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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by Sabrina Howell | Apr 19, 2019 | Solar Installation, Solar News, Uncategorized
It’s a great time to remind your friends and neighbors that the 30% Federal Solar Tax Credit will start dropping off at the end of 2019. If a new solar installation is not completed in 2019, the full 30% tax credit will not apply. This is not a deduction that might...
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by Sabrina Howell | Apr 19, 2019 | Solar Installation, Solar News, Uncategorized
Who doesn’t love a perfect combo like Buttercup and Westley, coffee and pastry, hot and shower, solar and storage? The hot new move in the solar world is solar battery storage. Solar storage allows you to capture that midday sun energy and stash it for use when you...
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by Jeff Mathias | Jan 31, 2018 | Utility Companies
How does your true up work when you have solar with both PG&E and Sonoma Clean Power (SCP)? One of the most often asked questions I get is how does your true up work when you go solar. While a little complicated, let’s pack our bag with a few tidbits before I...
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by Jeff Mathias | Jan 15, 2018 | Solar News, Utility Companies
During the day when the sun is high in the sky, your solar system hums right along, often producing more power than you use. Your well works, the toaster pops up freshly sliced ciabatta, and you can drink a hot cup of tea or coffee throughout the morning and...
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by Jeff Mathias | Dec 29, 2017 | Uncategorized
While the utility grids are fairly reliable in most urban neighborhoods, in many rural areas long outages are not uncommon. If you want the peace of mind to have power, even when the grid is down, it makes sense to add a generator, a battery, or both to your solar...
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by Jeff Mathias | Aug 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
What do you know about fuel switching? Before you navigate away from this web page to check on your friends on Facebook, stick with me for a minute or two. This won’t be an ultra-scientific blog post using terms that are difficult to pronounce and theories that will...
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by Jeff Mathias | May 13, 2016 | Solar News
A few years back, Synergy made the decision that we would focus our new sales on the Enphase Energy Inverter platform. One of the main reasons for doing so, was because we felt it was critical for our company to be able to proactively monitor our customers, not to...
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by Jeff Mathias | Feb 10, 2015 | Solar News, Utility Companies
Choice has now come to most of Sonoma County when it comes to who will provide your power. There are three primary types of providers, and we now have one of each in Sonoma County. The City of Healdsburg is a Municipal Utility District, or (MUD). A MUD provides...
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by Jeff Mathias | Nov 9, 2014 | Solar News, Utility Companies
I am asked daily, “Should I opt out of Sonoma Clean Power (SCP) or stay with PG&E”. First a little background. I have been working with PG&E, interconnecting solar systems, for the past 10 years. While I have not always agreed with many of their...
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