Storage is the hot topic throughout the solar industry. More and more manufacturers and distributors are coming online with all the components, including batteries, charge controllers and inverters. More and more states (Maryland is just one example) are offering subsidies or other incentives for adding storage capability to a home or business solar installation. That’s…
Category: Off-grid
Solar Systems and Storage – What you need to know
If there’s more common buzzword in the solar industry today than storage, I don’t know what it would be. As is the case with many terms in the solar world, storage can mean different things – depending on who’s using it. In its most basic use, storage means electric potential stored in a battery…
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…
How would you feel getting electricity for the first time ever?
You’d probably feel as happy as the residents of Lingshed, India, high up in the Himalaya Mountains, where electric grids can’t reach. Engineers volunteering for the IEEE’s Smart Village project installed off-grid solar arrays with battery backup, providing dependable electricity around the clock, day in and day out. What works at the top of…
A great AAAAAA-rated review on Angie's list
Check out this glowing Angie’s List Review from a White Sulphur Springs, WV, customer on March 30, 2016: Milestone Solar Consultants, owned and operated by Bill Anderson, did our install. We purposely waited 5 to 6 months before doing a review because new stuff always looks good in the beginning but what about months later?…