by admin | Nov 27, 2019 | Solar Los Angeles, Uncategorized
Last week, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) took a giant leap forward in rewriting their Electric Service Requirements, and the solar industry took a small step toward simplifying the installation of roof top solar. This long overdue action by LADWP...
by admin | Nov 26, 2017 | China, clean energy, climate change, Solar, solar forward
While President Trump is talking about retrenchment, President Xi is pushing to expand China’s international reach by investing over $1 Trillion to build a transportation and economic corridor across Asia to Europe. The economic benefits are already bearing fruit for...
by admin | Nov 12, 2017 | climate change, electric vehicle
Who Killed the Electric Car? Again? Last weeks Republican Tax Proposal would eliminate the $7,500 income tax credit for electric vehicles. The impact would be devastating to the emergent electric car industry and adversely impact consumers and the environment. A New...
by admin | Oct 21, 2017 | clean energy, climate change, energy
In 1960, NASA tested the first Astronaut candidates by asking them to hold their breath. It seemed important at the time. NASA was looking for the smartest and most physically capable test pilots to fly a rocket into outer space. The unknowns facing the birth of a...
by admin | Aug 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
On Aug 21st, 2017, California solar energy grid survived the Solar Eclipse Test without any black outs! As solar production declined, the California grid managers obtained more supplies from natural gas-fired power plants and hydroelectric dams, executing plans they...
by admin | Aug 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
We have partnered with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to educate our customers and social media followers on the effect of the upcoming Eclipse on solar power generation. On August 21st, our nation will experience a rare coast-to-coast total...
by admin | Mar 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
A week ago we brought on line a 14 kW solar system with 48 kW-h of battery back up storage. This homeowner can be off grid for years at a time with little or no interaction with the utility. As we move forward and develop new technologies, battery interactive systems...
by admin | Jun 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
SANTA MONICA MIRROR Olympic Studios Apartments uses solar panels to generate electricity for common area loads such as lobbies, laundry, and garages. The US Conference of Mayors honored Santa Monica with a US Mayors’ Climate Protection Award for its successful Solar...
by admin | May 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
By DIANE CARDWELLMAY 1, 2015 In recent years, the fast-growing popularity of solar panels has intensified a central challenge: how to use the sun’s energy when it isn’t shining. Now, Tesla Motors, the maker of luxury electric sedans, says it is taking a big step...
by admin | May 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
By ADAM NAGOURNEY APRIL 29, 2015 LOS ANGELES — Gov. Jerry Brown issued an executive order Wednesday sharply ramping up this state’s already ambitious program aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions, saying it was critical to address “an ever-growing threat” posed by...
