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Solar Rights Manifesto
Solar Rights Manifesto Although equipment and direct labor costs have declined as solar systems become simpler and safer, the sad truth...
Oct 21, 20091 min read


Quick Trip to Grid Parity with New Solar Distribution Channels
Hmmm. Seems like our solar industry’s crystal ball is a bit blurry these days. Or maybe we don’t like the picture. With prices for panels...
Aug 28, 20094 min read


Supply Modules > Demand Modules
It’s Econ 101. Prices for solar modules will fall. But not smoothly…nor painlessly. Except for the highest efficiency suppliers...
Nov 12, 20082 min read


Record Utility Rates Make Solar Even More Cost Effective
Did anyone notice the juxtaposition of two utility news blurbs in the August 8th, 2007 Mercury News? Are we really that naive that we...
Aug 10, 20072 min read


Beware Before You Compare World Solar Markets
For the past few years I’ve been hearing about how efficient and less expensive it is to install solar power systems in Germany. Many...
May 2, 20072 min read


Open Letter to Solar Venture Capitalists
Ponder these four realities when you consider a new solar technology: Start your due diligence on a 10 year old roof. It is an extremely...
Nov 14, 20061 min read


Silicone Shortage?
From our vantage point there does not seem to be much of a silicone shortage here in California. The cosmetic surgery industry seems to...
Aug 30, 20061 min read
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