The Death of Arizona Anti-Solar Bill HB 2701

The Death of Arizona Anti-Solar Bill HB 2701

Arizona house bill 2701, introduced by Rep. Debbie Lesko, was on its way to killing the state's solar sector until it was recently dropped.  HB 2701 was to allow the state to include nuclear and hydroelectric power in the renewable energy standards of Arizona's 2025 goal of generating 15% of all its energy from renewable sources.

Representative Kris Mayes, chairman of the Arizona Corporation Commission and author of the state's current RES program, said HB 2701 "would surely be the death knell for advancing solar energy in the state."

HB 2701 would prevent solar investment in Arizona by sending the wrong message to utility companies.  Permitting nuclear and hydroelectric sources to be used for distributed energy transmission would not leave room for solar companies like SolarCity, Kyocera Solar, and Suntech to provide renewable power to the grid.  Needless to say, HB 2701 would also prevent all the solar jobs that were bound to develop in the state.  HB 2701 contradicted a mandate for utilities to generate 30% of their power from rooftop systems.

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer's office issued a statement about HB 2701 and its author: "Representative Lesko's wise and thoughtful actions today to withdraw HB 2701 should be lauded. This sends a clear and united message to employers around the world - Arizona remains the premier destination for solar industries."

HB 2701 would have made Arizona the only state to include existing nuclear power plants in a renewable energy standard.  It's amazing to think that in 2001, Arizona was one of the first states to introduce an RES attracting many opportunities for solar manufacturing, installation, and research/development.

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Why the Green Revolution and America Need Each Other

Why the Green Revolution and America Need Each Other

Other than Green Revolution, it has also been referred to as a "Green Economy" or the "Green Industry".  What I speak of is the movement to rethink our energy consumption, resource conservation, and environmental impact while still growing our economy and creating jobs at home. 

We have a lot to clean up as a nation.  Not only does our environment need cleaning up but so does America's reputation across the globe.  Being at the forefront of this Green Revolution will help us to achieve both of those. 

The Green Revolution needs America just as much as we need to participate in this movement.  Actually, we need to do more than participate.  We need to use the Green Revolution as an opportunity to reestablish the confidence that other countries once had in us. 

Post 9/11, America has suffered huge public relations losses with the rest of the world.  In an age of fear, America has engaged in two wars and has been blamed by other nations for our globalized collapse.  The state of our world has not been a result of recent decisions and actions.  This has occurred over time and America naturally must be part of the solution for any success to be reached.  

Just as America is seen as part of the problem, they must also be seen also as be part of the solution. America needs to begin taking advantage of renewable energy, participating in wide-spread recycling, and energy conservation. As energy will continue to cost more and less secure, we need to begin investing in secure energy resources.

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Chevron Redefines Itself by Testing Solar Technologies

Chevron Redefines Itself by Testing Solar Technologies

On an 8-acre dirt plot, which used to be one of their old refineries pumping out gasoline and asphalt, the oil powerhouse Chevron will begin testing seven emerging photovoltaic technologies to add to their energy portfolio.

The test site will be home to 7,700 solar panels. The seven different photovoltaic solar technologies represented will come from seven different solar companies that are in a position to manage the power demand for all of Chevron's worldwide operations.  Of the seven technologies, six are thin-film technologies from Abound Solar, MiaSolé, Schüco, Solar Frontier, Sharp, and Solibro, and one is a crystalline-silicon photovoltaic technology from Innovalight.  Chevron will monitor all of the panels to compare performance and cost versus output.

With operations in 100 countries, Chevron officials say that they are looking for solar panels that are significantly affordable but still more reliable and efficient than other products.

Ever since Chevron started monitoring their resource usage in 1992, they have been saving money by employing hydrogen fuel cells and solar technologies at their facilities.  They have cut energy use by a third and have saved approximately $3 billion in energy. 

Des King, president of Chevron Technology Ventures, said “By bringing together seven emerging solar technologies, Project Brightfield represents one of the most comprehensive solar energy tests of its kind and is an innovative approach to evaluating new technologies.  Testing competing technologies side by side means that we can better understand their potential application at other Chevron facilities.”

