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The solar industry is in extreme competition with narrow margins. Companies cut corners in workmanship quality and balance of system, to match lowest bids, while salespeople oversize systems to maximize commissions. Whether you buy too much, or compromise the waterproofing to get to the lowest cost/watt, either way, you’re all wet. Makello has a better …
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Recently, upon arrival at a customer’s home in Valley Center, I declared I knew of a solution to his $24,000/year electric bill, that costs less than $2,000, and wouldn’t require trenching, electric panel upgrades or a SDGE service upgrade. Judging by his reaction, I knew we had something big… There was no sales gimmicks involved. …
Have you noticed that there is a very large variance in the quotes you get from competing solar companies? I did! When I was shopping for the best solar deal to fit my household, I was shocked to find as much as a $10,000 difference in quotes. That struck me as shady! And shade is not what you …
By eliminating their energy bills, the average San Diego family can save enough money to put a child through college. We’re talking about roughly $250,000 over the lifetime of the system. Are you skeptical? Then challenge us to prove it!
If you are looking to eliminate your electric bill with a solar photovoltaic system, the first step is energy efficiency, to reduce the up front acquisition costs. For every $1 spent on LEDs to replace incandescent lamps, the installed cost of the solar system is reduced by approximately $7, and for Fluorescent replacements it’s about …
These are short 5 question, 1-2 minute surveys about what you think of solar photovoltaics, electric vehicles (including plug-in hybrids) and other technologies or concepts related to the Wipomo Energy Ecosystem. Every survey you take increases your chances of getting discounts on Wipomo Energy Ecosystem products. Just enter the survey code given to you by …
“SDGE’s Electricity Rate Hike”: How to Read It If your home uses about 900 kWh of electricity a month (found on your electricity bill), find 900 on the horizontal axis, and then go straight up to the orange line (how much SDGE charges after the rate hike in September 2013). Your annual bill is approximately $3,000, …
One way to get better fuel economy is to optimize driver performance with a OBD-II dashboard mounted driver behavior coach, code named, the “Eco Orb”. Ron Gremban and Charlie Johnson quietly prepared their electronic control system for a crowdfunding campaign that could be a “first of it’s kind”, to be used in tandem with their …