by Jeff Mathias | Apr 24, 2020 | Battery Storage Systems, Uncategorized
Grid-tied storage or off-grid – which is best for you? I often get calls from folks saying they are tired of their utility company and want to go off-grid, meaning they want to be completely self-sufficient and separate from the utility. Once we have a conversation...
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by Jeff Mathias | Apr 11, 2020 | Battery Storage Systems, Uncategorized
One of the common trends in the residential building community is what I term “fuel switching”. The concept of fuel switching is the movement away from fossil fuels like natural gas, propane, diesel and gasoline in favor of electric sources. This is being done in the...
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by Sabrina Howell | Sep 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
At Synergy, we are all about the future. We are excited that there is such great interest in solar here in beautiful Sonoma County. Have you noticed all the panels popping up over parking lots and on neighbor’s rooftops? What you may not realize is that all these new...
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by Sabrina Howell | Sep 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Heads up if you have an EV-A rate schedule! Take note that PG&E is changing the time of use schedules for EVs. Homeowners that started on the EV-A rate more than five years ago will be automatically transitioned to the new rate in November and others will be...
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by Sabrina Howell | Sep 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Clarification is a beautiful thing! Recently, Synergy was featured in an article in The Press Democrat. The article implied that solar panels could supply power to a home directly when the grid was down—like during PG&E’s fire prevention blackouts. Here’s the...
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by Sabrina Howell | Apr 19, 2019 | Solar News, Solar System Maintenance, Uncategorized
Now that we have slogged through the damp weather this spring, your solar panels are aching to embrace everything the sun has to offer. To help them do that, and to get the most out of your solar panel array, Synergy recommends that your solar panels be cleaned in the...
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