Tag Archives: White House

Solarpowerforum.net and Sungevity forum

Posted on December 15, 2010 by dansolar

We are half-way through the month and I always like to project what my total of kilowatts will be. So after tonight I can look at the total kilowatts made for the month and I will post it tomorrow. You … Continue reading →

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Robert’s solar in pictures

Posted on December 12, 2010 by dansolar

I finally had my camera with me when I was at Robert’s house yesterday. Here are the photos of his 2.9kw system from Sungevity with Canadian Solar panels and Kaco Inverter. His system is smaller and his roof had no … Continue reading →

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$700 free

Posted on December 11, 2010 by dansolar

December has a special present in offer. If you sign up for an iQuote (free) at Sungevity, they will give you a gift card for $200. The other 500 dollars comes from adding my referral number to the quote. Thus … Continue reading →

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Solar Robert

Posted on December 9, 2010 by dansolar

He finally got his internet connected to his Kaco Inverter so he can watch his energy graphs like I do everyday. He was on vacation and finally got it connected. Have fun watching solar graphs, Robert. I know you watch … Continue reading →

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Over 1500 kilowatt hours produced so far in 90 days…

Posted on December 1, 2010 by dansolar

Not bad for my little 3.7kw system, is what a friend said the other day. Yes, 1500 plus kilowatts so far 90 days. Yahoo! I was invited to be a reference on a large solar installation. My notoriety is picking … Continue reading →

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More graphs – November 18, 2010 – tree shading is obvious.

Posted on November 22, 2010 by dansolar

This shows how a tree in the middle of a south facing back yard can cut down on solar panel efficiency. Science Fair 101 – try it and see what happens. There were no previous measurements for this tree being … Continue reading →

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OMG, the President called me!

Posted on November 12, 2010 by dansolar

OMG, when I got home from work Friday, on my answering machine, was a message from the President of Sungevity, Danny Kennedy, thanking me for my solar blog and for being interviewed by Planet Forward of George Washington University (GWU), … Continue reading →

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Business Week and PBS

Posted on October 30, 2010 by dansolar

Image by bluekdesign via Flickr I forgot to tell you that a few weeks ago, Bloomberg Business Week magazine interviewed me for an upcoming article about Sungevity and the White House going solar. Cool huh? I don’t know when it … Continue reading →

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Back to sunny days…

Posted on October 9, 2010 by dansolar

Yesterday’s graphs, one for the day, October 8th and the other of the month so far. It is easy to see which days were sunny and cloudy. The system made almost 22 kWh yesterday, not bad for October. Hope you … Continue reading →

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White House goes solar! About time…

Posted on October 7, 2010 by dansolar

It’s about time. I am glad to hear that the White House which used to have solar under Pres. Carter will finally have solar again. Solar water heating and some solar electric is a good start. It should have happened … Continue reading →

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