Chevron Technology Ventures is a division that identifies, evaluates, and showcases emerging technologies.

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Clean Coal: Pulling the wool over American eyes

Clean Coal:  Pulling the wool over American eyes

Have you heard of the "tooth fairy"?  Have you heard of "Bigfoot"?  Have you heard of "clean coal"?  You've heard of the tooth fairy and Bigfoot, but you've never seen either.  Why is that?  Because they are not real.  This may be a huge let-down, but "clean coal" is not real either.  It is make-believe just like the other two.  The coal industry would like you to believe that clean coal is the new and improved energy of the future, but this could not be any further from the truth.

America was built upon coal. For decades we have used coal as the primary source of energy.  We still use coal today.  However, coal is not a renewable energy and the American Coalition for Clean Coal Energy (ACCCE) wants you to believe otherwise.  They have spent over $60 million on a "Clean Coal" campaign that markets coal as a renewable source of energy when it actually is not.

Coal has the highest carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions than any other fossil fuel- 29% more than oil and 80% more than gas.  Mercury is also an environmental concern since the burning of coal to produce electricity and heat is the single largest contributor to atmospheric mercury emissions.

Clean coal technologies (CCT) refer to the attempt to reduce pollutants of coal burning.  Thus, no coal-burning power plant is really clean.  Clean coal is simply the new method of handling the coal.  Pollutants are redirected from one waste stream to another, still to be released into he environment.  From start to finish, the process of burning coal for power is extremely harmful to our environment and a major risk to public health.

Scientists have spent over 10 years researching technologies tha t can make "clean coal" but no viable, commercial solution has been discovered.  The United States alone has spent over $5 billion to make "clean coal" a reality.

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Obama announces 8.3 billion loan guarantee for 2 new nuclear power plants

Obama announces $8.3 billion loan guarantee for 2 new nuclear power plants

President Obama announced Tuesday, February 16th that a $8.3 billion loan guarantee would be awarded to Southern Company in Burke, GA.  This was part of his plan to create a clean energy economy.  

Nuclear power plants do not create greenhouse gas emissions, therefore appearing more favorable than coal-fired power plants.  In fact, they actually produce nuclear waste which is harmful to the environment since most nuclear waste cannot be disposed of and American plants do not recycle the nuclear waste as France does.  

The two nuclear reactors are set to be in service by 2016 and 2017.  They are positioned to be the first nuclear reactors to reach government approval since 1979. 

The $8.3 billion loan guarantee would help subsidize most of the private loans Southern Company would have to acquire in order to build the nuclear power plants.  The subsidy would cover about 70% of the total cost of the reactors.

The commissioning of these two nuclear reactors is estimated to produce 3,500 jobs for construction and 800 high paying jobs after completion.  They will generate 2,200 megawatts of electricity.  One megawatt of electricity can power 500 homes in Georgia.

This $8.3 billion loan guarantee to Southern Company comes from $18.5 billion set aside for nuclear power programs.  President Obama has urged Congress to triple the nuclear loan program to $54 billion with the intention of funding more nuclear projects in the future.

Obama has found difficulty in convincing Republicans to back his clean energy program because it emphasizes nuclear power as a method of minimizing greenhouse gas emissions.

Even with an $8.3 billion loan guarantee, these nuclear power plants and all others must still retain radioactive waste on-site creating health and environmental concerns.  These concerns have been addressed but are d eemed less detrimental than those of oil and coal energy.

The United States produces 20% of its electricity from nuclear sources.

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Florida Attempting to Save Solar Rebate Program

Florida Attempting to Save Solar Rebate Program

The recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has awakened America to re-examine renewable energy. One state, Florida, has a solar rebate program in trouble. 

The Florida solar rebate program was established in 2007. It provides homeowners $10,000 for photovoltaic solar installations and $500 for solar hot-water systems. Unfortunately, Florida state Legislature did not fund the program. Florida received $14.4 million in federal stimulus, but most of the funds went directly to solar rebates. This money was quickly used by applicants from the previous year.

