If you have a residential solar energy system, your panels are either on your roof or on a ground mount system. Either way, they're likely sparkling clean because you clean them regularly, right? OK, you clean them once a year, right? You've cleaned them once when they were new? Well, if you’re like most of us,…
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Just Released: California Solar Consumer Protection Guide.
Most solar providers are honest and fair. However, there are still some false claims you need to watch out for. California-Solar-Consumer-Protection-Guide-July-2019
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Will my solar PV system work during a power outage?
There are two reasons that ordinary grid-tied solar will not work during a grid failure. The first is a technical reason and the second is a safety and regulatory issue. First and foremost is the technical reason. The electronics that control a solar system constantly adjust voltage and current to keep the panels operating efficiently…
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Home Energy Assesssment Worksheet
This emergency power planning checklist helps individuals and families assess their electrical needs as related to technology, comfort, and security in the likely event of a prolonged power outage. (more…)
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Summer Solstice: Five Things You Should Know
Friday, June 21 will be the longest day of 2019 for anyone living north of the equator. The summer solstice occurs when the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer, or 23.5 degrees north latitude. This will occur on Friday the 21st. 1) Why do we have a summer solstice, anyway? Earth orbits around…
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How To Prepare For Power Outages.
PG&E is sending out notices warning that in the event of summer heat-wind events posing an extreme #wildfire danger, it will shut down electrical power in certain regions. We predict that California will be facing multiple, prolonged power outages during the annual fire season. More than likely, forced outages will become the standard in other…
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Swimming Pool Safety
It's swimming pool season! Time to refresh our safety rules. TOP 10 SWIMMING POOL SAFETY TIPS: Assign lifeguard duties - Jump in feet first - no diving - NO NOT leave a child unattended, ever - Teach your child water safety - Take toys out of the pool when not in use - Check pool safety…
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UPS bets on renewable gas from landfills in largest deal ever
by Emily Chasan, Bloomberg United Parcel Service Inc. has agreed to buy the equivalent of 170 million gallons of renewable natural gas from Clean Energy Fuels Corp. over the next seven years in what the company described as the biggest-ever deal involving the alternative fuel. Read full story.http://bit.ly/2I9OTR6
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