Installation of the Month – May, 2021
May 24, 2021 No Comments
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.
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Here’s what we’re changing during the pandemic – and what we aren’t.
May 8, 2020 No Comments
The coronavirus outbreak hasn’t hit West Virginia as hard as other states. Only four counties – Kanawha, Berkeley, Jackson and Monongalia – have had more
New Solar Regional Co-Op: Do Your Due Diligence
December 30, 2019 No Comments
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
What a difference one word makes
March 18, 2018 No Comments
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.
Choosing a solar installer: No one more cares more than you do
February 26, 2018 No Comments
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
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
What it takes to be a Qualified Solar Installer
June 12, 2017 No Comments
In a recent post I wrote that an Electrician license alone – even a Master Electrician license – does not qualify you to design
Clarification from NABCEP
April 26, 2017 No Comments
In an earlier blog post, I referred to the relatively new NABCEP Associate program and called it an Associate Certification. Since then, I’ve
Why don’t more solar installers offer ground mounts?
April 24, 2017 No Comments
We do a lot of ground mount systems each year, and over the last year or so we did an even higher percentage than usual.
Get ready for more West Virginia snowfall (and more outages) this winter
November 1, 2016 No Comments
Meteorologists are predicting a colder, snowier 2016-2017 winter, thanks to a weakened La Nina. According to thewinterforecast.com La Nina is here but
How much should an hour of electricity cost?
May 14, 2014 No Comments
About 3 PM Monday, May 12, a substation equipment failure knocked out power in Cumberland, MD, and Mineral County, WV. It wasn’t until 4 PM
Which states have the most solar power?
March 19, 2014 No Comments
You might expect the sunniest states, or the ones with the biggest populations, to have the most solar power installations. But according to the Wall