Governor Charlie Crist requested $10 million for the program in 2010-2011. So far, Florida has provided no funds.

Currently, there are nearly 10,000 applicants waiting for $25 million in rebates. The program is set to expire at the end of June unless the Legislature reauthorizes its continuation.

Governor Crist said a special session is needed to consider banning oil drilling and investing money in renewable energy. 

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Ups and Downs in Maryland Solar Industry

Ups and Downs in Maryland Solar Industry

A great stepping stone for the Maryland solar industry would be to add solar energy systems to state buildings.  Well, on March 24th, 2010, just that happened.  The Maryland Department of General Services announced that they would be installing photovoltaic systems on 5 of their buildings.  Engaged in a 20-year power purchase agreement with SunEdison to install, finance, own and operate the five solar systems, Maryland taxpayers would not be responsible for the upfront cost of the projects.  Solar arrays would also be a great addition to the state's renewable energy portfolio.

Another good sign for the Maryland solar industry involves the Maryland Energy Administration updating a new incentive program for the installation of mid-sized solar electric systems.  In an attempt to make clean energy retrofits accessible to local businesses, the two year program would use a total of up to $1.45 million to help subsidize the cost of commercial r ooftop solar projects.  Maryland businesses would qualify for a rebate of $500 per kilowatt of solar electricity installed for systems between 20 and 100 kW, or a grant of up to $50,000.  The MEA incentive program would also cover up to 15% of a solar thermal system, or up to $25,000 per grant.  Business owners should be very attracted to this offer as the economy is prime for building your own solar business from the ground up.  The Maryland solar industry will undoubtedly see growth from this move.

But in the end, one blemish to the Maryland solar industry must be noted.  On March 26th, BP Solar regretfully laid off 320 of their 430 employees putting a halt to all production of solar panels in their Frederick, Maryland plant.

Unfortunately, because we are still in a recession, the Maryland solar industry along with other states' solar markets will still see setbacks like the one previously mentioned.  This might be another sad event that needs to occur for the entire green economy to move forward.  Some solar companies will have to fail before we see price drops and the huge boom the solar industry seems to be waiting impatiently for.

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Utah Solar Rebate Begins

Utah Solar Rebate Begins

In the middle of April, Utah began the "Utah State Energy Program". The solar program provides a $2 per DC watt incentive for residential, commercial, and nonprofit photovoltaic installations.

For residential property owners, the rebate is 25 percent of the total system cost or $8,750 (whichever is less). The solar system must be between 900 Watts and 25 kW.

For commercial and nonprofit solar systems, the maximum rebate is 25 percent of the system's cost or $50,000 (whichever is less). The solar system must be between 5 kW and 100 kW.

In addition, cash rebates provided by utility companies will be subtracted from the maximum rebate total.

The photovoltaic solar system must be grid-tied and installed by a professional contractor with a Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing license.

The solar system must be installed at primary residences (residential) or commercial properties with an active business present.

In addition to the solar rebate, Utah offers a personal tax credit of $2,000 and the federal government offers a 30 percent tax credit on new solar panel installations. These rebates can reduce the cost of a solar system by over 50%.

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Maricopa ED-3 Board Brings Back Solar Rebates

Maricopa ED-3 Board Brings Back Solar Rebates

Arizona. With an average of 211 sunny days a year and one of the largest cities in the United States (Phoenix at number 5), Arizona seems like a prime candidate for photovoltaic solar systems. To help finance solar installations, Electrical District number 3 voted to continue with the solar rebate program. 

After starting the program in 2009, it quickly ran out of money. Already, the rebate program has caused the company to spend $300,000 more than originally set aside.

Electrical District 3 continued to fund the solar rebate program until it was no longer possible. At this point, 32 customers have installed solar systems and 14 more were on the waiting list.

The surge of solar customers appears to be valley-wide. 113 APS customers applied for solar rebates in 2009. The total number of solar installations in 2009 is greater than the past eight years combined.

