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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by Jeff Mathias | Nov 9, 2014 | Solar News, Utility Companies
Yesterday I attended an update session on Sonoma Clean Power (SCP), specifically on Net Energy Metering (NEM) for solar clients. The session was very informative and the information presented is a “must know” for solar customers making the move. First, I...
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by Jeff Mathias | Jun 12, 2014 | Electric Vehicles, Solar News
Synergy has a new electric car in our fleet, and I am the lucky one who is the primary recipient. We have been thinking about getting an electric vehicle (EV) now for a few years, but kept putting it off, thinking the technology would continue to change and thought...
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by Jeff Mathias | May 1, 2013 | Solar News
The debate regarding Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) is increasing. Are they green washing and/or do the really reduce global warming? What is a REC? In a nut shell, it is the environmental benefit of a renewable resource over that of a non-renewable resource. An...
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by Jeff Mathias | Mar 14, 2013 | Electric Vehicles, Solar News
Would you buy 30 years of fuel for the equivalent of $1.00 a gallon, a clean fuel, an environmentally friendly and renewable fuel, a politically current fuel? Like many of us as we pass the 50-year old mark, we begin to plan for our retirement years. The one thing...
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by Jeff Mathias | Oct 23, 2012 | Solar News, Utility Companies
In the solar industry, we often get trapped in focusing on the investment side of the solar justification while forgetting the energy independence and environmental side. So I think it is time to take a look at what is the mix of resources being used every time we...
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by Jeff Mathias | Jun 27, 2012 | Solar News, Solar System Maintenance
I am always asked, “What is the customer’s responsibility for maintaining a solar system”? The answer is to check the inverters or performance monitoring to ensure your system is running, and to clean your panels and inverters. Synergy maintains our...
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by Jeff Mathias | Jun 26, 2012 | Solar News, Solar System Maintenance
I am always asked, “What is the customer’s responsibility for maintaining a solar system”? The answer is to check the inverters or performance monitoring to ensure your system is running, and to clean your panels and inverters. Synergy offers up to...
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