Comments on: Bankruptcies and closures rock residential solar in last year 2024 Trends in Solar

By: Big Mike

Big Mike — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:51:13 +0000

In reply to Bill Johnson. Yep, every time somebody says “energy security” they mean “fossil fuel subsidies”. Just look at the amount of money poured into the unprofitable mess that is fracking.

By: Rolf Pfunder

Rolf Pfunder — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 23:16:07 +0000

In reply to Gary Cook. I agree with you, Gary. Most government policies don't make much economic sense for the man on the street. As long as politicians are running around worrying mostly about their popularity, things will be going sideways in this world and all the goodwill of the regular citizen will be in vain. Here in Canada we unfortunately face the same problem. Governments have always given preferential treatment to large businesses even though small and medium-sized businesses (statistically proven) create the majority of the jobs.

By: David

David — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 23:01:24 +0000

Necessity is the mother of invention. Maybe it’s time to improve how we do solar? At Solvari we have standardized and pre-engineered an all in one solar panel, which eliminates a lot of the workload and overhead thereby enabling solar companies to operate more profitability with less labor and less risk. One of the challenges with so many independent installers and solar vendors is the complexity of the design of solar systems, which leads to the potential warranty and maintenance risk listed in this article. By contrast standardizing on equipment, across millions of installations will make all of that a lot easier. In addition installers that use Solvari are able to install two houses per day with the same crew which doubles revenue without increasing expenses.

By: Bill Johnson

Bill Johnson — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 13:38:57 +0000

In reply to Gary Cook. Interestingly, fossil fuels have enjoyed massive subsidies for decades and decades, and even now enjoy much larger subsidies globally than renewables do.....

By: Allan Timko

Allan Timko — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 20:20:02 +0000

In reply to mark gonos. Yes, Off grid works in many areas. Off Grid will be more Costly due to sizing since the grid no longer picks up consumption/production gaps. Solar paired w/ Battery is still an electrical home improvement, so would still require AHJ approval & most likely electrical permits. AHJ will also make sure home is still functional from a Health & Safety standpoint. Think heat & hot water when there are clouds for weeks. If using propane, can the tanks be a safe distance from structures on subject & neighbors lot. Cheers. AJT, Energy Analyst GHS

By: Gary Cook

Gary Cook — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 18:08:12 +0000

When an industry’s success depends on government subsidies, it’s doomed to fail.

By: mark gonos

mark gonos — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 18:01:26 +0000

The federal government is backing solar completely and trying to help it grow. Who is responsible for this decline in solar on the state level. Is it the utilities that don’t want to do net metering any longer? In Florida we have seen the largest utility Florida Power and Light try to get out of doing net metering every year. It had to be vetoed by our governor. When the utilities finally do get rid of net metering will we be able to install solar systems with batteries without these customers being forced to be on the grid? Will we as a contractor still be forced to get Letters of Intent and permits to install solar systems if they are not on the grid. We would like to start installing solar systems with zero export to the grid. If the utilities don’t want to do net metering there is no reason for the solar customer to give them free electricity. How can we start selling solar systems and batteries to people that want to be off the grid and do this legally. Do we just start doing it? The utilities are trying to put solar contractors out of business. Who is behind this? Is it a certain political group? Is this just all about money? Can the federal government step in and demand utilities to do net metering? How did this even happen in California of all places? This is slowing sales and putting good companies out of business. There are also a bunch of scam solar companies and marketers that will fall by the wayside. These scam solar companies have not helped the situation. Please let me know your thoughts on these issues.

By: Tyler Dean

Tyler Dean — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 17:59:57 +0000

Hello Billy,

Tyler Dean with Nerd Power (Solar installer in AZ CA TX NV). We’d love to share our success story with you and our growth in 2023 and now mergers and acquisitions in 2024. Solar is strong and we believe we have a recipe others in the industry can follow and would love it if someone like you could help us get that word out.

Thank you in advance. Hope to meet soon.

Tyler Dean
Learning & Development Director
Nerd Power