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/
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
This customer first approached us to wire up an off-grid system they had bought online. Unfortunately, the parts they ordered were not compatible and we had to order new equipment to make it work. This included installing (24) SolarWorld 240watt modules and an Outback Power systems off-grid inverter combo. We were able to keep their Read more about 5.76 kW Residential System – Carencro, LA[…]
April 15, 2011 BATON ROUGE, LA – April 15, 2011 – Gulf South Solar, a distributor and integrator of renewable energy systems for the Gulf South region, announced today the completion of an 18.5 kW grid-interactive residential solar power system in Baton Rouge. This tops the previous record of an 18.0 kW Outback/SolarWorld system Gulf Read more about Gulf South Solar Deploys OutBack Power Inverter Systems in Largest Grid-Interactive Installation in the Southern US[…]
With rapidly increasing global module production volumes, managing the environmental footprint of PV module manufacturing has taken on great urgency. Solar energy’s supporters and detractors alike readily acknowledge the potential environmental and public-health risks that manufacturing can pose. Myths, misinformation and corporate opacity, however, often interfere with honest dialogue about the problem and investigation into Read more about Who Is Keeping PV Clean? New Rankings Reveal The Top 10 Manufacturers[…]
Sallye Holloway was interviewed recently about her experience on Going Green with solar. You can watch the whole show or just a clip at the link below at the Louisiana Public Broadcasting website. The second video “Background Information” features Sallye. http://beta.lpb.org/index.php/publicsquare/topic/03_11_-_how_green_is_louisiana/
With the most generous renewable rebate program in the nation, Louisiana positions for a solar boom. Solar Today Magazine article quotes GSS founder Jeff Shaw in their article… http://www.solartoday-digital.org/solartoday/20101112#pg20
Gulf South Solar’s owner is featured in the Solar Job Spotlight by the Solar Energy Industries Association “SEIA” Read the article on their website: http://www.seia.org/cs/solar_job_spotlight_jeff_shaw
“Louisianan Lights The Way” is the title of this months spotlight on an American solar hero. Each month Solar Today magazine features a solar hero and this month it’s GSS owner Jeff Shaw. Read the article here: http://www.solartoday-digital.org/solartoday/201004#pg14
Video Archive GSS Installation Featured on NBC 33 http://www.nbc33tv.com/news/extra-green-going-green GSS Video Documenting a solar installation for the Make It Right Foundation Dave McNamera Covers one of GSS’s solar installations for the Make it Right Foundation http://bayoudigital.com/solarenergy.html LPB Covers Tax Credits To view the interview, go to http://www.lpb.org/programs/swi/capitolbeat.html and select “May 6th”. The solar segment is Read more about In the News[…]
Their journey began in London this past May and has taken them through France, China, Iran, Libya, Egypt and now finally America – just to name a few. Susie grinned widely, as she always does, when we asked her about when they would arrive back in London. Cycling an average of 85 miles a day, they plan Read more about SolarCycle Team Says Goodbye to Baton Rouge and GSS team[…]
http://www.thesolarcyclediaries.com/?p=1141 On the last leg of their round-the-world bicycle expedition promoting solar power and cycling, the UK’s SolarCycle team will stop in Baton Rouge The Louisiana Solar Energy Society (LSES.org) along with Gulf South Solar and Baton Rouge Advocates for Safe Streets (BRASS) invite you to the Gulf South Solar Training Center to meet the Read more about SolarCycle Team Arrives at Gulf South Solar[…]
Emily Turner / NBC33 News, January 5, 2010 “Tax season is here and this year many folks, especially Louisiana residents, are getting extra green for going green…” For the rest of the story and to view the video, click here.