A bump in the solar road… **UPDATED** January 29, 2014 I received a phone call from the President of our HOA this morning. He stated the HOA’s Architectural Committee has denied our request to…
Final design of our solar panel system January 23, 2014 Well, after another site survey, we received our final system design from SolarCity. Thankfully, they were able to use the roof areas I asked…
Our solar saga continues January 1, 2014 First things first: HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Now, back to business: We are now past the proposal stage on our solar panel system. An on-site survey…
How fragile is solar power? December 12, 2013 As I mentioned in an earlier post, we are investigating getting solar panels for our new home. There seems to be a wide variation…
Go gentle into the night, corporations. (just don’t take us with you) December 1, 2013 I am becoming convinced that America is schizophrenic. The majority of people think that public assistance breeds laziness and systems that provide it are…
A ray of light August 12, 2013 I’ve mentioned before that my day job can be a real downer for someone who cares about the environment. This weekend, I was shown…
Here comes the sun, and I say it’s all right… May 30, 2013 As I’ve mentioned before, we’re building a new home. Although we currently buy wind-generated electricity, I’ve been very interested in solar panels. However, I’m…
