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Expanding Your Solar Array
We are often asked: Can we expand our system over time? Yes, you can. By installing a solar array in several phases (usually two, but sometimes more) a buyer can enjoy the benefits of solar now for a lower upfront cost, and then expand the system as funds become available later.
Introducing the Solar Installers of Washington (SIW)
Congrats to our CFO Dave for all of his hard work in helping to form SIW. I’m positive that all of the solar installers working together will bring great things to our state! Below is the official announcement of the formation of SIW. Announcing the formation of Solar Installers
Solar in Washington State vs Germany
For those of us in the local solar energy industry, we are not surprised. But a lot of our clients are amazed to find out that we receive more sun light here in Western Washington than Germany–the world leader in installed solar capacity. In a recent article from the Washington
A&R Solar Becomes a Certified B Corporation
A&R Solar is proud to be a Certified B Corporation. B Corporations are a new kind of company which uses the power of business to solve social and environmental problems. Certified B Corporations meet higher standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability. It’s like a LEED certification, but
Solarize Seattle Northeast Is Here!
Solarize Seattle is a concept borrowed from Portland. The idea is that by pulling a community together, bulk discounts can be negotiated from suppliers and everyone gets a terrific deal installing solar on your home. What’s great about this idea is that it really works. In the current campaign, Solarize
Module Efficiency vs Module Production
This post comes from an e-mail dialogue between members of Solar Washington’s Education Committee. Here, Howard Lamb, Founder and Principle Engineer of Sunergy Systems, clarifies the difference between solar module efficiency and solar module production: Higher efficiencies don’t necessarily mean higher annual production unless roof space is at a premium.
How Much Energy Does It Take to Make a Solar Panel?
Recently a customer of ours raised the concern that he had heard: Solar panels will never generate enough power to offset the energy that was used to manufacture them in the first place. That energy that went into making the panels is called “embodied energy.” After reviewing several websites with
Solar Bill of Rights
To secure a policy environment that allows solar energy to compete and empowers consumers to choose, Rhone Resch, president & CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), declared a Solar Bill of Rights: We declare these rights not on behalf of our companies, but on behalf of our customers
Initiative 937- Washington Voters Mandate Clean Energy
In 2006 Washington State voters passed ballot initiative 937 by a 52 to 48 percent margin requiring that electricity providers in the state generate 15 percent of their energy from renewable resources by the year 2020. The percentage is designed to mirror the anticipated energy use increase in the state
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