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Does PV Work? Check This Electric Meter Spinning Backwards

Need We Say More? What a Beautiful Sight!

OCTOBER ELECTRICITY BILLS WILL BE LARGER! AGAIN!

So, you've been debating whether or not to invest in that brand new electricity producing solar photovoltaic system but ask yourself, is it worth it? Am I getting a solid return on investment? The answer is a clear as day, matter of fact, and resounding YES! Electric bills keep going up, and every time that happens you can give your PV system a small raise because after the 6-7 years it takes to pay for itself, it'll continue to bring you consistent, reliable returns on your investment. The sun isn't expected to die out for another 5 billion years, that's about the only consistency we can look forward to!

GET YOUR TAX CREDITS IN 2009 BEFORE THEY GO AWAY!

This surely doesn't help out the likelihood that our 35% state tax credits will continue to stick around with mistakes like this. If they're willing to pull money from education, don't you think they're willing to part with renewable energy tax credits? This is from the Honolulu Advertiser on October 1, 2009.

Commercial Solar System

Pacific Energy Strategies can handle all your solar needs, whether residential or commercial. This picture is from the Newtown Estates Community Association and shows a 14 panel, 960 gallon storage system that will save over $500,000 over its useful life. Pacific Energy Strategies renovated the system in 2002.

Japanese Yellow Pages

The ONLY solar company on Oahu to cater to both local and Japanese customers.

re and grid capacity versus rolling reserve capacity

Believe me, I am a fan on any renewable energy or alternative energy that doesn't involve America's finest getting killed and killing overseas. I don't understand the biomass argument in Hawaii except where we can take untapped water reserves and develop some hybrid plants that grow like heck in red dirt and make good biomass sources. Or some algae type ocean resource. There are some very simple thermodynamics that are involved. Shipping wood in ocean freighters to biomass plants in Hawaii...I just don't see it making sense from an energy balance point of view, even if some strange mis-pricing of shipping costs made it make sense from a financial point of view.

At any rate, the guys in this article are just talking biomass, so maybe they have a good thing going. However, the known, good technologies that we have right now, that make proven economic sense, and that we could deploy in fairly good percentages of the overall usage in the next 5 to 10 years....well, they are here, they are ready.

Start of the Solar Blog

We started a solar blog to have an easy place to post useful solar facts, links, and guides on how to operate your solar system for the best savings.

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The Importance of Solar Maintenance

Every 3-5 years you should do a solar maintenance on your solar system. Much like a car needs an oil change every 3,000 miles to run appropriately and efficiently, a solar system needs a maintenance every 3-5 years as well to maintain its efficiency and longevity. Important corrosion protection and safety equipment components such as the sacrificial anode rod and P&T relief valves should be renewed during this time, along with a visual inspection of all other solar components.

You can't get tax credits for repairs such as repairing a solar tank, but replacing a solar tank can cost almost as much as a brand new system once you consider the tax credits, so once you've put the effort into purchasing and installing a new system, make sure you take care of your money-saving investment!

This is what could happen when maintenance is never done on a water heater...









TIP OF THE WEEK: DON'T SKIP OUT ON YOUR REGULAR SOLAR MAINTENANCE! Flush out your system annually and make sure you call us every 3-5 years to replace the important components!