Solar Wolf Energy Blog

Why Telling The Truth Is Paramount For A Business

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In a time when statements and stats can be fact checked in an instant from a plethora of media devices, it is crucial to be transparent. When a company hides the truth or worse deliberately misinforms, it chips away at the customers belief in not just the company but all the associates of that company. In home improvement this is always a large concern. It is specifically why sites like Home Advisor or Angies List were created. The simple truth...

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Ted "The Wolf" Strzelecki

How The Solar Leasing Companies Make Money Off Of You

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Solar leasing seems to be a great financial no brainer right? Simple, no out of pocket expense and my bill was lowered, great! Right? Well, not really. Looking around the world, America is leasing more prominently than purchase. Why? Well because Americans love their debt it seems. Simply ask an American how much their car costs or new flat-screen costs. They will likely tell you "It's only $136 a month" This has come to be the society Americans ...

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Ted "The Wolf" Strzelecki

How Do You Size a Solar PV System?

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I have been thinking about how I size a solar PV system. The answer seems simple. You size it to the customer's electrical load.  Is that the right answer though? On the face of it, it would seem so. Over more than a decade of designing my thought has changed and frankly I am better at what I do.  It has been driven by my exposure to the processes of others as well as my thoughts on results. I see other designs, the promises made and...

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Jeff Hickson LEED AP

Meet Governor LePage: The Man That Hates Solar Power

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For years Solar Wolf Energy has been getting phone calls for us to install a solar array on a past customer's summer home in Maine. For years we have had to let our amazing customers know that it may be a better option to drive hours into the Appalachians and mine coal for their own power, because it may be easier. It appears that even after TV broadcasts, newspaper articles, constituents asking, and even today the Maine House voting 108-38...

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Ted "The Wolf" Strzelecki

Thanks For Another Great Year Wolf Pack

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Well another year has gone. Although a cliche stated each and every year, this year really has gone way, way to fast. It seems like yesterday we were discussing opening our Dallas office. At the same time, it feels like it has been open forever. We have grown our office several times in just a few short years. Proof positive of the hard and diligent work by our dedicated team.

2017 has taken us into 22 states of this great country, meeting with...

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Ted "The Wolf" Strzelecki

"Big Green" Is The Best At Destroying Cash & Losing Money

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So the news the last few days are about "the big green solar company" with Elon Musk as the largest shareholder. We have been getting some questions as to why Tesla, a already in debt cash burning company would want a massively in debt even substantially larger cash burner and one of the worst stocks that is publicly listed. The truth is obvious to a few, however most don't see it.

The real reason is because they burn $2 for every $1 they earn....

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Ted "The Wolf" Strzelecki

Home Energy Batteries

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Right now is a good time for homeowners. There is a frenzy going on with companies that manufacture home solar / batteries.

It seems each week a new company pops up and promises better technology, warranties in a smaller footprint taking up less space in your home. What we really want is the price of these to come down. Right now they are on the high side and consumers don't know who is really worth their salt. Simply Googling a company can give...

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Ted "The Wolf" Strzelecki

With SRECs, The Amount Of Money You Receive In ROI For Solar Is UNBEATABLE

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Very few things in life that are too good to be true actually turn out real. Except for the Solar Renewable Energy Credits. Once broken down often homeowner's say "That seems like it is too good to be true" Now I realize that with Bernie Madoff and other financial investments that end up blowing up in people's faces that more times than not if it sounds to good to be true it often is.

However, with the SRECs what you see is what you actually...

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Ted "The Wolf" Strzelecki