by Jeff Mathias | Dec 18, 2019 | Battery Storage Systems
10 year cost comparison of Battery Storage vs. Auto Start Generators Know the Facts Back-up systems have always been a discussion point in the solar industry, but with PG&E’s Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) in Northern California, they have...
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by Jeff Mathias | Sep 21, 2019 | Battery Storage Systems
Why is solar powered battery backup becoming more important and justifiable? In the past couple of years many of us have experienced that the PG&E utility grid is becoming less reliable. And as we move into the future, it seems it may continue to decline. In the...
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by Jeff Mathias | Sep 21, 2019 | Battery Storage Systems
Future-proofing battery storage systems Overview In the energy field, we are seeing a major change in homeowner’s choice of fuel source. They are switching from gas appliances and vehicles to electric ones. Some of their reasons are: Electric appliances have become...
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by Jeff Mathias | Sep 21, 2019 | Battery Storage Systems
Overview Synergy has been selling a lot of solar battery storage lately, and I have realized there are considerable differences between designing for rural properties vs. urban ones. I will be writing another blog for those rural homeowners. It is my goal in writing...
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by Jeff Mathias | Sep 21, 2019 | Battery Storage Systems
Overview This blog will focus on using battery storage and solar for the rural user. My last blog described the needs of many urban users, which are quite different from those of their country cousins. The biggest difference is that in cities the infrastructure is...
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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 Jeff Mathias | May 7, 2019 | Battery Storage Systems
In my previous 2 blogs, I have discussed how to size a storage system and the components that make up a storage system. I began with these topics so readers could understand that all storage systems are not built the same and why Sonnen’s product is the standard for...
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by Jeff Mathias | Apr 29, 2019 | Battery Storage Systems
Components of a Storage System In my previous blog on storage, I discussed how to size a storage system. In this blog, the discussion will be on the components of a storage system. As before, we will be focused on AC coupled Sonnen systems, but the basics apply to all...
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