By next year in 2020, all the utility companies in California plan to roll out Time of Use (TOU) rates for 20 million consumers. Some will start this year. TOU has proven quite successful at small scale, saving households money while helping offload the state’s electric grid. Time of Use Read more…
Those of us in the energy efficiency business get asked this question all the time and our answer is usually, “Yes, but…”You would think this would be an easy one for us in the efficiency field but like anything in life, there are always mitigating circumstances. Note: If you want Read more…
Is solar a good investment? For some, this is the million dollar question. Actually, it’s more like a $13,000 question. According to EnergySage, a typical American who can get tax credit for their installation will spend about this much for a solar installation. People install solar panels for reasons beyond Read more…
Figuring out how to introduce solar panel systems into households across America has been a long-discussed topic. A lot of my friends still don’t know that last year in the middle of 2018, the California Energy Commission voted unanimously 5-0 to require all new homes built in California after Jan Read more…