Straight-Talk Solar Cast

In this week's episode we discuss the Net Billing Tariff program that allows solar customers in the NEM 3.0 program to discharge power from their batteries during peak times and actually receive decent compensation for the power. About Jamie Duran & ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Solar Harmonics ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in ⁠⁠⁠⁠Northern California⁠⁠⁠⁠ , who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by p...

In this week's podcast we discuss the recent contractor's board decision to limit battery installation to the C10 (electrician) license, and how a San Diego judge has placed a temporary hold on that ruling. 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 episode we start out the podcast by discussing a few projects where solar installers start the project and for some reason, stop showing up leaving the clients with very few options. We also discuss the new PG&E + Apple app called 'Home' for Apple users only. About Jamie Duran & ⁠⁠ Solar Harmonics ⁠⁠ Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in ⁠⁠Northern California⁠⁠ ,...

In this week's podcast we discuss the smooth fit solar power has with the hotel industry and why hotels should consider adding solar and possibly battery storage to their properties. 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 the recent news of the solar inverter manufacturer SolarEdge and how the resignation of their CEO sent shock waves through the residential 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, bu...

In this week's podcast we discuss the current state of the residential solar industry, the solar rebound and how current solar companies are adjusting to the new #NEM3.0 order. 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 impact of the shrinking solar industry when a client needs a new roof. Both residential and commercial clients have different issues that arise when a roof needs to be replaced or repaired, especially when solar is involved. About Jamie Duran & ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Solar Harmonics ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in ⁠⁠⁠⁠Northern California⁠⁠⁠⁠ , who invite their...

In this week's episode we discuss the qualifications for receiving the 10% Bonus ITC for solar projects and all the hoops to get through to qualify. 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.  You can check...

In this week's podcast we discuss the bankruptcy filing of Sunpower and the impacts this will have on the solar industry and how it will affect the next biggest company, Sunrun. 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 normal summer electricity bills and we cover the 'new' non-export program for existing 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, business, or farm.  You can check out t...

In this week's podcast we dive a bit deeper into the new climate legislation and how it will affect current and future solar customers.  Most of the information was gleaned from this article at NPR.org . 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 thei...

In this week's podcast we discuss how clients with high true up bills can realistically look at expanding their systems to get the most out of their investment. 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, bu...

In this week's podcast we address the complexities of adding solar to an existing system and we address questions on battery storage to reduce a solar true up bill. 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 PG & E planned power outages during fire season in California, and how solar & battery storage can help mitigate the demand for electricity during these outages. About Jamie Duran & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Solar Harmonics ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Northern California⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchas...

In this week's podcast we discuss the recent drop in the stockprice of solar equipment manufacturer $SEDG and what residential clients can do to prepare for the potential bk of their solar equipment manufacturer. 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 various initiatives in #California that are fast approaching including electric busses and how the electricity costs are factored into the decision to move to fully electric are made. About Jamie Duran & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Solar Harmonics ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Northern California⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purch...

In this week's podcast we discuss how NEM 3.0 is actually affecting the annual true up bill of solar customers who are now in NEM 3.0 and half way through their annual true up. 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, bu...

In this weeks' podcast we discuss the 2024 candidate views on solar power and what each nominee has planned for 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 check out the web...

In this week's podcast we discuss the recent legislation to re-allow multi meter properties to get back to a single solar array, and we discuss the recent #CSLB decision regarding battery installation. 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 f...

In this week's Best-of episode, we discussed what solar installers should expect after the new NEM 3.O program takes effect in California on April 15th, 2023. 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 ca...

In this week's podcast we discuss the recent #Biden decision to increase the tariff on foreign made solar cells to 50%...we discuss the implications this new tariff will have on the solar industry and new solar customers. About Jamie Duran &  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Solar Harmonics ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this week's podcast we discuss the recently approved income based fixed pricing for electricity users in California, and expiration of the NEM 2.0 program. About Jamie Duran &  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Solar Harmonics ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Northern California⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this week's podcast we discuss the foibles of commercial solar installations, and we discuss the new #Tesla #Powershare program for the #Cybertruck. https://www.tesla.com/powershare About Jamie Duran &  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Solar Harmonics ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Northern California⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this week's podcast we discuss the recent decision by SunPower to layoff 1/3 of their workforce and what that means to the solar industry. About Jamie Duran &  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Solar Harmonics ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Northern California⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , who invite thei...

In this week's podcast we discuss the potentially game changing equipment from #Tesla when it comes to backup batteries and solar storage equipment. About Jamie Duran &  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Solar Harmonics ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Northern California⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , who invite t...