To truly live off the grid, you need a home battery. A home battery acts as a bridge between your house and the power grid, so when there is a power shortage it will act as a backup electrical system. While it runs, the home battery stores power from the grid or your solar panels…
An important aspect of going solar is the relationship between the home’s main electrical panel and the solar system. The home’s electrical panel must be able to handle the capacity of the solar system’s size, otherwise, it will be required to upgrade the panel. With certain homes that go solar, a main panel upgrade may…
Since 2011, solar has become real estate’s hottest commodity. More and more home and business owners see how the trend in going solar has gained attention and demand in the energy sector. What has resulted is a big boom in competition between solar manufactures, solar contractors, and solar financial and leasing institutions. This blog will…
Time of Use (TOU) is a plan that is proved by the utility companies based on when property owners consume their electricity. It factors in the cost of electricity that so distributed to the home/business throughout the day, where the peak hours cost a higher price while non-peak hours cost a lower price. Although some…
If you’re already powering your home with solar and you’re an SCE customer, then I suggest you read more about how NEM (Net Energy Metering) works when going solar. I like to discuss more about how to better understand the billing that you’ll receive once your system has been officially activated. With NEM, a credit…
The Net Energy Metering (NEM) Program allows property owners to send and receive electric energy between their solar system and the utility’s grid. Before your system is activated and operating, the utility will switch your electric rate to NEM. California State Law has mandated all public and private utility companies to have NEM as their…
Sunpower (NASDAQ: SPWR), the world’s most advanced solar manufacturer and sustainable energy company, has just launched their latest residential solar PV module system called the SunPower Equinox™ system delivering unbeatable performance, highest efficiently rating and most attractive design with minimal architectural and equipment aesthetic at the system level. With Sunpower’s maximum value in the solar…