In a recent post I wrote that an Electrician license alone – even a Master Electrician license – does not qualify you to design and install solar systems. I totally respect the fact that a Master license is a great achievement that requires significant experience and training, but it’s not solar specific. Some took exception…
Category: Solar installer
Before you buy a solar system, ask the installer these questions:
There’s only one reason I can think of why anybody would take on the serious safety and long-term production risks of having an inexperienced installation company, or one using a group of trainees, install their solar system. That reason is, they may not know what to ask about, besides price. And when safety and structural integrity…
Questions You've Been Asking
Here are two questions people keep asking us: 1. It looks like many homeowners are getting solar systems with storage or battery backup. Our system doesn’t have batteries. Can we add them now? Adding batteries to most existing systems is no problem. The configuration we’d likely use is called AC Coupling, and it’s fully compatible with all…
Not just for Virginia homes
The Roanoke Times reports that starting a few weeks from now, a solar array will provide the Salem, Virginia, Veteran Affairs Medical Center with 1,620 kilowatts of free electricity – about 10% of their power needs. Another VA hospital, in Alexandria, has a 1,995 kilowatt solar system under construction. The Norfolk Naval Station gets 2100…