The “solar coaster” is not the newest daytime ride at six flags, but a term for the cyclical ups and downs of the solar industry. Like...

Every residential solar contractor’s website talks about their experience, knowledge of rooftop solar products, and happy customers (full...

Electric vehicles are great: they’re affordable, great for the environment and low maintenance. And where electric rates are low — or if...

– $31.03 per barrel – current spot crude oil price – $59.95 per barrel – price of an empty steel oil barrel on Amazon – $82.50 per barrel...

Fireplaces and chimneys have been part of every home and shelter ever since primitive man poked holes in the tops of their caves to let...

Commercial solar has lagged behind utility scale and residential solar for two reasons. The first is that paybacks for commercial solar...

Ahhh….it’s almost springtime. The weather is getting warmer, the trees are starting to bud, and people are starting to think about their...

If you are on the current E-6 TOU rate you don’t need to do anything. This E-6 rate is currently slated to stay in place until 2020 or...

After gazing into my crystal ball, I see a good year for rooftop solar in 2016. In fact, towards the end of 2016, my crystal ball got...

After driving a diesel truck for the last month and a half it is my opinion that the diesels are dead. Mercedes’ BlueTec clean diesel...

Over the past few months you may have seen or heard a continuous stream of ads warning about the imminent demise of solar incentives,...

If only all our New Year’s Resolution were this easy. Luckily, saving energy is easier than losing weight after gorging over the...

Whenever I land in a city I can’t help noticing how few — if any — commercial rooftops have solar panels. Historically, there have been...

$400 billion dollars. That’s how much money is spent every year on electricity in the U.S. It’s a huge industry. But not for long,...

Mankind has been in an energy transition ever since two cave-boy scouts rubbed two sticks together and created fire. Although the world’s...

I’m wading into an opinionated minefield. We’re not supposed to talk about religion or politics in polite company. But we already did a...

Even with the anticipated El Nino weather conditions on the west coast, the drought in California will continue. Experts say it will take...

A rooftop solar system is an expensive up-front investment. The typical 5 kw system costs about $20,000 – or $14,000 after the 30%...

Headline: “Low Cost Rooftop Solar.” What’s not to like? If you’re a homeowner you can save thousands of dollars shopping around for the...

Toyota and Honda just announced their new fuel cell cars. Although these cars won’t be on the road for another year, their mere existence...