Electrical District 3 is now continuing the solar rebate program, except the rebate has been reduced from $3 per watt to $2.15 per watt. The program is funded by charging electricity consumers 30 cents a month and commercial users $12/month.

Electrical District 3 is researching how much consumers are willing to contribute a month to renewable energy. Until this information is collected, Electrical District 3 will hold off on tariff increases.

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10 Million Solar Roofs & 10 Million Gallons of Solar Hot Water Act

10 Million Solar Roofs & 10 Million Gallons of Solar Hot Water Act

Though 90% of Americans agree that we should be employing solar energy to combat our climate and energy crises, the U.S. government has been slow to embrace and develop legislation that addresses those concerns.  In a bill titled "10 Million Solar Roofs & 10 Million Gallons of Solar Hot Water Act" and introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Feb. 4, 2010, Americans in all 50 states would be eligible for rebates for the installation of solar electric and solar thermal systems.  

The bill known as the 10 Million Solar Roofs & 10 Million Gallons of Solar Hot Water Act adopted its name from California Solar Initiative's "Million Solar Roofs" program and is modeled after the incentive programs in California and New Jersey- number 1 and 2 in solar energy, respectively.  It would provide for up to half the cost of any new photovoltaic or solar thermal system.

The 10 Million Solar Roofs & 10 Million Gallons of Solar Hot W ater Act will produce 30,000 new megawatts of electricity in the next 10 years.  This amount of energy is equivalent to the output of 30 nuclear power plants.  However, it is extremely more cost-effective.  The program is estimated to cost anywhere between $2-3 billion per year.

The average power plant produces about 1,000 megawatts for the $10 billion spent to build it.  Sanders' 10 Million Solar Roofs & 10 Million Gallons of Solar Hot Water Act aims to produce 30x the energy of a nuclear power plant for only $30 billion.  It would take $300 billion to produce that much energy from nuclear sources.

Distributed energy is much more efficient than energy produced from coal, oil, and nuclear.  Yet, it hasn't benefited from the same amount of funding as the other more traditional methods.

Proponents of the 10 Mil lion Solar Roofs & 10 Million Gallons of Solar Hot Water Act include Environment and Public Works Committee Chair Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ),  Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Arlen Specter (D-PA).

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The US - Will It Take the Necessary Steps to be a Renewable Energy Leader

The US - Will It Take the Necessary Steps to Be a Renewable Energy Leader

The current oil spill off the coast of Louisiana is causing some Americans to question the longevity and environmental impact of oil. Renewable energy companies should take advantage of the situation and persuade Congress to make renewable energy a top priority.

Renewable energy, including photovoltaic, wind, and geothermal provide 15 percent of Germany and Denmark's energy requirements. In those counties, utility companies are required to purchase renewable energy at a set rate. The rate is set once and guaranteed for a pre-determined number of years.

This gives renewable energy viability. The current political and economic climate makes energy prices extremely unstable. With a set rate for renewable energy, companies can get financing to install renewable energy. This policy has led to an extreme increase in renewable energy infrastructure and the creation of many jobs.

America's energy policies are still controlled by lobbying and political pull of fossil fuel giants (BP, Chevron, Arco, Shell, and more). This money has successfully distorted public opinion about the economic, environmental, and social implementation of renewable energy. By distorting renewable energy, the fossil fuel giants have been able to make record profits and receive federal subsidies.

Many countries laugh at our outdated energy policy. They are discouraged not only because Americans use 25% of the world's energy, but because the United States holds 4.5% of the world's population.

The United States should be adopting the energy policy of Germany and Spain. By installing renewable energy, the United States can create much-needed jobs, secure its energy for future growth, and make the world think differently.

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PACE- Property Assessed Clean Energy

PACE- Property Assessed Clean Energy

There is a widespread impression that clean energy is expensive.  Well, it is, but there are ways of financing it to reduce or eliminate upfront costs.  Property owners need to be proactive in looking for these options.

