DEADLINE TO APPLY IS MAY 15! The Bay Area Air Quality Management District offers generous incentives to replace wood burning stoves with heat pump space heating through the Clean HEET program. https://www.baaqmd.gov/fundi…/residents/clean-heet-program #cleanheet #BAAQMD #heatpump #burnwood [Read more]
Check out this wonderful case study of Analy High School’s PV installation in the Sebastopol Times! [Read more]
Check out Volts, a podcast that is all about “leaving fossil fuels behind.” In this episode, Cora Wyent walks us though a step-by-step how-to for people looking to electrify their homes. Solar Works is here to help you make heads or tails of your own energy plan. [Read more]
We recently received this email from PG&E: “Your energy bill is going up. Understand why and what the next steps are: Solar acts as a buffer against these inevitable rate increases. In fact every time the rates increase the solar payback period gets shorter. It’s like receiving a dividend on your investment, instead of continually … Continued [Read more]
ATTENTION BUSINESS OWNERS: According to a new California law AB2143, solar on non-residential properties will be treated as Public Works projects regardless of the funding source starting 1/1/24. The details are still be ironed out, but the take-home message is that solar for businesses (wineries, farms, stores, factories, hotels, gyms, offices…) will become more … Continued [Read more]
Project Drawdown‘s Drawdown Roadmap is a science-based strategy for accelerating climate solutions across sectors, timescales, and geographies. One of the key elements of the Roadmap is net-zero buildings, powered by solar. [Read more]
Thank you to everyone who nominated Solar Works Best Solar Company in The Press Democrat’s 2023 readers’ poll. We have secured a spot in the final three and now need your help to bring home the top prize. Use this link to vote for Solar Works in the Solar Company category by May 23rd. After you submit your vote, you’ll get an email … Continued [Read more]
Solar Works was voted Best Commercial Contractor by the readers of the North Bay Bohemian — not our usual category, but we’ll take it! (Solar Works won Best Solar Provider every year for over a decade, so we will be anxious to try to reclaim that title later this year.) A huge THANK YOU to … Continued [Read more]
Great article and video about how to prepare your Enphase battery system for a grid outage. [Read more]
The CPUC recently voted unanimously to approve new Net Energy Metering (“NEM-3” or “Net Billing”) rules. Here are the key takeaways: Existing customers will be able to maintain their current 20-year NEM (NEM-1 or NEM-2) agreements. The price paid to solar customers for excess exported energy drops from 30 cents per kWh to about 5 … Continued [Read more]
Great article by Consumer Reports about the solar tax credit, recently expanded by the Inflation Reduction Act. [Read more]
Get the facts about battery energy storage systems and backup power: Home Battery Backup Systems, a Primer. [Read more]
Solar Works has once again been recognized as one of the Best for the World™ B Corps. To be#BestForTheWorld, B Corps must have scores in the top 5% of one or more of the five impact areas assessed towards the certification. Solar Works has been recognized for our efforts in the Environment area. Check out … Continued [Read more]
North Bay Bohemian readers have once again voted Solar Works Best Solar Supplier in Sonoma County — that’s 10 years running! [Read more]
One of the biggest advantages of having your electrical energy offset by solar is that you are protected from ever increasing energy costs. [Read more]