Replacing Foreign Oil with Domestic Solar   I believe that most people want to ‘do the right thing’ for the environment, their community, and feel that if they can save money in the process, it’s a bonus. For decades, we have been told that the right thing to do for our country is to reduce…

Stopping PV Installations by: Jonah Liebes For this week, Jonah Liebes writes about certain people’s attempts at stopping PV installations. ATTENTION: This is not a test. This is an actual emergency. There are people in this world who want to stop PV installations and are using false claims of health damage to scare consumers. These are…

An Integrated Energy Services Company By: Jonah Liebes   As part of a rapidly expanding solar energy industry, HelioPower has been on the forefront of technology integration and product development. Over the years, manufacturers such as Sharp Electronics, Enphase, KACO New Energy, Solar Edge, Canadian Solar and Hyundai Heavy Industries have relied on HelioPower’s team of…

Vision and Mission of HelioPower By Mo Rousso Mo Rousso depicts HelioPower’s Vision and Mission in the next installment of his Energy Talking Points.       As some of you know, I recently retook the helm of HelioPower as its President.  I had stepped away for a while to pursue some other areas of…

The History of HelioPower – The Beginning By Mo Rousso, Founder, HelioPower Mo Rousso, Founder of HelioPower, reflects upon the history of HelioPower and his 15 year journey with the company.   Fifteen years ago this month, the idea of HelioPower was born. I had just come off of one of the worst years in tech,…

Energy Competitive Advantage Mo Rousso has written extensively about the concept of eCOGS, or energy cost of goods sold.  By moving your energy costs above the gross margin line, you have much more visibility and control over that cost. For today’s topic, he writes about energy cost reduction as an energy competitive advantage. When a…

Top 7 Reasons I Hate Solar! After working at HelioPower for the past 13 years, I’ve come to realize…I hate solar.  I’ve heard a lot about how great solar energy is for consumers, the economy and the planet. Blah, Blah, Blah. Solar is awesome, saving money is good, pollution is bad- it’s like a mantra around here…

Driving Solar   Background In January, after a 5 year run in a hand-me-down Volvo, I bought my first brand new car- a 2016 Chevrolet Volt. The Volt is what’s known as a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) which means it operates a lot like a hybrid gas/electric vehicle such as the Toyota Prius. And, when…