Blog Posts in 2021

The Difference in Working With a Solar EPC vs. a Non-EPC

There’s no denying solar energy is booming these days and companies are popping up everywhere. Chances are you’ve come into contact with some form of solar company; whether you’ve been actively researching solar energy benefits, had someone knock on your door to talk to you about solar, or spent any amount of time on social media only to be inundated with solar advertisements ( some with vague or ...

Micro-Inverters vs. String Inverters - What's the Difference?

When researching all-things solar in your preparation to invest in clean energy, it is likely that you will see and hear terminology that you’ve never heard before like inverter and power optimizer. Then you might feel a tad bit overwhelmed once you find out that there are different types of inverters and that you will not always need to buy a power optimizer. Luckily, we’re here to walk you ...

The Solution to Our Antiquated Grid Isn’t as Complex as You Think

Here’s a jarring fact: The U.S. power grid loses power 285% more often than it did almost 40 years ago. That’s more than any other industrialized nation in the world. For comparison: Japan loses power 4 minutes per year while the U.S. loses power 214 minutes every year and that amount is only getting worse because of our changing climate. As we use the same basic grid model that Thomas Edison ...

Expanding Solar Energy to Low Income Communities

Low-income households, primarily occupied by Black, Hispanic, and Native American families, have faced the burden of high energy costs long before the COVID-19 global pandemic. On average low-income households spend 7.2% of their income on utilities. That’s more than three times the 2.3 percent that upper-middle-class and higher-income households pay. These families are also more likely to be at ...