When the lights go out, is solar a viable backup solution? Absolutely! Solar is an excellent resource not only for everyday power but also for backup power. The sun shines reliably every day—even when a disaster has shut down other sources of power. Even on those dark...
ANOTHER IMPORTANT CHANCE TO KEEP SOLAR GROWING! We recently called on you to contact legislators in Washington state asking them to include a new productive incentive program in the recently-passed state budget. (We reported the results on our blog a few days ago.)...
We thank all of our Artisan Electric community of solar enthusiasts and supporters who reached out to their representatives in support of SHB 1912 in the last few weeks. Because we kept you updated on the progress this bill was making through the legislative process...
Huge solar success in West Seattle leads to free PV system for Highland Park Improvement Club Artisan Electric teamed up with Puget Sound Solar to donate and install a 4kW solar PV system at the Highland Park Improvement Club (HPIC) on May 27th. The all-volunteer-run...
Late last week, Tesla founder and SolarCity Chairman Elon Musk announced Tesla’s new battery based offering, the Powerwall. Since then, customers have been calling and writing us expressing a huge amount of interest in the Powerwall. We couldn’t be happier to see...
BURTON AUTO TURNS 30 AND GOES SOLAR Ann Starr dreamed about getting solar for Burton Auto, her family-owned Vashon business, for decades. It wasn’t until she attended a solar workshop at the Vashon Land Trust last fall, however, that she realized the timing was right...
