SunWize’s Chief Commercial Officer, David Kaltsas, will speak at the CleanMed conference on May 1st in Denver, CO. Kaltsas and Kevin Maxson of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs will discuss their views on “Balancing the Energy Budget at VA Hospitals with Solar Installations & Healthcare Strategic Sustainability.”
There was a lot of excitement and enthusiasm in anticipation of a successful solar exhibition this year as SunWize introduced our new CEO and unveiled a new trade show booth. Scott Tonn, our new CEO, gave an inspired greeting to all of the SunWIze employees attending the show at an early morning meeting – creating a perfect start to the day! Looking outside the closed entry doors, there were hundreds of participants waiting for the opening of the show. We are all looking forward to meeting new customers and vendors as well as learning about new products and innovations in the solar industry. These are exciting times and we’ll keep you posted with more updates from the trade show floor.
Customers serviced by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) have not been able to take advantage of solar rebates because the program was suspended in January, 2011.
Beginning September 1, 2011, LADWP will offer new rebates to reduce the cost of going solar.
In the second installment of a three part series, we asked Matt Ziskin, SunWize Sr. Director of Marketing, to put solar module efficiency into perspective.
The first step is to define “solar efficiency.” Ziskin explains the efficiency rate as the percentage of the sun’s energy that a solar module can convert to electricity.
According to Ziskin, “efficiency of solar should be evaluated differently than efficiency of a car engine. With a solar panel, the fuel (sunshine) is free and unlimited. For this reason, a more efficient solar panel will not save you money on sunshine the way a more efficient car engine will save you money at the gas pump.” So what is the right metric?
Solar Misperceptions – Part Three: Does a Solar Investment Pay Off?
In part three or our series, Matt Ziskin, Sr. Director of Marketing discusses the payback of residential solar under different payment plans.
Like any home improvement, solar systems can vary widely in cost and size. And now, there are more payment options to make solar accessible to more homeowners. Ziskin highlights three ways to think about the financial benefits of installing solar. “Most homeowners evaluate the cost of solar in terms of how much money they will save off of their monthly utility bills, how quickly they can recoup the cost of the system with their post-solar energy bill savings, and how much they can save compared to utility electricity costs over the life of the system.”
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