Electric Vehicles (EV) and Solar
Cars and trucks consume a lot of energy. 29% of the Washington State’s total energy consumption, to be exact. The majority of this energy is from fossil fuels, the burning of which is causing...
View ArticleIs Net Metering Really a Threat for Utilities?
Net metering is under attack in the U.S. Currently, 43 states have adopted a net metering policy, and it’s the single most important policy for the long-term growth of solar in the U.S. However, as...
View ArticleExtending the Federal Solar Tax Credit
LAS VEGAS, NV – Calling it “critically important to America’s future,” the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) today launched a national campaign to extend the 30 percent solar Investment Tax...
View Article“Big Solar” Threatening the Local Solar Industry
Carpet Bagger Alert! The Alliance for Solar Choice (TASC) consists of “Big Solar” leasing companies such as SunRun and SolarCity who intend to gut the Washington Market with over priced leasing...
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New Solar Legislation is moving through Olympia
PETER JENSEN | THE WASHINGTON STATE WIRE A plan for a sweeping increase in the amount of solar energy generation in Washington state has made for interesting politics in the week before the policy...
View ArticleNew Solar Rules Delayed Until 2016
Washington State is delaying the adoption of three stringent 2014 National Electrical Code® (NEC®) requirements for new Solar Photovoltaic (PV) systems until July 1, 2016. The three requirements are...
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Washington utilities nearing solar production incentive caps; we can help...
Many of our customers heard from their electrical utilities last week about the fact that, due to the unprecedented growth of solar in Washington, the utilities are close to hitting their solar...
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Congress is on the verge of passing tax credit extension for solar
THE FEDERAL INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT (ITC) FOR SOLAR IS ON THE VERGE OF BEING EXTENDED! Congressional leaders filed an omnibus appropriations bill this morning that provides a long-term extension of the...
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Washington State Solar Legislation Update
NEW WASHINGTON STATE SOLAR LEGISLATION IS BEING INTRODUCED THIS WEEK IN OLYMPIA HB 2346 Expands Washington State Solar Incentives IT’S TIME! Last month, the U.S. Congress extended the 30% federal tax...
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HB 2346 Under Attack in Washington State Legislature—ACT NOW!
Washington State Solar Legislation HB 2346 – UPDATE Production Incentives, Industry Future at Risk UW Students Meeting Governor Inslee During Solar Celebration The fate of the solar industry in...
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Study Finds Solar Incentives Good State Investment
Solar PV Installation on the WWU Campus New WWU Study FINDS SOLAR INCENTIVES GOOD STATE INVEStMENT Western Washington University just released a study that shows POSITIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR...
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Washington State Solar Legislation Is Still Alive
*LATE BREAKING NEWS. LAST UPDATE: Friday, March 11* Gov. Jay Inslee called legislators back to Olympia for a special session and vetoed 27 bills on March 10, 2016. Washington State Solar Legislation...
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Legislative Update: No New Program for Now; Incentives Remain In Place
As you may have heard, HB2346—the new Washington State solar production incentive program, which we helped shepherd through a long legislative journey of negotiation and revision—did not pass last...
View ArticleWhat will it take for Washington to be among the top 10 states for solar?
“Washington a top solar state?” you might ask skeptically. After all, half the state doesn’t see the sun for six months, and the other half has really, really cheap power. Neither would seem to bode...
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Make Washington a Top Solar Energy State
Renewable Portfolio Standard Policies, www.dsireusa.org / March 2015 Washington a top solar energy state? you might ask skeptically. After all, half the state does not see the sun for six months, and...
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Residential Battery Backup Systems
30 kWh Outback Power Radian Series Residential Battery Backup Installation As the weather gets colder and the storm season continues, customers are asking us how they can use their solar to keep the...
View ArticleNew Solar Rules Delayed Until 2016
Washington State is delaying the adoption of three stringent 2014 National Electrical Code® (NEC®) requirements for new Solar Photovoltaic (PV) systems until July 1, 2016. The three requirements are...
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Washington utilities nearing solar production incentive caps; we can help...
Many of our customers heard from their electrical utilities last week about the fact that, due to the unprecedented growth of solar in Washington, the utilities are close to hitting their solar...
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Congress is on the verge of passing tax credit extension for solar
THE FEDERAL INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT (ITC) FOR SOLAR IS ON THE VERGE OF BEING EXTENDED! Congressional leaders filed an omnibus appropriations bill this morning that provides a long-term extension of the...
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Washington State Solar Legislation Update
NEW WASHINGTON STATE SOLAR LEGISLATION IS BEING INTRODUCED THIS WEEK IN OLYMPIA HB 2346 Expands Washington State Solar Incentives IT’S TIME! Last month, the U.S. Congress extended the 30% federal tax...
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