Big Timber Brewery, Elkins, WV The beer may not be green (except maybe on St. Patrick’s Day), but the electricity for brewing it certainly is. Milestone’s solar professionals designed, installed and commissioned a system comprising 196 REC 380-watt solar modules, SolarEdge inverter and optimizer technology for 3-phase interconnection, and module level monitoring for real-time…
Category: West Virginia
Here’s what we’re changing during the pandemic – and what we aren’t.
The coronavirus outbreak hasn’t hit West Virginia as hard as other states. Only four counties – Kanawha, Berkeley, Jackson and Monongalia – have had more than 100 reported cases. Thirty-three have had fewer than ten. And, as I’m writing this, 41 have had no COVID-19 deaths whatever. And more than half of the state’s 1,224…
New Solar Regional Co-Op: Do Your Due Diligence
There’s a new co-op in the Western Maryland/Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia region. This one’s a little unusual in that it covers parts of two states, so one would assume the awardee would be properly licensed in both states. It is highly recommend you personally confirm this is the fact before signing a contract. Also,…
What a difference one word makes
We’ve visited this subject before, but it’s an issue that’s been coming up regularly: Anybody can buy Panasonic solar modules from a distributor and install them. But not everybody should. That’s why Panasonic’s Authorized Installer Program exists. At least one installation company in West Virginia and Northern Virginia has been downplaying this program while they offer…
Choosing a solar installer: No one more cares more than you do
Despite the effects of the recently imposed tariff on imported solar products, courtesy of SolarWorld and Suniva, most people in the industry are still predicting a big year in 2018 for residential solar. The big commercial integrators – the people that buy solar modules by the thousands – will certainly take a hit. But they…