With the war in Ukraine continuing into the foreseeable future, it is important that we learn from what is happening and see if there are lessons that we can apply. One of the biggest things that we ...
For many, having a property out in the country is an ideal goal, but they still need to have power for appliances and other things. Rather than spend money on both electrical access to the grid and ...
When it comes to building your off-grid system, one component to be sure you spend money on is the off-grid inverter. When you talk with the pros at Solar Biz they will tell you that having a high- ...
How do you tell if you have a “Bad” battery?
We get these phone calls all the time - “My batteries are bad”
We understand that the battery or batteries appear to be all bad. The reality is ...
Maybe you already have an existing solar system on your property, or you might be looking to add a solar system to your property in Arizona, California, or New Mexico. In either case, you need to have ...
We hear this a lot. If your entire battery bank fails, it was caused by something else other than the batteries. Perhaps the charger was not charging properly, or it wasn’t even turned on. Maybe if ...
As the name implies, with this type of system you have the storage facility of your own to fall back on with a power failure. With the rolling blackouts and disruptions, more and more we are seeing a ...
Through many years in the solar industry, we’ve heard countless accounts of lead-acid batteries not lasting as long as they should. In most cases the problem was related to mishandling or lax ...
I'm often asked about lead-acid batteries and how users can get the best value out of their solar investment. Over 50 years in this business has made me an expert!
Many people ask about battery ...
The answer is almost always YES, apart from a really small battery and solar panel. So, you ask what is a real small solar panel… about 5 watts or less, but can’t a 5-watt panel overcharge a small ...
If you’re just curious I’m going to put it layman’s terms. There are complex and scientific sounding answers abounding on the internet. This is not one. First let’s talk about the two types of ...
Islands are truly on the front line of environmental challenges.
Islands like ours are fragile vulnerable places, battered by climate change, pollution and migration. With natural resources depleting ...
The Obama administration has made only ineffective efforts to address climate change such as shilling for “clean coal”, opening up the artic for drilling, and non-binding, unenforced climate ...
The climate change mitigation is subject to the politicians who either recognize or, in some cases, unfortunately do not recognize the significance of the issue. Sometimes they won’t want to do ...
Sasha Issenberg lays out the Democrat’s problems here and one of those includes that 127 million Americans vote every four years in presidential elections and only 78 million vote every two years in ...
With the war in Ukraine continuing into the foreseeable future, it is important that we learn from what is happening and see if there are lessons that we can apply. One of the biggest things that we ...Read more
Through many years in the solar industry, we’ve heard countless accounts of lead-acid batteries not lasting as long as they should. In most cases the problem was related to mishandling or lax ...Read more
Islands are truly on the front line of environmental challenges. Islands like ours are fragile vulnerable places, battered by climate change, pollution and migration. With natural resources depleting ...Read more