March News
WHY SOLAR? WHY NOW? Solar in effect, let’s you “own” your utilities, instead of the utility “owning” you. You may have noticed more and more neighbors and businesses installing solar panels on their rooftops. The number one reason people choose solar power for their home or business is that it saves them money. This is […]
Off-Grid + Solar
Off-Grid Solar Battery Systems March, 2014 Off-grid solar systems were the starting point for much of the solar industry years ago. Now, the majority of solar arrays are connected to the grid with a relatively small percentage of those providing battery backup. However, for certain, select customers, an off-grid system may […]
Business Lighting Efficiency
Lighting Technology Plus Rebates Equal Great Savings Today! February, 2014 We’ve always been a company focused on protecting the environment and lowering energy costs. Lighting upgrades, much like solar power, meet our criteria and answer the “why we exist” question in the same way. As an electrical contractor with many years of experience, we’re […]
Batteries – DC Coupling
Grid-Connected Solar Plus Batteries – DC Coupling February, 2014 DC Coupling is the standard method to combine a grid-tied solar system with batteries to provide power to your house when the grid is down. In this approach, DC electricity is fed from solar panels to a charge controller and then to batteries. The batteries […]
Batteries + Solar – Secure Power Supply
The Utility is Down and the Sun is Up – You’ve Got Power (Without Batteries)! January, 2014 As previously discussed, there are now numerous options to have safe, secure power when the grid is down. In the past, this was essentially considered an “all-or-none” option – either you had the grid with no solar […]
EV Facts
What You Need to Know About EV Chargers Your Fuel Source 2014 WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE? Your Fuel Source 2013 Electric vehicles possess many advantages over internal combustion engine (ICE) cars: According to the DOE, electric cars […]
Solar is 2-100 Times Lower Cost Than You Think
Solar Creates Big Savings What’s the cost of solar today? Well, it depends a great deal on where exactly you are located, but no matter where you’re located, I’d bet that most of you have a cost of solar in your head that’s 2–100 times greater than the actual cost of solar power. Read on […]
We Support CNN Hero Finalist WE CARE Solar
StraightUp Tribe Helps We Care Solar …Help Us Save Lives with CNN Hero Organization WE CARE Solar… In Sub-Saharan Africa, women face a 1 in 22 lifetime chance of dying in childbirth – not from rare diseases but from treatable medical conditions. Manywomen in rural Africa labor at home, and when complications arise, […]
Save $250 and Join the Zoo in Going Solar
The Solar Zoo Promotion We are just so excited to see the Zoo go solar that we want to be sure everyone can share in it. For a limited we will make a donation to the Zoo AND cut the cost of your array. All you have to do is take a photo of yourself, […]
Swanson’s Law
Have you heard of Swanson’s Law. It is similar to Moore’s law but for solar cells. It says that every time global capacity doubles that prices drop by 20%. It is what is known as a virtuous cycle. As you purchase new solar modules this increases demand which puts pressure on manufacturers to increase production. […]
