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WHAT I’LL DO FOR YOUR SOLAR PROJECT:
Financial Analysis
Provide a financial analysis, including electricity production, revenue stream projections, tax consequences, and operations and maintenance costs.
Cost Breakdown
Deliver a complete cost breakdown of components, labor, and services. This includes: comparisons with national data and profit margins.
Layout Design
Design the layout of a complete solar system, defining a bill of materials.
Paperwork
Handle the paperwork that drives federal incentives, the local power company, permits, and state-level requirements.
Project Management
Act as your Project Developer and guide you through professional scrutiny – with electrical and structural engineers, CPAs and bankers, permitting and hiring contractors.
Commercial Solar Guy News:
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5GW solar park approved – globe installed 5.3 GW in 2005
This park is going to be a television show. It will employ 20,000 people. In 25 years, it'll produce roughly 164 billion kWhrs. It's equal to the amount of solar power deployed in all of 2005. It's power output is equivalent to a 1GW nuclear plant. Everything about...
US Senate introduces solar tariff repeal bill
U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Dean Heller (R-Nev.) have introduced a bill to rescind the duty and tariff-rate quota on imported solar. This follows the introduction of a similar bill in the U.S. House. …
China pushing hard on Asia-Africa-Europe HVDC-powerline network
If at some point in the future, the planet decides to build a global network of powerlines - then we're going to be solar powered 24/7. The sun never sets on Earth - just on you or I personally. Now, from a geopolitical standpoint - its scary that the world's largest...
World’s largest li-ion battery and 707 MW of solar power in Colorado proposal
Xcel Energy’s 120-day report to Colorado regulators includes an additional 1.1 GW of wind at 1.1-1.8¢/kWh. Solar power bids have come in at 2.2-2.7¢/kWh, and solar+storage at 3.0-3.2¢/kWh. …
SDG&E to build 334 MWh of energy storage to support renewables
San Diego Gas & Electric has received approval by the CPUC for five energy storage projects totaling 83.5 MW of instantaneous power output, with a four hour rating. …