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Protect Your Family With Solar and Batteries

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Now, more than ever, it's time to protect your family with home solar and batteries.The Pandemic And Your Electric BillFrom coast to coast, many states are fighting the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) with shelter in place orders. Parents are home with their children because schools are not opening back up to full time learning and more and more businesses are urging their employees to work from home. Because of this, many Americans will be...

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Mike "Tech Overlord" Collette

Do You Even Know What You Are Paying For?

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Simple question. When you bought your solar array system, did you know what you were buying?

Let's talk financing for a minute. DO you know what you have for a rate? How about the "dealer fee" Did you even know about that? I bet you didn't / don't. What am I saying dealer fee? I will let you non solar industry green forward minded individuals in on a closely kept secret. Did you finance with Greensky or Sungage, or any of those low interest...

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Ted "The Wolf" Strzelecki

SolarCity Cannot Afford To Supply Batteries Upfront

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Here's how Solar city & Tesla just proved to everyone they have no real long term vision. The vast majority of SolarCity's customers are leases. SolarCity touts how they can put more panels than needed on the client's roof and sometimes offset their bill. Okay, but the financially intelligent (and often capable) folks didn't lease their solar, they bought it. So they will be the purchasers of batteries. Chances are Solarcity pissed off these...

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Ted "The Wolf" Strzelecki

The Solar Industry in 2017

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As you know, 2016 has been a fantastic year for the Solar Industry.The solar industry installed 2,051 megawatts of PV in the second quarter of 2016, bringing the total nationwide capacity to 31.6 gigawatts and making this quarter the best non-quarter for the Solar Industry. Solar represented 26 percent of all new electric generating capacity brought online in the first half of 2016.

All major industries are investing in Solar to cut down on high...

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Ted "The Wolf" Strzelecki

And Another One Bites The Dust

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Yet another solar company has filed for bankruptcy here in Boston. To us this is both great news but also a bit of a shock. How in one of the best solar markets in the entire country is this even possible?

Massachusetts is no doubt one of the top states for solar due to it's incredible incentives. MA has SRECs, up to $1,000 in a state ITC, and the federal ITC of 30%. On top of this there are over 30 municipal electric utilities that offer even...

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Ted "The Wolf" Strzelecki

Financing Solar In 2007 vs Financing Solar In 2016

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It seems the masses are becoming smarter and more knowledgeable about purchasing solar. Recent numbers show the decline in leasing on a national scale with more families and corporations alike wanting to out right own their systems instead of the obsolete and contractually damaging lease. One of the key reasons? Financing is becoming more accessible and user friendly. When solar leasing began it's quick rise to commonplace, it was because solar...

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Ted "The Wolf" Strzelecki

Warranties From A Company That Can't Turn a Profit

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It would seem people these days are not doing enough of the right kind of research on some companies that do home improvements or renovations to their property. They log onto Angie's List or Facebook and that is all. These companies promise longer than state mandated warranties on their work (sometimes) and the potential homeowner feels vetted. This is where the trouble begins.

Some of these "well known" companies are in such dire financial...

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Ted "The Wolf" Strzelecki

Trade Commission, Solar, & Cost

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I believe for a business to scale it must abstain from politics in order to satisfy clients from both sides of the isle. With that said the following blog is about the govt and taxes so please, work with me here and try not to kill the messenger err blogger.

The current administration in the beginning seemed hell bent on killing renewables. The appointment to the EPA, trying several times to bring back coal (and failing miserably), and various...

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Ted "The Wolf" Strzelecki