PACE financing, or property assessed clean energy financing, gives property owners the chance to make renewable energy and/or energy efficiency retrofits without any upfront costs.  That's right, if you live in a participating municipality, you may qualify for a PACE bond which will allow you to pay off the costs of retrofits through your property taxes over a 15 or 20 year period.

PACE bonds are an idea that originated from a Berkeley, CA finance company, Renewable Funding.  Renewable Funding partnered with the city to help provide homeowners with a way to fund the installation of solar energy systems and energy efficiency improvements.  The "Berkeley First" program allowed homeowners to borrow the money and repay it through their home property taxes over a 20 year period.

There are several very enticing benefits to this PACE program:

- Virtually no upfront costs and no impact on your equity
- No credit or general obligation risk
- Tax liability is transferred to the new owner and upgrades remain with the property if sold
- Financing costs are comparable to a mortgage or equity line
- Property tax liens are senior to mortgage debt making borrowers less susceptible to foreclosure
- Financing is guaranteed as it comes from the IRS
- Lower energy bills and improved ROI/positive cash flow
- Immediate creation of jobs in renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors

The need for PACE bonds is estimated to exceed more than $500 billion in the coming years.  The result is a significant decrease in our greenhouse gas emissions and a strengthening of our energy independence.  PACE funding will make solar energy and energy efficiency more attainable and create a greater demand for jobs in both industries.

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PACE- Property Assessed Clean Energy

PACE- Property Assessed Clean Energy

There is a widespread impression that clean energy is expensive.  Well, it is, but there are ways of financing it to reduce or eliminate upfront costs.  Property owners need to be proactive in looking for these options.

PACE financing, or property assessed clean energy financing, gives property owners the chance to make renewable energy and/or energy efficiency retrofits without any upfront costs.  That's right, if you live in a participating municipality, you may qualify for a PACE bond which will allow you to pay off the costs of retrofits through your property taxes over a 15 or 20 year period.

PACE bonds are an idea that originated from a Berkeley, CA finance company, Renewable Funding.  Renewable Funding partnered with the city to help provide homeowners with a way to fund the installation of solar energy systems and energy efficiency improvements.  The "Berkeley First" program allowed homeowners to borrow the money and repay it through their home property taxes over a 20 year period.

There are several very enticing benefits to this PACE program:

- Virtually no upfront costs and no impact on your equity
- No credit or general obligation risk
- Tax liability is transferred to the new owner and upgrades remain with the property if sold
- Financing costs are comparable to a mortgage or equity line
- Property tax liens are senior to mortgage debt making borrowers less susceptible to foreclosure
- Financing is guaranteed as it comes from the IRS
- Lower energy bills and improved ROI/positive cash flow
- Immediate creation of jobs in renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors

The need for PACE bonds is estimated to exceed more than $500 billion in the coming years.  The result is a significant decrease in our greenhouse gas emissions and a strengthening of our energy independence.  PACE funding will make solar energy and energy efficiency more attainable and create a greater demand for jobs in both industries.

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The Benefits of Distributed Energy

The Benefits of Distributed Energy

Distributed energy.  Sounds good.  It is.  It's actually the ultimate goal when it comes to dealing with our energy crisis.  In the back of our minds, we want to minimize our impact on the environment.  But when it comes down to discussing energy, we simply want to make it affordable, improve the quality and the reliability of the supply.  Distributed energy does just that.  It refers to the many new technologies that have small, modular, power-generating capacity and are combined with load management and energy storage systems to provide energy at or near the point of consumption.

Traditional methods of producing energy used more centralized operations that generate power onsite and deliver it to consumers through high-voltage power lines.  Examples of these more centralized operations are nuclear power plants, coal burning plants, and hydroelectric damns.  It goes without saying that these particular methods are have significant impacts on the environment.

Distributed energy requires consumers to produce their own energy onsite to feed into their utility's electrical grid.  Distributed energy involves a wide range of technologies including wind turbines, solar power, fuel cells, microturbines, reciprocating engines, load reduction technologies, and battery storage systems.  These distributed energy technologies are used to produce baseload power, peak power, backup power, remote power, power quality, as well as cooling and heating.

