Washington State is delaying the adoption of three stringent 2014 National Electrical Code® (NEC®) requirements for new Solar Photovoltaic (PV) systems until July 1, 2016. The three requirements are 690.11 Arc-Fault Circuit Protection (Direct Current), 690.12 Rapid...
PETER JENSEN | THE WASHINGTON STATE WIRE A plan for a sweeping increase in the amount of solar energy generation in Washington state has made for interesting politics in the week before the policy committee cutoff Friday. A powerful House committee chairman figures to...
Carpet Bagger Alert! The Alliance for Solar Choice (TASC) consists of “Big Solar” leasing companies such as SunRun and SolarCity who intend to gut the Washington Market with over priced leasing schemes that funnels money away from Washington Homeowners,...
LAS VEGAS, NV – Calling it “critically important to America’s future,” the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) today launched a national campaign to extend the 30 percent solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) past 2016 by emphasizing tax...
Net metering is under attack in the U.S. Currently, 43 states have adopted a net metering policy, and it’s the single most important policy for the long-term growth of solar in the U.S. However, as solar becomes increasingly popular, especially for the residential...
Cars and trucks consume a lot of energy. 29% of the Washington State’s total energy consumption, to be exact. The majority of this energy is from fossil fuels, the burning of which is causing increasing climate instability. Artisan’s raison d’être is help fight...
