This is The Future.

As they get more and more efficient at Solar Thermal technology, any other source of power will be eclipsed by this technology.  I can see this move on to the rooftops and displace Natural Gas for solar Hot water, as the water can stay hot enough overnight for morning showers.

http://cleantechnica.com/2012/04/08/halotechnics-molten-glass-thermal-storage-could-mean-6-cent-solar/

How we add value at Solar Edge LLC

The solar industry is very competitive, not only with fine local electrician and solar shops, but the big national leasing companies are all vying for my customers.  To my potential clients we all look alike.  But that is not why we got into this business, to sell a commodity.  We want to change the world, and add unique value to our clients.

How do we do that?

By knowing what our customers want, and understanding what they fear, giving them more than they ask, and forging lifelong relationships.

What our customers want is to gain control over electricity prices that are growing much faster than inflation and incomes.  They are also increasingly concerned with power availability (earthquakes, power failures, power alerts).

What are customers fear is getting a bad deal from hard sales tactics, opaque pricing and leasing schemes, and cheap equipment.

Knowing this, our approach is all about transparency and best price first.  We show our potential clients how we came up with the numbers, the source of our calculations, the payback period, and how to compare our pricing with other bids.  We also offer battery back up systems that tie with our solar package, or can stand alone.

We give our clients all the time they need to make a decision, and offer them a best price guarantee on our services.  We buy our equipment from the most reputable Distributor in the United States.  That ensures a broad range of manufacturers, and the very best service.  We also offer a an American made only package for those clients that deems it important.

Our install teams are very experienced and are more than solar guys.  We can and have done additional contracting work, as necessary.

This makes us unique.  We then take it a step further and offer lighting credits to make their solar installation even more compelling, and can provide A/C upgrades at better than market rates.

So when considering a solar partner, select the one who is giving you their all, and is watching out for your long term satisfaction.

Check Your Electric Billing Rate

I am currently working with a fairly large commercial client that is evaluating solar energy for their new property.  As part of the review we always do a rate analysis to make sure the client is maximizing their savings.  In this case when the utility called us for the meeting they told us that the client was due a large rebate as they were put on the same rate schedule as the former lessee of the building, costing them thousands of dollars a month.

The utility leaves the same rate in place as a matter of practice, assuming this will be the correct schedule. Not checking can cost you thousands of dollars in fees.

Zero Percent Financing

Here in Southern California our local utilities offer rebates and in some cases zero percent financing for upgrading your lighting to high efficiency lights.  Our company Solar Edge can help you through the evaluation, audit, design and installation process.

For any business this is a no lose proposition.  Please give me a call at 949 249-1378 to learn more.

Below are websites from our local utilities;

SDGE
http://www.sdge.com/bill-financing

SCE
https://www.sce.com/wps/portal/home/business/savings-incentives/!ut/p/b1/pZNNb4JAEIZ_Sw8eNzt87x4htQhSLGKpcCF8LBQjqwZq239ftCaNporGPe1kZ5-8884MjvAcRzzZVmXSViueLHdxpMYCMfWR5YNFnEADyzB9L3gJQFegSwi7BDhzdNj_pyYMR_YELHPmSWBJHri-rksAKn7DEY4y3q7bdxw2GYuzFW8Zb2PGB3C4DyD9aCrOmmYATaeOlw2qeNa9VFvW7ADrpGQ5a6qS76OsynFIAaSCUEAgEYbkXE1RUogEaQrkuarQQqD5Qf4FfUflm1NNBMsOhs7EEESQxcP_Cwk99u3L7zGwz0J3tKoZDjsl2lklYwH7f9aQgsg0lwgiilwgWcsLRInAUEpFtUhIqohy2geU7wVOFBM6M4bm-NmYAdVuB9pXdKdabDaR3o3YbpS-WjzvnbFTnSdNc46cvGrILgMV7W7g1HvsgJI6VI0nEHz5ZqB9xZrf7uS_27quX2uyKMaOOiWui5KUgKQst3Ud_0bfn_rDDykvduQ!/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/

Anaheim Public Utility

http://www.anaheim.net/section.asp?id=146

Solar to battery, Power all the Time

Last week we completed our first solar to battery back up system.  This is a 6 100 amp hour battery system, being fed by 27 205 Watt solar panels.  Based on the clients usage patterns they can enjoy uninterrupted power for days, before the batteries are drained.  If the client prefers, we can always add more batteries and solar panels to extend the time they can operate "off grid"

The solar system charges the batteries when the sun is shining, and the batteries charge the home all night long.

My partner on this project is Eric Farmer of Eric Farmer Construction, out of Newport Beach CA

Energy Conservation

Customers ask me all of the time if there are other things they can do to reduce their energy demand, after they install our solar system.  There are new technologies in the marketplace that are making big differences in consumption and costs; smart meters that let you know how much energy you are using, and when, and programmable thermostats.  Below is a great article on how they are making a difference.  Also, Some former Apple guys have launched a product called NEST.  It is the programmable thermostat for the iPad generation.

We are giving away one NEST system and will install it free for any new installation of our solar energy systems.  So, if you know anyone who wants solar in Southern California, we are giving them one more reason to look at us.

Bob Kudla
CEO Solar Edge
Laguna Niguel CA
949 49-1378
www.yoursolaredge.com
bob@yoursolaredge.com

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-04/savers-push-374-billion-u-s-utility-industry-to-shift.html
http://www.nest.com/

Commercial Flat Roof System

For this client, a small building owner in Escondido, they desired to maximize the number of Solar Panels on the roof.  Normally you like to tilt the panels for maximum capture of the photons, but due shading considerations, the number of panels would needed to be reduced significantly.  Therefore a flat orientation was installed.  The loss of efficiency was less than 2% over optimal angle, so acceptable to the client.

We also installed a piece of technology from a company called E-IQ that optimizes the current flowing into the inverters and to assist the efficiey of the panels when some late afternnon shading affects one of the arrays.  This is some very cool and advanced technology, and I will dedicate the next blog post to this equipment.

Below, is the case study on this project.