The effective employment of distributed energy also relieves congestion in transmission lines, prevents energy rate fluctuations, stabilizes the electricity grid, and re-establishes energy security.  Because distributed energy sources need to be connected to the grid, they also support and strengthen the central-station model of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution.  

 The Department of Energy is currently developing technologies to integrate renewable and distributed energy systems into the electricity grid at the distribution level.  Americans must make efforts to retrofitting their properties with renewable and distributed energy systems that improve the overall effectiveness of our energy infrastructure.

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BP Solar closes Maryland plant due to market competition

BP Solar closes Maryland plant due to market competition

Though BP Solar is a big name in the renewable energy industry and maintains steady investment in wind energy technology, its efforts in solar development have endured a significant blow.  

On March 26th, 2010, BP Solar announced that it would be ceasing operations at their Frederick, Maryland manufacturing facility. BP Solar opened the facility just three and a half years ago.  With lower cost solar materials and equipment being imported from China and even India, BP Solar simply determined the move to be the most financially practical.

Out of 430 employees at the Frederick plant, 320 were laid off.  Production involved with silicon casting, wafering, and cell manufacturing was ceased and all workers associated with these departments lost their jobs.  BP Solar plans to shift all the remaining in-house manufacturing to other low-cost joint ventures to ultimately become more affordable to their market.  Sales and marketing , research and technology, project development and other business support functions will remain.

Reyad Fezzani, CEO of BP Solar, stated "Solar prices declined between 40 and 50 percent since the onset of the financial and economic crisis, compressing industry margins and driving solar power towards grid competitive pricing.  By shifting our supply to a high quality, low cost supply base to serve both distribution customers and large scale projects, we have strengthened our position as a provider of competitive solar solutions with our offer of the highest lifetime value."

Beginning in the first quarter of 2009, BP Solar also closed several other high-cost manufacturing locations and consequentially reducing their prices by 45%.  Most solar companies have found themselves drastically lowering their inventory values due to strong international competition and depressed silicon prices.  

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How to Choose a quality Solar Installer in Los Angeles

How to Choose a quality Solar Installer in Los Angeles

The age of renewable energy is upon us.  Going green in one's daily routine is easier.  However,  making a renewable energy retrofit on your home can be a chore if you do not know where to begin.

Here are some things to think about when choosing a quality solar installer in Los Angeles. 

First, you can always think about looking up a quality solar installer in the Los Angeles Yellowpages.  Those professionals tend to be dependable because they wouldn't be listed in the Yellowpages if they were not dependable.  If you don't use that method to find a quality solar installer, try locating a Los Angeles contractor on the internet.  There are many directories that provide lists of certified and experienced quality solar installers.

You must know what questions to ask when you select a quality solar installer.  In Los Angeles, there are many quality solar installers; this may result in a bidding war if you decide to contact several.  This may not be what you want.  Getting the lowest estimate is not the best course of action.  Contractors can easily take shortcuts to win your business with the lowest bid or they may not be experienced and are willing to go lower than quality solar installers.  You must ask pertinent qualifying questions of your installer to determine if they are experienced and trustworthy.  You will naturally gravitate toward a quality solar installer in Los Angeles if they can demonstrate these characteristics.

Ask them to show you all the proper licenses that are required of a solar installer in Los Angeles.  Not all electricians know how to install solar and not all certified photovoltaic installers know how to tie in the system to the utility grid.  Make sure they are experienced in both or have a team who can do each task competently.  In some cases, experience can be interchangeable with formal training.  You have to like your quality solar installer but make sure they have the proper credentials.

Also, ask if they have any references of past jobs.  It gives you a resume of their work.  You can find out if there were any complications with their service on prior projects.  

Ask about a service agreement.  This states what services the quality solar installer is responsible for and lays out the terms of the deal.  You should also ask your quality solar installer what incentives and rebates are available to apply for in Los Angeles.

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