This week we will see rising temperatures on the central coast, including highs in the 100’s for Atascadero, Paso Robles and other inland areas. With this heatwave also comes a strain on the electrical grid for California as home owners switch on their air conditioning and fans and high power bills. the state’s power grid operator issued a so-called “flex alert,” urging …
Join us May 14th – 15th at the Spring 2016 Inspired Home & Garden Expo in San Luis Obispo!
Have you been thinking about installing solar panels on your home or saving money with solar panels this spring? Stop by and say “hi” to us at the Inspired Home & Garden Expo of San Luis Obispo on May 14th and 15th! We will be there from 10-5 on Saturday and 10-4 on Sunday. We want to inspire you and get you started on …
Solar powered plane Solar Impulse 2 lands in California
The solar-powered plane has completed a 3 day flight across the Pacific Ocean without fuel. Solar Impulse 2 landed safely in California after a 62 hour nonstop flight on solar power. Click here to read the full article. Photo courtesy of Solar Impulse
Solar installation crew photo of the week – Templeton Barn Roof Solar Installation
We’re excited to bring you a special solar job we completed in Templeton, California. Nate and Ryan worked on this solar panel installation on a barn’s roof with a custom made back board for the solar inverters and aggregated meters. Nate wanted to do something special for the ranch owner so he created a hand made sign with custom lettering. …
Harvard Professor David Keith Says Solar Is Becoming “Dirt Cheap”
Photo Credit: Fortune Live Media David Keith, Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics and Professor of Public Policy (HKS), outlined in a recent article how he was “wrong about the limits of solar.” In his recent article, David says: “Over the last few years, solar PV has gotten cheap. Cheap enough to start impacting some commodity energy …
Solar installation crew photo of the week – Templeton solar customer
Nate, one of our lead solar installers, spent his Sunday afternoon off creating this hand made sign for the board we mount the solar intverters on for one of our customers in Templeton. He told us that the property is so beautiful that he wanted to do something special for the solar inverter mounting board. We’re proud of Nate for going …