Category Archives: Uncategorized

As they say, you can’t predict the future, but at the moment it would be hard to blame anyone that was feeling maximum “Fear Of Missing Out” (FOMO) when it comes to going solar. Yes, technology will keep marching on and prices will continue their decline, but there is definitely less room for significant price…  Read the entire post »

Do you live in a town that is serviced by a municipal electric company? Did you think the new state solar program for solar incentives (called SMART) wouldn’t apply to you? THINK AGAIN! At the end of last year the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) announced a new solar investment grant program just for…  Read the entire post »

One of the most common questions we hear from our more technical customers is “shouldn’t I worry about inverter clipping?” In a word, no. But of course, while I sometimes try to keep it at that,  a simple “no” rarely resolves the question. First, let’s focus on what inverter clipping is; the graph below will…  Read the entire post »

Last year we were awarded the 2018 “Best of The Best” National Award for solar installers and it really covered a good deal of what I would agree make us special, different and yes better. But as you may agree, it is best to look at one’s own business from a customer’s perspective, because that’s…  Read the entire post »

Lots of people have talked about how we as a species tend to treat really big – but slow – change with lethargy. Basically, we’ll spot the lion that leaps out at us and act quickly, but if the lion is silently tracking us for several days we may be none the wiser. Or the…  Read the entire post »

As an installer who sells systems I’m naturally biased. But I see a false equivalence in much of the Lease vs. Buy conversation out there. I’ve written about it before, but a question I saw on the Internet made me think about it again. A homeowner wanted to buy out his solar lease. He was…  Read the entire post »

We explained the higher bills in our previous blog article about seasonal impacts but what can you do about it? Well, around here we’re great believers in the old adage “that which is measured improves”. The trick is putting a little bit of time into measuring. First, there is the production monitoring that came with…  Read the entire post »

Winter always brings cold, snow, and a yearning for spring. But for us it also comes with questions from both old and new customers about their unexpectedly high electrify bills. Truth is, there is always a reason; the issue is just ferreting it out. Seasonal Impacts In winter the days are shorter, the sun is…  Read the entire post »

One of the things that people in the solar industry like to joke about is we’re all taking a ride on the “Solar Coaster”. Meaning, it is a very up and down business as public opinion and policies sometimes change at an alarming rate.  But the truth is we know it is the same for…  Read the entire post »

We can all rest a bit easier now that the Polar Vortex has come and gone. The cold was not only deadly, but it most certainly left in its wake frozen pipes, spiking heating bills, and other issues for homes, properties, and sadly several unfortunate people that died in the cold. For most of you,…  Read the entire post »