Straight-Talk Solar Cast

In this week's episode we discuss the latest update with Bill Maher's solar project, and we discuss in detail the new American Jobs Plan - $2  Trillion - and the impact on solar power for the next decade at least.

Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in Northern California, who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home, business, or farm. In each episode we discuss questions facing people making the decision to go solar. The solutions to your questions are given to you – straight – by one of the leading experts in the solar industry, Jamie Duran, president of Solar Harmonics. Feel free to search our library for answers to questions that you’re facing when considering solar.

About Jamie Duran & Solar Harmonics

Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in Northern California,   who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home, business, or farm.  You can check out the website for the top solar energy equipment installer, Solar Harmonics, here.

Each episode we discuss questions facing people making the decision to go solar. The solutions to your questions are given to you – straight  – by one of the leading experts in the solar industry, Jamie Duran, president of Solar Harmonics.

Feel free to search our library for answers to questions that you’re facing when considering solar.

About Adam Duran & Magnified Media

Solarcast is produced and co-hosted by Adam Duran, director of Magnified Media. Based in San Francisco & Walnut Creek, California, Magnified Media is an internet marketing agency focused on online marketing, SEO, website design and reputation management for businesses of all sizes.

Magnified Media helping business owners master their marketing by:

• getting them more online reviews,

• getting their website seen at the top of Google rankings, and

• creating engaging social media content.

In his spare time, Adam enjoys working as the volunteer director of Delta Education Foundation, a nonprofit supporting after-school education in Northern California.

In  this week's podcast we discuss the proposed changes to the current Net  Energy Metering (NEM) program. Great changes for PG & E and bad changes for people who have not gone solar and even existing solar customers. 

Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in Northern California, who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home, business, or farm. In each episode we discuss questions facing people making the decision to go solar. The solutions to your questions are given to you – straight – by one of the leading experts in the solar industry, Jamie Duran, president of Solar Harmonics. Feel free to search our library for answers to questions that you’re facing when considering solar.

About Jamie Duran & Solar Harmonics

Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in Northern California,   who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home, business, or farm.  You can check out the website for the top solar energy equipment installer, Solar Harmonics, here.

Each episode we discuss questions facing people making the decision to go solar. The solutions to your questions are given to you – straight  – by one of the leading experts in the solar industry, Jamie Duran, president of Solar Harmonics.

Feel free to search our library for answers to questions that you’re facing when considering solar.

About Adam Duran & Magnified Media

Solarcast is produced and co-hosted by Adam Duran, director of Magnified Media. Based in San Francisco & Walnut Creek, California, Magnified Media is an internet marketing agency focused on online marketing, SEO, website design and reputation management for businesses of all sizes.

Magnified Media helping business owners master their marketing by:

• getting them more online reviews,

• getting their website seen at the top of Google rankings, and

• creating engaging social media content.

In his spare time, Adam enjoys working as the volunteer director of Delta Education Foundation, a nonprofit supporting after-school education in Northern California.

In  this week's podcast, we discuss how California changes the classification for solar panel waste as universal waste instead of hazardous waste. This is very important as nearly 100% of the materials in solar panels are recyclable and reusable. The heavy metals in solar panels are not easy to extract so a better solution still needs to be improved. Solar panel recycling will be a growing part of the industry and one of the most necessary. 

Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in Northern California, who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home, business, or farm. In each episode we discuss questions facing people making the decision to go solar. The solutions to your questions are given to you – straight – by one of the leading experts in the solar industry, Jamie Duran, president of Solar Harmonics. Feel free to search our library for answers to questions that you’re facing when considering solar.

About Jamie Duran & Solar Harmonics

Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in Northern California,   who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home, business, or farm.  You can check out the website for the top solar energy equipment installer, Solar Harmonics, here.

Each episode we discuss questions facing people making the decision to go solar. The solutions to your questions are given to you – straight  – by one of the leading experts in the solar industry, Jamie Duran, president of Solar Harmonics.

Feel free to search our library for answers to questions that you’re facing when considering solar.

About Adam Duran & Magnified Media

Solarcast is produced and co-hosted by Adam Duran, director of Magnified Media. Based in San Francisco & Walnut Creek, California, Magnified Media is an internet marketing agency focused on online marketing, SEO, website design and reputation management for businesses of all sizes.

Magnified Media helping business owners master their marketing by:

• getting them more online reviews,

• getting their website seen at the top of Google rankings, and

• creating engaging social media content.

In his spare time, Adam enjoys working as the volunteer director of Delta Education Foundation, a nonprofit supporting after-school education in Northern California.

In this week's podcast we discuss a quick update on the solar project for Bill Maher and on another topic, how drones are starting to gain more acceptance in both the solar site inspections and after solar project documentation and photos.  The solar industry's use of drones is gaining more acceptance and within the next 5 years will change and improve the safety for solar installers and homeowners.

Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in Northern California, who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home, business, or farm. In each episode we discuss questions facing people making the decision to go solar. The solutions to your questions are given to you – straight – by one of the leading experts in the solar industry, Jamie Duran, president of Solar Harmonics. Feel free to search our library for answers to questions that you’re facing when considering solar.

