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[Free Solar Buying Guide] 2 Sneaky Secrets Hiding In Your Low-Priced Solar Quote
The residential solar market is more competitive today than ever - especially with the ability to control utility bills and reduce your carbon footprint. With more popularity comes a more aggressive solar marketplace, including installers and contractors pushing and...
California Wildfires, PG&E Bankruptcy, and the Promise of Solar Power
Say what you want about Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) and its behind the scenes operations. The utility company is remarkably consistent in some respects. For example, the electricity it generates is: Always dirty Always expensive Always going up in price In...
What Are the Pros and Cons of Solar Panels?
Solar energy has two major, but obvious, benefits: Reduce your monthly utility billsReduce your carbon footprint But there’s more to installing solar than those two benefits. You may be thinking, what about the not so good? Below are advantages, and even...
Does Going Solar Really Improve Your Home’s Property Value?
As a homeowner, you already know that installing solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on your property offers several powerful benefits, including: Lower utility bills. In fact, it takes an average of 7 years for the cumulative savings from your PV panels to exceed the...
Planned PG&E Blackouts and Your Freedom
Who knew that planned PG&E blackouts would be the future of California residents? Some are moving toward other power sources, while most are unaware of what’s taking place this summer. Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) has already warned California cities like...
3 Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint and the Benefits
There are many dimensions of climate change and just how much we as humans have to do with it. The science behind it is complex, and there is still so much to learn about how we are affecting the environment and what we can do about it. However, there are some...
Preferred Partner Spotlight: Energy Service Partners
Making the switch to solar power may seem complicated, especially if you’re completely unfamiliar with how the technology works or how it can be best suited to your home. But hiring a professional solar consultant you can trust is the first step to taking the...
The California Renewable Energy Movement
Clean energy is disrupting the traditional energy market along with California’s commitment to getting all of its energy from climate-friendly sources by 2045. Recently, Governor Jerry Brown mandated a bill designed to move California away from power generation from...
PG&E Electric Rates, Power Shutoffs, and Your Future
As if the recent power shutoffs by PG&E Electric company weren’t enough, PG&E electric rates are set to go up again coming up in the very near future. This rate increase could raise your monthly electric bill by an extra $9 a month effective January 1st 2020....
Why You Need an Energy Consultant Going into 2020
It’s hard to believe that 2019 is on its way out and a new decade is about to be ushered in. And with what has been dubbed by many as a year of energy crisis exacerbation, it’s hard to imagine exactly what’s to come. Luckily, there are people like energy consultants...