Solar leads shale boom as fastest-growing US power source

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Jeff Shaw

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[…]

Save the solar tax credit

Posted on May 1, 2015May 4, 2015 by Jeff Shaw

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[…]

“Taxpayer Protection Alliance” against solar – Shaw responds

Posted on April 22, 2015April 22, 2015 by Jeff Shaw

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

Posted on March 27, 2015March 27, 2015 by Jeff Shaw

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

Posted on March 25, 2015November 30, 2015 by Jeff Shaw

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[…]

When special interest groups try to help (2 of 2)

Posted on February 26, 2015December 26, 2017 by Jeff Shaw

(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

Posted on February 5, 2015February 19, 2015 by Jeff Shaw

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

So you want to go off-grid?

Posted on February 5, 2015February 5, 2015 by Jeff Shaw

So you want to go off-grid? Here’s a great article in Home Power Magazine. http://www.homepower.com/articles/solar-electricity/design-installation/so-you-want-go-grid?v=print

The Future of Net Metering in Louisiana

Posted on January 30, 2015January 30, 2015 by Jeff Shaw

The future of net metering in Louisiana has been in turmoil now for two years. Unfortunately for solar, a couple of our Public Service Commissioners decided that our 0.5% net metering threshold (a point to review how its working), became a hard cap. It doesn’t matter that it is unreasonable. California is where we look for the future Read more about The Future of Net Metering in Louisiana[…]

Beware – Scammers Packaging Solar With Energy Efficiency

Posted on January 27, 2015June 18, 2021 by Jeff Shaw

I will be the first to recommend combining energy efficiency with solar to lower your electric bill. However there is a difference between the two. Solar comes with hefty tax credits (currently 80%) to lower the initial cost. Energy efficiency improvements do not receive a tax credit. If a company offers to combine these Read more about Beware – Scammers Packaging Solar With Energy Efficiency[…]

Home Solar Beats S&P 500!

Posted on January 20, 2015January 20, 2015 by Jeff Shaw

Home Solar Beats S&P 500! – Single-Family Residential Solar Power Investment Beats S&P 500 in Most US Cities Pierre Bull, NRDC January 19, 2015 If I were a newsboy, here’s the headline I’d shout out on the street corner this afternoon: “Single-family solar power beats Standard & Poor’s 500, in 46 out of 50 American Read more about Home Solar Beats S&P 500![…]

Review: Efficient Solar is Not What You Want

Posted on December 29, 2014January 22, 2015 by Jeff Shaw

Do you want efficient solar? It’s the energy yield, not the efficiency, that matters the most. Often newbies, shopping for solar, don’t have much to compare one solar module to another so they look at “watts” and “efficiency”. Unfortunately it’s not that easy. Efficiency is only the watts divided by the square feet. I am Read more about Review: Efficient Solar is Not What You Want[…]

Do-It-Yourself Solar in Louisiana – Dangerous and Costly?

Posted on December 27, 2014June 18, 2021 by Jeff Shaw

This article is the second in a series of do-it-yourself nightmare stories that I share with you to help you consider the other side of home solar installation. If you haven’t read “part 1”, I recommend you do it first. It can be found HERE. When technically intelligent homeowners consider solar they typically browse the Read more about Do-It-Yourself Solar in Louisiana – Dangerous and Costly?[…]

Minnesota grid can handle up to 40% renewables – why can’t LA?

Posted on December 3, 2014December 3, 2014 by Jeff Shaw

12/3/14 – Minnesota grid can handle up to 40% renewables so why can Louisiana only take 0.5% (one half of one percent). Is their wire better than ours or is it something else? Read about it here: http://www.solarindustrymag.com/print.php?plugin:content.14828 ISO Study Finds Minnesota Can Accommodate Up To 40% Renewables PenetrationSI Staff, Wednesday 26 November 2014 – 11:31:39 Read more about Minnesota grid can handle up to 40% renewables – why can’t LA?[…]

GSS Completes Solar Lighting for Lamar-Dixon

Posted on November 14, 2014November 16, 2014 by Jeff Shaw

Gonzales, LA – Gulf South Solar recently completed a solar lighting project for Lamar-Dixon. A 3/4 mile walking path was paved around the lake just south of the Expo Center. Our installation included 65 solar powered LED street lights along the pathway for night use of the facility. Partners in this project were Sonora Energy.