We are getting a 2.4KW system installed by Solar City on their SolarLease plan. This has enabled us to get this system put in for a very small down payment up front and then monthly lease payments on the system. When you average out our power usage we should come out about even in terms of our monthly payment. Instead of paying money to PG&E for our electrical usage we will be paying for the solar lease. Plus when we are not home and the system is creating more solar power than we are using it will go back into the grid and we get credit for that power generation from PG&E.

The installation of our Solar City solar power system for our home has moved forward nicely. One of the things we had to have done was a bit of upgrading to the rafters in our attic so that our roof can be structurally sound and support the panels effectively.

The installation of our Solar City solar power system for our home has moved forward nicely. One of the things we had to have done was a bit of upgrading to the rafters in our attic so that our roof can be structurally sound and support the panels effectively. We have a low slope roof and thus our attic is …

Well after a long road of planning and some delays due to the financial meltdown in our lending industry here in the USA we are now at installation day for our Solar City solar energy system on our house. Pretty exciting to finally have it put in place and maybe be turned on later this week. Good timing too as …

Going Solar. Soon! The process of getting our house fitted with a solar system has now run its course and we are very close to the installation day and then of course the big moment. Switching it on and getting power from the sun! Solar City has been in touch a lot in recent weeks to inform us of the …

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We all know that security lights can consume a larger proportion of the electricity for our households. Unfortunately, although the situation is such, we really cannot do without security lights. So how do we work it around? Sometimes security lights come bundled up with the home security systems, in such case, you will not be able to replace the light …

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A smog filled skyline is the last thing you’d want to leave behind. What more to leave it with your children. No one is exempt from contributing to pollution, we are all involved. But what will you be able to do? A lot, that’s the answer. It begins with where you live. Did you know that you can help reduce …

There have been some big improvements in the design of solar hot water systems that has made them a much more affordable option if you want to make solar power and cut your hot water bills, heat your home and reduce your carbon footprint. You don’t have to live in “big sunshine” locations to install these new and very economic …

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My long march to getting solar energy installed on my house in California continues it slog towards the final day when it gets turned on and we jump for joy. It all started last Fall when SolarCity was heavily promoting its new program for leasing a solar energy system. I was not in the position to buy a system for my house so the idea of leasing the system and putting down a modest down payment ($1000) and being able to basically pay the same amount each month for the lease and my electric bill as I am currently paying for the electricity straight from the utility had some real merit to me.