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Apr 20, 20227 min read

Hawaiian Electric expands Battery Bonus: Now available on Maui and a huge rebate for home batteries!

HECO expands the Battery Bonus Rebate from Oahu to Maui. The new program improves solar savings and benefits of adding a Tesla Powerwall 2!

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Mar 30, 20226 min read

HECO Expects a 10-20% rate increase, as its profits sore: How can solar and batteries protect you?

HECO announced it will be raising electricity costs by 20% on Oahu, Big Island, and Maui! Learn how solar and batteries can help you!

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Mar 4, 20226 min read

Why do people install solar and home batteries? Five reasons our customers decide to install solar!

We asked our customers why they made the decision to install solar and batteries. Learn why homeowners are making the decision to go solar!

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Oct 29, 20216 min read

Big Island Permit Issues Delay Solar Installs: What is the cause and how Alchemy Solar protects you!

Big Island's new permitting system has perm led to delays for solar and home battery projects. Learn how Alchemy Solar protects you!

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Oct 15, 202110 min read

How much does solar cost in Hawaii? The average cost of installing solar and batteries in Hawaii

How much do solar panels cost in Hawaii? Learn how much it costs to install solar panels and a battery based on real homeowner data!

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Sep 24, 20218 min read

Virtual Power Plants: Residential solar and batteries is creating the utility grid of the future!

Virtual Power Plants work with home solar and batteries to support the power grid. VPPs benefit utilities and solar customers with solar.

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Sep 9, 20217 min read

Sunrun Brightbox Solar Battery: Everything you need to know about the nations leading $0 down solar!

Sunrun Brightbox Battery is the best solar battery solution available. Learn why the $0 down Sunrun Brightbox Battery has the best warranty!

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Aug 13, 20218 min read

Financial Independence and Retire Early and Solar Panels- Why Home Solar the best FIRE hack?

Financial Independence and Retire Early (FIRE) are catching on that solar panels are one of the best FIRE hacks available to homeowners.

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Jul 9, 20218 min read

Demand Response: Oahu Solar Battery Bonus pays homeowners thousands to help the grid!

Oahu Demand Response Scheduled Dispatch Battery Bonus is a program that pays homeowners thousands of dollars to add solar and home batteries

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May 22, 20218 min read

Kapolei Energy Storage Project: HECO and PUC conflict and why Oahu homeowners are better with solar

The Kapolei Energy Storage is a HECO battery project. The Public Utilities Commission has pushed back on it, learn what it means for you!

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May 12, 20212 min read

Alternate Power Solutions and Alchemy Solar partner to provide Long Island with solar and batteries

Alternate Power Solutions and Alchemy Solar come together to provide best-in-class solar and battery backup to homeowners on Long Island!

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May 6, 20216 min read

Why is electricity so expensive? Utility electricity costs are going up! What you can do about it!

Utility rates have gone up 15% nationally over the last decade. Learn what is causing your electricity costs to go up and how solar can help

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Apr 21, 20214 min read

Hawaii lawmakers vote to cut the state solar credits: What does that mean for you?

Hawaii lawmakers have proposed a reduction of the Hawaii State Solar Tax Credit. Learn what this could mean for your solar savings!

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Apr 8, 20216 min read

Federal Investment Solar Tax Credit Guide: What you need to know to claim the solar tax credit!

The federal solar tax credit, or as it's officially known, the investment tax credit (ITC), allows homeowners to deduct 26% from the cost

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Mar 10, 20216 min read

What is the best way to get a solar panel system: Cash Vs. Financing Vs. Monthly Vs. Prepaid

Solar, like other investments, is about the right fit, Learn if getting solar with cash, financing, a monthly lease, or prepaid PPA is best!

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Feb 4, 20219 min read

LG Chem RESU 10H Review: All the details, data, incentives, and functions you need to know

The LG Chem RESU 10H in one of the leading home solar batteries. Learn about the LG Chem details, data, functions and incentives today.

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Jan 28, 202110 min read

Tesla Powerwall 2: We review the data and functions you need to read about the leading home battery

When people think about home solar batteries, the first name that usually comes up first is the Tesla Powerwall. Learn about the Powerwall 2

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Jan 21, 20214 min read

How long does it take to charge a Tesla: Model Y, Model 3, Model S and Model X questions answered

Learn how long it takes to charge Model Y, Model 3, Model S and Model X and what impact different chargers have!

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Jan 13, 20213 min read

Solar Panel Systems and Electric Vehicles: Can home solar panels be used to charge an EV?

Introduction: Many of our customers started the process of looking into solar after purchasing an electric vehicle. When a homeowner...

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Jan 6, 20213 min read

Southern California Edison (SCE) Solar Net Energy Metering 2.0. How NEM 2.0 works in SCE?

Introcudtion: Southern California Edison's utilizes the Net Energy Metering (NEM for short) model for customers who install solar at...

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