Net Metering killed – It’s All About Control The Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) is going to authorize $107,760 for a one time “study” to changing the rules of Net Metering. (We’re calling this Net Metering 2.0) This dollar amount would buy 1,197,333 kilowatt-hours (kwh) of electricity at $.09/kwh. That’s almost 1.2 Megawatts! (I don’t know about you Read more about Net Metering killed – It’s All About Control[…]
Can DEMCO Legally Steal Solar? Can DEMCO Legally Steal Solar? This is the question many people are asking. Any DEMCO homeowners that installed solar after July 13, 2015 have been told that they will no longer get true “net” metering. (NET metering by law is where you are charged for the NET difference between what you Read more about Can DEMCO Legally Steal Solar?[…]
They’ve Done it Now – Entergy Ends Net Metering in LA by Jeff Shaw 11/25/15 As quietly as possible, in a 1:30 PM afternoon email on the day before Thanksgiving, Entergy announces that they will no longer give full credit for solar power returned to them from solar customers. The change takes place on January 1, Read more about Entergy Ends Net Metering in LA[…]
OutBack Power Introduces Skybox Advanced Energy Management and Storage Platform for Residential, Light Commercial Applications OutBack Power Technologies, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of advanced renewable energy systems and products, announced Skybox, a true hybrid energy management and storage platform, scheduled to debut in January 2016. Skybox unlocks the potential of the next generation of Read more about Outback Power Introduces Skybox[…]
Solar for Respire Haiti – Part 1 – by Jeff Shaw I am excited to announce that the Gulf South Solar team is now officially scheduled to head down to Haiti on 9/21/15 to install solar. This is a trip that has been in the works for many years but the timing couldn’t be more perfect Read more about Solar for Respire Haiti – Part 1[…]
When special interest groups try to help… they’re typically trying to help themselves. In the case of solar, when special interest groups try to help, they end up hurting the entire industry more often than not. It’s because they’re only thinking of themselves. Take for example the first occasion in 2008. The law I Read more about When special interest groups try to help (1 of 2)[…]
It’s time to laugh – Are you too dumb for solar? You just may be. Here are a list of possible clues that we’ve come up with over the years, in no particular order. 1. You’re looking at leasing your solar power system when you call. 2. You’re still using an “AOL” email address when you Read more about Time to laugh – Are you too dumb for solar?[…]
Hopefully you are familiar with this scam by now. If not, the background story is here. You are solicited by phone or at your door to take advantage of a “government program” that pays for solar and energy improvements for your home. It sounds good and you want to take advantage of this free money from Read more about UPDATE – Scammers packaging solar with Energy Efficiency (GEE)[…]
Great article today from the Baton Rouge Business Report… https://www.businessreport.com/article/solar-eclipses-shale-boom-fastest-growing-us-power-source ___________________________________________________ Solar eclipses shale boom as fastest-growing US power source Daily Report Staff May 27, 2015 Move over shale. Bloomberg reports the sun is now the fastest-growing source of U.S. electricity. Solar power capacity in the U.S. has jumped 20-fold since 2008 as companies including Read more about Solar leads shale boom as fastest-growing US power source[…]
Do your part to save the solar tax credit! If you heard that the Louisiana Solar Tax credits are about to end July 1, then you heard what will happen if Representative Ted James House Bill 510 passes. If you want that to happen, then do nothing. If you want to help save the solar tax credit for Read more about Save the solar tax credit[…]
This morning I was asked to respond to the claim solar tax credits are a bad thing for our state and our country. Bill Profita (Talk 107.3 FM) invited me to respond to the comments by David Williams, the President of the “Taxpayer Protection Alliance” out of Washington, DC. His focus is on government waste, Read more about “Taxpayer Protection Alliance” against solar – Shaw responds[…]
Louisiana’s Limit on Local Power is going to kill our future of renewable energy. Louisiana has gone from the solar envy of other states with our “best in the nation” 50% refundable solar tax credit to the “nearly worst in the nation” .5% Net Metering Cap. A Net Metering Cap means that if you take all of Read more about Louisiana’s Limit on Local Power[…]
Problems with PACE Financing Background: PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) was a copycat bill from a Berkley, California program that’s intention was to open up additional financing options for solar power systems in Louisiana. In 2009, our legislature agreed to allow individual cities/parishes to form financing districts to permit PACE programs. PACE ran into an Read more about Problems with PACE Financing[…]
(Read part 1 of 2 here) Soon after the word got out in 2008 about our “best in the nation” solar tax credit, people began opening solar companies in the state. After a few companies popped up, an individual without a solar company, solar training, or even solar on their house, wanted to start his own solar group. Read more about When special interest groups try to help (2 of 2)[…]
GSS is featured in World Of Renewables, January 2015 issue, as an integrator of storage systems. As a long time integrator of battery backup systems we specifically use Outback Power. For more information and to read the articles click here: world of renewables – jan15