There has been some discussion in the news lately about PG&E going into bankruptcy as a way to deal with the mounting liabilities of the recent fires. The stock price of PG&E has fallen tremendously with the news that they have admitted fault in this latest fire. The amount of damages, further escalated by the
Should I Choose an Attached Solar System or a Ballasted System?
There are many companies proposing and installing solar panels on commercial buildings. Since many of these buildings are almost flat, it allows two basic systems to be used in order to hold the solar panels in position on your roof. These are called attached or ballasted. While the attached system may have more roof attachments
How We Compute The Payback On Your LED Retrofit And How That Affects The On Bill Financing Terms
LED fixtures save you money on your electricity because they only produce light in the visible spectrum and therefore there is no energy wasted on heat and ultraviolet light. At CitiGreen, when we conduct an LED retrofit, we raise the light level around 50% and we carefully select the color of the light of the
Are The Recent California Fires Going To Affect My PG&E Rates?
Yes, absolutely, the recent devastating fires in California are going to directly raise my rates, and yours. In the past, there was a way that the CPUC got involved and through the courts, was able to block allowing the large utility companies from passing these costs on to ratepayers. In 2014, the CPUC granted all
When Should a Landlord Invest in Solar?
A landlord benefits greatly from investing in a solar system on their building. It can add tenant loyalty. It can increase tenant loyalty, it increases the value of your building (without raising income taxes), increases your income from that building, and keeps an income coming in from a vacant building. The state and federal governments
What Are The Benefits of Solar For Commercial Building Owners?
There are many benefits for commercial building owners and landlords with regards to a solar system on their building. A landlord can be involved in many different ways. Let’s look at some of the situations and then look at the risks and rewards and see if we can find the best path for the highest
Does Solar Protect Me From PG&E Rate Increases?
One of the advantages of solar that doesn’t get much publicity is the fact that a properly sized solar system can protect you from future rate increases by your utility company. The rates have been going up 5% every year since PG&E has been publishing their historical rates on their website. https://www.pge.com/tariffs/rateinfo.shtml It takes a
When Should a Landlord Consider Installing LED Lighting?
A Landlord has many opportunities to upgrade their buildings. However, we must keep the return on this investment (ROI) in mind. Any upgrade that increases income and increases tenant loyalty is something worth considering. As with most investments, timing is a big consideration and that is what we are going to concentrate on in this
How Can I Lower My Electricity Bill?
Here in Northern California we are served almost exclusively by PG&E Company. It is a private company owned by PG&E Corporation, which is a publicly traded company vowed to make money for their investors. They have been in business over a hundred years, and as a public utility controlled by the Public Utilities Commission, they
When Should I Wash my Solar Panels?
A solar panel is a piece of glass exposed to the elements and just like your car sitting outside, dust settles on it. Certain areas have more dust in the air than others due to local commercial activities, wind patterns, etc. Dust is not transparent to light so therefore it blocks light getting to the