Straight-Talk Solar Cast

In this week's episode we review the pro's and con's of electric heat pumps.  Specifically we discuss the electric heat pump by https://www.facebook.com/MRCOOLcomfort and how they tested their universal heat pump in -24 degree weather in South Dakota.  Inside, with the heat pump, the house was 70 degrees.  Plus, since heat pumps use electricity solar + heat pumps are a no brainer.  Here is a link to the Mr. Cool Heat Pump Test - https://youtu.be/_v8vizQXwss

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. 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 the recent historic events, including the pricing of @Bitcoin topping $40,000 per coin.  We discuss how to get paid in Bitcoin mining, how solar plays a role in Bitcoin and mining, and the long term reasons to buy, hold and mine Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

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. 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 say goodbye to a crazy 2020 and welcome new year 2021, which should be the biggest year in the history of solar power.  We discuss all of the upcoming contributors and what the near future for solar power will bring to new and existing solar clients.  Happy New Year everyone!

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. 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 add to our solar wishlist for 2020. We need to add financing for commercial solar projects. Currently there are no great solutions for small commercial solar projects and we review those solutions and then recommend a great solution that should be available for all utility customers. #onbillfinancing

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. 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 the next items on our solar wishlist for 2021. We discuss the long-standing recommendation of getting multiple bids for construction projects. We also talk about the current warranty requirements on a solar installation and the unintended consequences of a 10-year warranty requirement.

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. 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 best 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 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 get to talk with our guest, Tim Brown from Hook Agency to discuss the next evolution in how solar companies attract new clients. Traditional lead gen companies will brute force solar on prospective clients who show the slightest interest in going solar. Hook Agency helps its clients engage through their own websites. Building the client's brand builds the best long term customer for any company.

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. 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 best 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 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 my 'wish' list for solar power in the next year.  This is a long list so we will break this topic up into 2 or 3 podcasts over the next few weeks.  One of these wishes has already been granted!

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. 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 best 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 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 the Solar Industry Association's agenda as sent to the Biden - Harris team including extending the Investment  Tax Credit (ITC) for solar projects & battery storage, solar on federal lands and reduction of import tariffs. All of these requests are quite modest, and in next week's show we will address our own solar wish list.

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. 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 best 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 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 and DeltaLAX, the Delta's first youth lacrosse league. 

In this week's episode, we discuss the potential impacts of the impending Biden presidency on the solar industry. New incentives, cost increases, improving technology and rolling back tariffs all set up the solar industry for continued success and growth.

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 or their home, business, or farm.  You can check out the website for the best 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.

Produced by Magnified Media

Solar Cast is produced by Adam Duran, director of Magnified Media. Based in Walnut Creek, California, Magnified Media is a digital marketing firm focused on getting Visibility & Credibility for businesses of all sizes. This means getting them into the top of Google local and getting them tons of reviews - which leads to more calls and more business.  Check out their podcast, Local SEO in 10 here! In his spare time, Adam enjoys working as the volunteer director of the Delta Education Foundation, serving on other non-profit boards and practicing Jiu-Jitsu.

In this week's podcast we are joined by Norman 'Finn' Findley, the CEO of Quest Renewables, and they are in the business of solar carports.  We get to discuss how Quest got started, what sets them apart from other solar carport companies, and where the future of solar covered parking is headed. Find out more here: https://questrenewables.com.

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 or their home, business, or farm.  You can check out the website for the best 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.

Produced by Magnified Media

Solar Cast is produced by Adam Duran, director of Magnified Media. Based in Walnut Creek, California, Magnified Media is a digital marketing firm focused on getting Visibility & Credibility for businesses of all sizes. This means getting them into the top of Google local and getting them tons of reviews - which leads to more calls and more business.  Check out their podcast, Local SEO in 10 here! In his spare time, Adam enjoys working as the volunteer director of the Delta Education Foundation, serving on other non-profit boards and practicing Jiu-Jitsu.