Harvey Petersen is a newbie freelance writer and an assistant to the senior executives. He is currently studying a Bachelor of Mechatronic Engineering at Adelaide University and spends the rest of his time learning/writing about the solar industry.
06 Oct 2017
California's net metering policy has been one of the backbones that have made California the solar powerhouse of America. As of July 1st 2017, the big utilities have changed to Net Metering 2.0 (NEM 2.0) which includes some big changes.
20 Sep 2017
A lot of people still think solar is still expensive. The truth is, the price of installing solar panels for your home has fallen drastically over the last few years and is now one of the most cost competitive forms of energy production for both util...
31 May 2017
If you forget for a moment the existence of net metering laws (which economically does the same thing as battery storage does physically) the major issue with solar is that the sun doesn't shine at night...
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