Solar Wolf Energy Blog

An Industry Built On A Tax Credit

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So it is no secret the solar industry got off the ground because of the federal ITC or the "Investment Tax Credit". What is a secret is the amount of companies that will fall like the Berlin wall once it is gone. Never to return from the abyss.

Mainly the PPA and leasing companies. You know, the companies that are offering the lengthy 20 year leases? Yea those. See they won't be around after 2020. How? Why? When they install that system on your...

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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

Let's Take a Minute To Celebrate Our Fallen Veterans!

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This weekend is a very special weekend for Americans. It is the time we take stock in our liberties and freedoms and let the weight of the costs of those sink in. Memorial day is not to thank a vet, it is not the time to argue about current wars or politics. It is a time to reflect of a time where men and women sacrificed the most one can sacrifice for their fellow Americans.

While some see it as a extra day off, or a long weekend we at Solar...

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Ted "The Wolf" Strzelecki

Solar Subsides Pale In Numbers From The Oil Subsides, Yet Solar Is The Bad Guy?

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It's true, the federal ITC will start to go away in 2020. The last full year to capture this will be in 2019.

The way it is structured it will not be renewed or extended. Yet so many people think solar is bad or is "Ripping off the tax payer's" This is an interesting statement. It's interesting because the ones that usually say it either can't afford to purchase or their homes don't qualify for a lease. "Solar shouldn't have a government...

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Ted "The Wolf" Strzelecki

Running a Transparent Solar Company Pays Off For Solar Wolf & You

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Time and again, we meet homeowner's after solar company XYZ has just tried to sell them a lesser product for more money. At times MUCH more money. This isn't a rare occurrence. Often as we have grown now it has become a daily occurrence. Leaves me asking, why? Why do some of these companies feel the need to rip off people, overcharge them, and take advantage of them? Why not set a business model that will bear fruit through positive transparency ...

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Ted "The Wolf" Strzelecki

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

When "Partnering" Is A Tell Tale Sign Of Bad Finances

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It seems if you are in the solar industry almost each morning you will find another solar company is buying or partnering with another. To the untrained financial eye this may seem like a good thing. However those of us in the industry and have the financial foresight know better. Often times it is because one of the companies need to be "propped up". As with the solar companies the solar lease model specifically it is essentially a legal Ponzi...

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Ted "The Wolf" Strzelecki

Solar Wolf Energy - Sometimes We Have Nothing To Do With Solar

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The title is alarming! What? SWE the leading educational solar company that was the biggest advocate to uncover the pitfalls and fraudulent behavior in solar leasing sometimes has nothing to do with solar?

Well, yes. See today we attended a charity event. It wasn't about energy savings, it wasn't about us helping people make a better investment choice about their home. It was about helping kids. We were one of the sponsors for a charity that is...

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Ted "The Wolf" Strzelecki