by admin | Oct 30, 2013 | art, artwork, clean energy, community, custom, custom project, electricity, energy, green, Green energy, Lincoln Blvd, Lincoln Boulevard, local business, painting, panel installer, photovoltaic, renewable energy, roof, santa monica, shop local, Solar contractor, solar electric, solar energy, solar forward, solar panel contractor, solar panel installer, solar panels, sun
A few months back, we introduced you to Evan Meyer’s Beautify Lincoln project, a volunteer funded effort to make Santa Monica’s Lincoln Boulevard vibrant through art and community. We were interested in using our solar expertise to become involved, and as...
by admin | Jun 12, 2013 | 25-year warranty, China, Chinese panels, clean energy, electricity, energy, green, Green energy, los angeles solar, New York Times, news, NY Times, panel installer, photovoltaic, power, PV, renewable energy, Solar, Solar contractor, solar electric, solar energy, solar forward, solar panel, solar panel installer, solar panel warranty, SunPower, sustainability
Other solar installers may be left shaking after this New York Times article, but we’re staying totally calm and collected. In the 100,000 panels we have installed not one of them has failed to perform. In fact, every Solar Forward panel we have installed has...
by admin | Mar 14, 2013 | battery back-up, clean energy, climate change, electricity, energy, Green energy, grid, no electricity, panel installer, photovoltaic, power outage, renewable energy, Solar, Solar contractor, solar energy, solar forward, solar panel, solar panel contractor, solar panel installer, solar panels, SunPower
Anyone who has ever used a gas generator knows three things: they are loud, run out of fuel and smell bad. Often they don’t work when you need them most! Solar Forward was generating 1,800 Watts all day with this portable and clean SunPower solar system. Even...
by admin | Sep 26, 2012 | LA City Council, LA Times, LADWP, LADWP rate increase, rate hike, renewable energy, Solar, Solar contractor, solar lease, solar panel installer, SunPower
They’re at it again. LADWP is raising electricity rates 11.1% over the next two years, unless the LA City Council votes against the hikes, which they won’t. After internal LADWP approval, endorsement from the LADWP Rate Payer Advocacy Group, and now tentative backing...
by admin | Aug 31, 2012 | electricity, global warming, Green energy, hottest summer, LADWP, Los Angeles City Council, Solar, Solar contractor, solar inspector, solar panel, SunPower
The LADWP solar program has deteriorated into chaos. New applications into LADWP for solar are experiencing over two month delays! Solar contractors and homeowners are being held captive by the utility. Until given the go ahead by LADWP, we are unable to move...
by admin | Aug 16, 2012 | climate change, edison, heat wave, hottest summer, LADWP, obama, record temperature, Solar, Solar contractor, solar rebate
The act that granted the right to interconnect solar systems with the power grid is called PURPA. It was passed by Congress in 1978. Solar Forward installed its first grid-tied solar system in Los Angeles in 2005. Solar is not new. So why now, in 2012, do utility...
