Get ready for a wave of summer blackouts
July 6, 2022 No Comments
It used to be that winter was when people in West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia had to worry about power outages. That’s when the
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All lithium-ion batteries aren’t alike
April 12, 2021 No Comments
Most of our solar installations include backup storage these days, so batteries are a major component. You may not know this, but there are different
A TRULY AMAZING YEAR!
December 25, 2019 No Comments
Nearly everyone involved in the solar industry expected 2019 to be a great year. It was, and then some. Cutting the Investment Tax Credit (ITC)
Solar Storage 101
September 28, 2018 No Comments
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
You probably know why to buy a solar system. But do you know how?
May 6, 2018 No Comments
While solar energy pays for itself and then some, it’s still too big an investment to make blindly. So here are some facts to help
Thank You for a Milestone Year (pun intended)
December 28, 2017 No Comments
In one way, 2017 was a fairly typical year for Milestone Solar. But in other ways, it saw some major milestones. It was typical in
Storage Options for Solar Owners – West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania
November 22, 2017 No Comments
This post addresses two storage system designs we continue to get inquiries on as we head into the home stretch for 2017: The SolarEdge
SolarEdge’s StorEdge Inverter and the LG Battery System: Just the Facts
August 1, 2017 No Comments
From residential to utility scale, storage is one of the biggest issues in the solar world. Technologies are evolving, and there will be many changes
Solar Systems and Storage – What you need to know
June 5, 2017 No Comments
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
“Plug-and-Play” isn’t
June 14, 2016 No Comments
People have asked is whether we install “Solar Kits” that some home improvement businesses and online dealers sell at good prices. The short answer
How well can the government protect against power grid attacks?
June 6, 2016 No Comments
According to The Hill, The threat of an attack on the nation’s power grid is all too real for the network security professionals who labor every
Adding Battery Backup to an Existing Residential Solar System
April 27, 2016 No Comments
When we first started Milestone Solar, a residential solar system that featured a battery backup option was not at all common. It was mostly a