The following letter was sent by Jeff Shaw, owner of Gulf South Solar to the LPSC staff and interested parties on 5/15/13 concerning the vote on net metering: If you support this net metering common sense please call your Public Service Commissioner today and tell them. Scott A. Angelle 225-342-6900 Lambert C. Boissiere, III 504-680-9529 Clyde Read more about FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – NET METERING COMMON SENSE[…]
How Do You Keep Your Home or Business Going When The Lights Go Out? During a power outage many home and business owners are faced with evacuating. Companies have to send employees home losing valuable revenue and time. Homeowners are in the dark with none of the basic systems running. If you own a generator for Read more about Emergency Preparedness – Backup That Pays For Itself[…]
(If the idea sounds good to you, then we need to talk) Recently certain pop-up solar companies have started testing the waters outside of New Orleans with something called “solar leasing”. It’s hard to imagine this idea would get a second glance, but since it has, I’ll discuss it here. Imagine you want a Read more about Solar for $45/month? Look Out![…]
The Green Bean Cafe is our eco-friendly, solar powered coffee shop created for our customers, friends and future solar owners to enjoy. When you’re in the neighborhood we want you to stop by the Green Bean Cafe and have a free espresso drink on us! We even roast our own fresh green beans on site every Read more about Green Bean Cafe[…]
Many times when designing systems we end up with “in-between” sizes as we match the customer’s available roof space, power requirements, inverters and budget. If the grid-tied, battery backup system design calls for 10kw and the inverters come in 8kw increments (like the Radians) the system will either be under or oversized. This is the Read more about AC Coupling with Outback Inverters[…]
Outback Power – Radian Inverter The new Outback Power Systems Radian Series Inverter/Charger is an integrated power appliance that does it all. The Radian Series Inverter/Charger introduces a radical new feature to the world of renewable energy: Simplicity. Sure, our newest inverter/charger is a powerful solution. But it’s also engineered from the ground up to make design and Read more about Default title[…]
In previous articles I’ve told you about installers that put solar on the wrong roofs (which completely destroys your payback time). I’ve covered “lessons learned” as well, but this time I wanted to address downright dangerous things we saw this week at another company installation. Not coincidentally, a familiar contractor name came back up. The typical Read more about New Solar Companies Make Dangerous Mistakes![…]
WHAT’S THE PAYBACK? Always the first solar question. The answer is – we can estimate it based on some info we will request from you. Let us. We are seeing some quick paybacks with top-of-the-line SolarWorld modules! UP FRONT COST? Probably nothing. We have been providing our customers with a “No Money Down – Same As Cash” Read more about SOLAR FOR DUMMIES[…]
Due to high utility expenses, the customer’s primary reasons for installing solar on his West Monroe home was to lower his electric bill. He also wanted to be ready for power outages that were common from hurricanes and tropical storms. Gulf South Solar met both of the customer’s needs by installing a 20.58 kW grid Read more about 20.58 kW Residential System- Calhoun, LA[…]
They put it where? A great article about inexperienced solar installers and the nightmares we have uncovered about where solar being installed. http://www.gulfsouthsolar.com/company-information/they-put-it-where/ d
A great article about what we found other solar contractors doing… Choose your solar contractor wisely. Do you want them learning on you? http://www.gulfsouthsolar.com/company-information/think-all-solar-contractors-are-alike/
Inexperienced “Solar Installers” Have No Clue! We’ve always known that there are bad solar installers as well as good solar installers out there. When we helped get the Louisiana State Tax Credit passed in 2008 there were only two solar installers in our state, us and an oilfield supply company. Now there are 200 that Read more about They Put it Where? (part 1)[…]
This customer decided to invest in a grid-tied with battery backup solar energy system to offset the majority of the home usage and also to power emergency loads during times of grid outage, particularly after hurricanes. Their 7.2kW system will offset 60% of their energy use while their 8 kilowatt hour battery bank keeps their Read more about 7.2 kW Residential System – Harvey, LA[…]
The customers primary reason for installing solar on this home is to decrease their electric bill. Their 8.7kW system is phase one and offsets right around 40%. Their plan is to begin phase two in late 2012, adding another 32 modules, to get their total offset to over 70% Details: 8.7 kW Grid Tied Only, Read more about 8.7 kW Residential System – Baton Rouge, LA[…]
The customers primary reason for installing solar on their Prairieville home is to decrease their electric bill. Their 6.2kW system offsets approximately 50% of their energy use. Details: 6.24 kW Grid Tied Only, Installation Completed September 2011 26 – SolarWorld 240watt SunModule+ 26 – Enphase Energy M215 Micro-Inverters