer
Solar consumers have become accustomed to the 30% tax incentive the federal government. The initial bill, known as the Investment Tax Credit (ITC), allows homeowners and business owners to deduct 30% of the cost of installing a solar energy system from their federal taxes. Even better, with the tax incentives for solar, there is no cap on the … [Read more...]
Local Solar Companies: Why It Matters
The solar market is ultra-competitive. As someone in the market for a residential or commercial solar system, you are aware of how many companies there are. You also surely have seen difference in how people sell, put together a proposal, and proclaim their company is “The Best” company around. Luckily, there are a lot of great local solar … [Read more...]
Enphase Energy: Highlighting Del Sol Energy’s CEO
October 24, 2018, Enphase Energy, Inc., a global energy technology company and world’s leading supplier of solar microinverters, announced that their Enphase Energized AC Modules have been installed by 330 solar contractors in the U.S. since their release in October 2017. Del Sol Energy is one of the proud solar contractors utilizing the new … [Read more...]
Mandatory Solar Panels
The California bill that requires all new builds in California to have mandatory solar panels starting in 2020 is not news. May 2018 is when the news broke and there has been a consistent stream of confusion from customers ever since. What California Bill? California has become the first state in the country to require all new houses to have … [Read more...]
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