Residential Solar
Helio Energy Solutions part of new Go Green section at Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival this weekend
Friday the 26th annual Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival kicks off. The crowd is expected to number 40,000 people for the award winning three-day festival at the Lake Skinner Recreation Area. If so this figure will match attendance in the past. Along with balloon rides, wine tasting and music concerts this year will see…
Read MorePower to the people
From The San Diego Union-Tribune, May 31, 2009, staff writer Onell R. Soto: “Power to the people. One Block Off the Grid uses community activism to build networks of solar energy systems so homeowners can get volume discounts. ” The renovation, the insulation, and the new kitchen all helped, but Meg Goldfeather couldn’t get her 1926 University…
Read MoreFederal Funding for Renewable Energy Commercialization
From Ecopreneurist, May 28, 2009 Written by Ian Rogoff Ecopreneurist Editor’s Note: The is a guest contribution by Ian Rogoff, Chairman of the Nevada Institute for Renewable Energy Commercialization, and Chairman and CEO of The Helio Group (parent company to Helio Energy Solutions). This is the sixth post in a series from the CEO’s of…
Read MorePresident Obama touts solar energy at tour of Nellis Air Force Base
On his tour today of the photovoltaic array at Nellis Air Force Base, President Obama saw first-hand how solar energy is being used to generate clean electricity supplies – including 25% of the base’s total power. Located in Las Vegas, NV, the Nellis Air Force Base solar array generates more than 30 million kilowatt-hours (kWh)…
Read MoreSolar ROI, the real story
By Scott Gordon, Director of Sales, Helio Energy Solutions If there were a most commonly asked question contest in the solar business, this question would win hands down: “How long will it take for my solar system to pay for itself?” (Incidentally the second most asked question is: “I have an XXX square foot house,…
Read MoreGoing solar doesn’t have to cost a grip, ABC Channel 7 News
By Ric Romero, ABC Channel 7 News Consumer Specialist, Thursday, May 21, 2009 Would you put solar power in your home if you only had to pay a fraction of the cost? One homeowner did and he’s now saving plenty on his electric bill while helping out the environment at the same time. Stephen Mark…
Read MoreEnergy and Commerce panel passes cap-and-trade bill, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
Environment & Energy Daily, Darren Samuelsohn, reporting: House Energy Commerce Committee voted 33-25 tonight to pass sweeping legislation that would overhaul U.S. energy and global warming policy. Democrats largely held together in support of the 946-page bill shaped over several months of closed-door negotiations and nearly 40 hours of debate this week. Only one Republican…
Read MoreSCE’s Javier Burgos warns solar incentive program about to level down to smaller rebate checks
Nearly 200 people showed up in Redlands, Ca last night to hear Southern California Edison (SCE) representative, Javier Burgos, talk about the California Solar Initiative (CSI). Called Homeowner Solar Information Sessions (HSIS), this SCE educational series about solar has been, according to Burgos, “our most successful outreach effort.” Along with the overview of the CSI…
Read MoreAmerican Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 Adds Amendment Supporting State Adoption of Feed-In Tariffs
Among amendments added to the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES) of 2009, H.R. 2454, yesterday is important legislation for the solar power industry. Yesterday’s votes at the House Energy and Commerce Committee markup of global warming and energy legislation included an amendment passed which ”gives states the ability to adopt ‘feed-in tariffs’ for…
Read MoreNew Solar Home Program Specialist, Tyler Michael, at the San Diego Green Building Expo, May 14
Tyler Michael is Helio Energy Solutions’s resident expert for the application of solar in new home construction. This week he is participating in the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Green Building Expo, a forum for sustainable building technologies, in San Diego. The Green Building Expo is part of the ULI’s Smart Growth awards program and will…
Read More1BOG Awards Helio Energy Solutions and groSolar San Diego Solar Community Program
Helio Energy Solutions and groSolar have been awarded the new San Diego 1BOG solar program, which kicks off this week. The program brings homeowners together to secure group pricing for solar power installations. From the 1BOG website: We’re extremely happy to have partnered with both solar integrators, and they are working very closely on this…
Read MoreHome Energy Upgrades That Pay
Writer Richard Crume, of Solar Today Magazine, brings us this excellent review of home energy upgrades that pay in their March 2009 issue. Solar Today is the publication of the American Solar Energy Association. Here is an excerpt, click here for the full article. Are homeowners making good choices when it comes to reducing home…
Read MoreHelioUniversity Offers Solar Installation Training, Saturday, May 16
Attention contractors and electricians! You can learn the solar installation business by attending a HelioUniversity hands on training. Learn how to plan, permit and install solar! We are holding our monthly class for contractors, “Installing Solar Kits” Saturday May 16th. This 1 day class will cover performing a pre-site, matching your customer to…
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