About Jamie Duran & Solar Harmonics

Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in Northern California,   who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home, business, or farm.  You can check out the website for the top solar energy equipment installer, Solar Harmonics, here.

Each episode we discuss questions facing people making the decision to go solar. The solutions to your questions are given to you – straight  – by one of the leading experts in the solar industry, Jamie Duran, president of Solar Harmonics.

Feel free to search our library for answers to questions that you’re facing when considering solar.

About Adam Duran & Magnified Media

Solarcast is produced and co-hosted by Adam Duran, director of Magnified Media. Based in San Francisco & Walnut Creek, California, Magnified Media is an internet marketing agency focused on online marketing, SEO, website design and reputation management for businesses of all sizes.

Magnified Media helping business owners master their marketing by:

• getting them more online reviews,

• getting their website seen at the top of Google rankings, and

• creating engaging social media content.

In his spare time, Adam enjoys working as the volunteer director of Delta Education Foundation, a nonprofit supporting after-school education in Northern California.

In this week's episode we discuss the massive power outage in Texas and its causes. We also discuss the role of solar power in Texas and how solar power can get greater acceptance in Texas and the rest of the country that will rely on fossil fuels for electricity.

Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in Northern California, who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home, business, or farm. In each episode we discuss questions facing people making the decision to go solar. The solutions to your questions are given to you – straight – by one of the leading experts in the solar industry, Jamie Duran, president of Solar Harmonics. Feel free to search our library for answers to questions that you’re facing when considering solar.

About Jamie Duran & Solar Harmonics

Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in Northern California,   who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home, business, or farm.  You can check out the website for the top solar energy equipment installer, Solar Harmonics, here.

Each episode we discuss questions facing people making the decision to go solar. The solutions to your questions are given to you – straight  – by one of the leading experts in the solar industry, Jamie Duran, president of Solar Harmonics.

Feel free to search our library for answers to questions that you’re facing when considering solar.

About Adam Duran & Magnified Media

Solarcast is produced and co-hosted by Adam Duran, director of Magnified Media. Based in San Francisco & Walnut Creek, California, Magnified Media is an internet marketing agency focused on online marketing, SEO, website design and reputation management for businesses of all sizes.

Magnified Media helping business owners master their marketing by:

• getting them more online reviews,

• getting their website seen at the top of Google rankings, and

• creating engaging social media content.

In his spare time, Adam enjoys working as the volunteer director of Delta Education Foundation, a nonprofit supporting after-school education in Northern California.

In this week's podcast we examine Bill Maher's ongoing rant about his solar project over the last 3 years.  Bill complains that he wanted to go solar 3 years ago, and his system still has not been approved.  We discuss the limitations of ongoing solar and what is the role of the solar installer vs. the local governments, and how both could have avoided this situation.

Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in Northern California, who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home, business, or farm. In each episode we discuss questions facing people making the decision to go solar. The solutions to your questions are given to you – straight – by one of the leading experts in the solar industry, Jamie Duran, president of Solar Harmonics. Feel free to search our library for answers to questions that you’re facing when considering solar.

About Jamie Duran & Solar Harmonics

Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in Northern California,   who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home, business, or farm.  You can check out the website for the top solar energy equipment installer, Solar Harmonics, here.

Each episode we discuss questions facing people making the decision to go solar. The solutions to your questions are given to you – straight  – by one of the leading experts in the solar industry, Jamie Duran, president of Solar Harmonics.

Feel free to search our library for answers to questions that you’re facing when considering solar.

About Adam Duran & Magnified Media

Solarcast is produced and co-hosted by Adam Duran, director of Magnified Media. Based in San Francisco & Walnut Creek, California, Magnified Media is an internet marketing agency focused on online marketing, SEO, website design and reputation management for businesses of all sizes.

Magnified Media helping business owners master their marketing by:

• getting them more online reviews,

• getting their website seen and

• creating engaging social media content.

In his spare time, Adam enjoys working as the volunteer director of Delta Education Foundation, a nonprofit supporting after-school education in Northern California.

In this week's podcast we meet Austin Rosenbaum from Demand IQ.  Demand IQ unites Project Sunroof with solar installer's websites to help customers answer the question "How much does it cost to go solar?"  Demand IQ walks the client through some initial questions to assemble a quick estimate of not only the cost of going solar but how much the savings will be as well.

Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in Northern California, who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home, business, or farm. In each episode we discuss questions facing people making the decision to go solar. The solutions to your questions are given to you – straight – by one of the leading experts in the solar industry, Jamie Duran, president of Solar Harmonics. Feel free to search our library for answers to questions that you’re facing when considering solar.

About Jamie Duran & Solar Harmonics

Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in Northern California,   who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home, business, or farm.  You can check out the website for the top solar energy equipment installer, Solar Harmonics, here.

Each episode we discuss questions facing people making the decision to go solar. The solutions to your questions are given to you – straight  – by one of the leading experts in the solar industry, Jamie Duran, president of Solar Harmonics.

Feel free to search our library for answers to questions that you’re facing when considering solar.

