Considering a solar well pump? We explain where they work, where they don’t, and better options for reliable water in your home or ranch.

Problems with your Outback off-grid solar system doesn’t necessarily mean a wholesale replacement. Let’s review typical issues, repair options, and when upgrading to newer equipment makes sense.

See why fixed ground-mount arrays are the most cost-effective for rural off-grid solar and how to tell if your solar field is producing enough power.

The roof is probably not your best bet. Here’s why, and how we help our clients balance preferences and practicality.

The three most common types of off-grid solar, their cost, and how we help our clients to balance budget and requirements.

Learn the 4 areas we examine when diagnosing an off-grid solar system to make cost-effectively improvements.

Learn how to extend the lifespan of your lead-acid or lithium solar batteries by adjusting depth of discharge, optimizing the operating environment, ensuring proper dimensioning of your system, and more.

Learn how to collect power usage data with a Kill A Watt to dimension your off-grid solar solution.

See how a hands-on process empowered a client with the knowledge and confidence to grow his off-grid solar solution and build resiliency against outages.

See the 3 “against the grain” things we do to help our clients lower the cost of an off-grid solar solution.

Learn the 4 “usual suspects” driving up the cost of an off-grid solar system and how to reduce their impacts with reasonable adjustments.

Cybersecurity for critical infrastructure in a nutshell: Should you be worried it you’re on grid-tied solar? Should you be worried if you have off-grid solar? What is your inverter doing behind your back?

See how we help this client take a phased approach to build her off-grid solar system and achieve energy independence. 

Typical grid-tied solar installations can’t generate power during outages and can’t provide the independent resiliency for our rural community.

See how our off-grid solar solution helps this long-time Caliente resident lower SCE bills and become more resilient against power outages.

See how we helped this client modernize her off-grid solar equipment and batteries to add capacity and reliability to the system.

Our desert/mountain environment is unforgiving. See how we ensure our Caliente clients’ off-grid solar solutions withstand the test of time.

See how we helped a client transition from old and under-performing lead-acid batteries to modern, high-endurance lithium iron phosphate chemistry without the high cost, complexity, and wastage.

Yes, we can almost always repair a piece of equipment. But should you? How we answer the “to repair or to replace” question by evaluating the total cost of ownership (TCO).

A phased approach to bring a defunct off-grid solar system back to life — saving $10k in equipment and setting it up for future expansion.