Energy Savings

So, you’ve heard all the great stuff about solar—it saves you money, it’s good for the environment, and sometimes your electric company will even give you credits. You’ll have grid independence and never have to worry about ridiculous energy bills again, all because of a wonderful little thing called “net metering”. Wait. Hold up. What’s that? We get a lot of questions about net metering, how it works, and why on earth tracking your energy use matters if you have your own energy production facility right on your roof. We did a round-up of some of the most common questions folks [...]

Once upon a time, you were tired of paying outrageously high electric every month. After much thought and deliberation, you decided to make the switch to rooftop solar, so that you’d be responsible for your own power, and not at the whims of the merciless grid. The installation process was quick and painless, and the panels on your roof looked sleek and futuristic, but the real moment of truth came when you got that first electric bill after your solar installation… and it was negative. It sounds too good to be true, but it’s just the reality of owning a residential [...]