About Adam Duran & Magnified Media

Solarcast is produced and co-hosted by Adam Duran, director of Magnified Media. Based in San Francisco & Walnut Creek, California, Magnified Media is an internet marketing agency focused on online marketing, SEO, website design and reputation management for businesses of all sizes.

Magnified Media helping business owners master their marketing by:

• getting them more online reviews,

• getting their website seen and

• creating engaging social media content.

In his spare time, Adam enjoys working as the volunteer director of Delta Education Foundation, a nonprofit supporting after-school education in Northern California.

In this week's episode we discuss how the impact of community choice solar for apartment buildings, HOA's, triple net buildings and even farms can benefit from large solar arrays that distribute the solar benefits to all of the stakeholders.  Moving these benefits away from the electricity companies can save money, increase solar deployment and reduce costs.

Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in Northern California, who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home, business, or farm. In each episode we discuss questions facing people making the decision to go solar. The solutions to your questions are given to you – straight – by one of the leading experts in the solar industry, Jamie Duran, president of Solar Harmonics. Feel free to search our library for answers to questions that you’re facing when considering solar.

About Jamie Duran & Solar Harmonics

Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in Northern California,   who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home, business, or farm.  You can check out the website for the top solar energy equipment installer, Solar Harmonics, here.

Each episode we discuss questions facing people making the decision to go solar. The solutions to your questions are given to you – straight  – by one of the leading experts in the solar industry, Jamie Duran, president of Solar Harmonics.

Feel free to search our library for answers to questions that you’re facing when considering solar.

About Adam Duran & Magnified Media

Solarcast is produced and co-hosted by Adam Duran, director of Magnified Media. Based in San Francisco & Walnut Creek, California, Magnified Media is an internet marketing agency focused on online marketing, SEO, website design and reputation management for businesses of all sizes.

Magnified Media helping business owners master their marketing by:

• getting them more online reviews,

• getting their website seen and

• creating engaging social media content.

In his spare time, Adam enjoys working as the volunteer director of Delta Education Foundation, a nonprofit supporting after-school education in Northern California.

In this week's podcast we discuss how the need for solar in Home Owner's Associations is massive.  For most HOAs electricity expense for pools, lighting, fountains, etc. are ongoing expenses that never go away or get cheaper.  Unfortunately, the political side of HOAs can drastically increase the time it takes to go solar.  In this podcast we discuss what it takes for an HOA to go solar and how to best prepare the owners on the benefits of solar power.

Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in Northern California, who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home, business, or farm. In each episode we discuss questions facing people making the decision to go solar. The solutions to your questions are given to you – straight – by one of the leading experts in the solar industry, Jamie Duran, president of Solar Harmonics. Feel free to search our library for answers to questions that you’re facing when considering solar.

About Jamie Duran & Solar Harmonics

Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in Northern California,   who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home, business, or farm.  You can check out the website for the top solar energy equipment installer, Solar Harmonics, here.

Each episode we discuss questions facing people making the decision to go solar. The solutions to your questions are given to you – straight  – by one of the leading experts in the solar industry, Jamie Duran, president of Solar Harmonics.

Feel free to search our library for answers to questions that you’re facing when considering solar.

About Adam Duran & Magnified Media

Solarcast is produced and co-hosted by Adam Duran, director of Magnified Media. Based in San Francisco & Walnut Creek, California, Magnified Media is an internet marketing agency focused on online marketing, SEO, website design and reputation management for businesses of all sizes.

Magnified Media helping business owners master their marketing by:

• getting them more online reviews,

• getting their website seen and

• creating engaging social media content.

In his spare time, Adam enjoys working as the volunteer director of Delta Education Foundation, a nonprofit supporting after-school education in Northern California.

In this week's podcast we discuss how building portfolio owners (people who own a lot of property) are starting to realize they can turn their roofs into major revenue centers with solar and without the management of billing tenants.  Solar on the roof or on a carport is a no-brainer for property owners and now there's even less headache than ever.

Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in Northern California, who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home, business, or farm. In each episode we discuss questions facing people making the decision to go solar. The solutions to your questions are given to you – straight – by one of the leading experts in the solar industry, Jamie Duran, president of Solar Harmonics. Feel free to search our library for answers to questions that you’re facing when considering solar.

About Jamie Duran & Solar Harmonics

Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in Northern California,   who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home, business, or farm.  You can check out the website for the top solar energy equipment installer, Solar Harmonics, here.

Each episode we discuss questions facing people making the decision to go solar. The solutions to your questions are given to you – straight  – by one of the leading experts in the solar industry, Jamie Duran, president of Solar Harmonics.

Feel free to search our library for answers to questions that you’re facing when considering solar.

About Adam Duran & Magnified Media

Solarcast is produced and co-hosted by Adam Duran, director of Magnified Media. Based in San Francisco & Walnut Creek, California, Magnified Media is an internet marketing agency focused on online marketing, SEO, website design and reputation management for businesses of all sizes.

Magnified Media helping business owners master their marketing by:

• getting them more online reviews,

• getting their website seen and

• creating engaging social media content.

In his spare time, Adam enjoys working as the volunteer director of Delta Education Foundation, a nonprofit supporting after-school education in Northern California.