Straight-Talk Solar Cast

In this week's podcast we discuss the latest 'stick' from PG&E that customers are experiencing with their summer electricity bills. About Jamie Duran & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Solar Harmonics ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Northern California⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home,...

In this week's podcast we preview some of the most interesting conference sessions at the InterSolar conference in Las Vegas next week. About Jamie Duran & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Solar Harmonics ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Northern California⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home, business, o...

In this week's podcast we discuss an alarming trend of solar sales companies leaving their clients high and dry and what recourse those clients have in these difficult situations. About Jamie Duran & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Solar Harmonics ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Northern California⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a so...

In this week's podcast we discuss the future developments in battery technology and how fast solid-state batteries will be available to solar clients. About Jamie Duran & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Solar Harmonics ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Northern California⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home,...

In this week's podcast, we discuss the client's role and the solar contractor's responsibility for excessive electricity usage relative to solar production. This is one of our most popular episodes of all time, check it out! About Jamie Duran & ⁠ Solar Harmonics ⁠ Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in ⁠Northern California⁠ , who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purcha...

In this week's podcast we discuss strategies and actions you can take before, during and after your solar installer decides to leave the business. About Jamie Duran & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Solar Harmonics ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Northern California⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home, business...

In this week's episode we discuss how to spot if your solar installer looks like they may be going out of business due to the NEM 3.0 decision. About Jamie Duran & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Solar Harmonics ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Northern California⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home, business, o...

In this week's STSC podcast we discuss various topics in California solar and what the impact of the new plan to cover #California's canals with solar power. About Jamie Duran & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Solar Harmonics ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Northern California⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their hom...

In this week's podcast we discuss solar sales expert Earl Kapule's challenge to residential solar professionals to commit to the long-term success of solar or find a new line of work! About Jamie Duran & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Solar Harmonics ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Northern California⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar pane...

In this week's podcast we discuss the new #California law that was passed last year and the impacts it will have on commercial solar projects going forward. About Jamie Duran & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Solar Harmonics ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Northern California⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home, business,...

In this week's podcast we discuss the new Electric rate plan offered by PG & E to help high electricity users regulate their electricity usage and how solar will help offset those costs. About Jamie Duran & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Solar Harmonics ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Northern California⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel sys...

In this week's podcast we discuss the new income based fixed costs the electric utilities plan to implement for all their clients, with or without solar power. About Jamie Duran & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Solar Harmonics ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Northern California⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home, business, or fa...

In this week's podcast we discuss the solar reality of the NEM 3.0 program and the deepening duck curve that CA utilities have made much worse. About Jamie Duran & ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Solar Harmonics ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in ⁠⁠⁠⁠Northern California⁠⁠⁠⁠ , who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home, business, or farm.  Here, you can c...

In this week's podcast we discuss the recent announcement by SolarEdge on bi-directional EV charging and how that technology can help change the solar ecosystem. About Jamie Duran & ⁠⁠⁠ Solar Harmonics ⁠⁠⁠ Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in ⁠⁠⁠Northern California⁠⁠⁠ , who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home, business, or farm.  H...

In this week's podcast we discuss the solar 'prosumer' and how solar customers help the grid, supplying power and keeping prices lower for non-solar clients. Much of this information was sourced from this video - https://youtu.be/dPfpa2KqYk0 Thank you Matt! About Jamie Duran & ⁠⁠ Solar Harmonics ⁠⁠ Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in ⁠⁠Northern California⁠⁠ , who invite their cust...

In this week's podcast we discuss the recent decision by State Farm Insurance to withdraw from the California market and how that decision will impact solar power in the near future. About Jamie Duran & ⁠ Solar Harmonics ⁠ Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in ⁠Northern California⁠ , who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home, business...

In this week's podcast we discuss a creative solution mentioned in this Forbes article on how solar power could make sense after NEM 2.0 . About Jamie Duran & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Solar Harmonics ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Northern California⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home, business, or far...

In this week's podcast we discuss the new pilot program with PG & E and BMW to test the bi directional EV charging and sending power back to the grid for compensation. About Jamie Duran & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Solar Harmonics ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Northern California⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for...

In this week's podcast we discuss the latest lawsuit to the NEM 3.0 decision and what solar will look like going forward for the CA Solar industry. About Jamie Duran & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Solar Harmonics ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Northern California⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home, business, or fa...

In this week's podcast we discuss some of the issues purchasing your own solar equipment and how the NEM 3.0 will affect the #DuckCurve. About Jamie Duran & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Solar Harmonics ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Northern California⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home, business, or farm.  Here, you...

In this week's podcast we discuss further fallout and implications of the new #NEM3.0 program and the effects on the solar industry. About Jamie Duran & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Solar Harmonics ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Northern California⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home, business, or farm.  Here, you can chec...

In this week's podcast we discuss the role of battery storage in the new Net Energy Metering 3.0 program and why adding battery storage in today's solar projects makes sense. About Jamie Duran & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Solar Harmonics ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Northern California⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their ho...

In this week's podcast we discuss more NEM 2.0 craziness and discuss the complexity of adding a backup battery to an existing solar panel system. About Jamie Duran & ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Solar Harmonics ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in ⁠⁠⁠⁠Northern California⁠⁠⁠⁠ , who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home, business, or farm.  Here, you can...

In this week's podcast we discuss the shape of solar post the NEM 3.0 program and what customers can expect after April 15th regarding solar costs, proposals and savings. #NEM3.0 About Jamie Duran & ⁠⁠⁠ Solar Harmonics ⁠⁠⁠ Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in ⁠⁠⁠Northern California⁠⁠⁠ , who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home, busi...

In this week's podcast we discuss what the solar world will look like after April 15th and the expiration of the current NEM 2.0 program. About Jamie Duran & ⁠⁠ Solar Harmonics ⁠⁠ Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in ⁠⁠Northern California⁠⁠ , who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home, business, or farm.  Here, you can check out the w...