Tag: benefits of solar power

Harvest Sun Solar designs and installs state-of-the-art systems incorporating module level electronics and full monitoring of each module/panel in real time.  At the click of a button you will be able to see that every module/panel is producing at optimal performance. Our systems are extremely durable with an expected life of over 40-years. We incorporate DC-optimizers

What are battery storage systems for solar energy?  A standard on-grid residential solar energy system will stop producing power if its connection to the grid is severed. A solar energy system with an integrated battery storage system, your house will remain partially powered even when the electric grid is down. You typically won’t use a

Isn’t it nice when the solar blends with the architecture?  A traditional solar energy system is made up of PV Solar Panel Arrays that are mounted on a roof-mounted racking system to hold your solar panels in place and at the optimal angle towards the sun, giving your solar energy system maximum performance.    These

What exactly is community solar?  Community Solar is defined as a solar-electric system that, through a voluntary program, provides power and/or financial benefit to, or is owned by, multiple community members. Community Solar advocates are driven by the recognition that the on-site solar market comprises only one part of the total market for solar energy.

An April 4 article in the Martha’s Vineyard Times reported on a study from the Massachusetts Estuaries Project (MEP) about the state of the Island’s coastal ponds. They’re not doing well.  Rising nitrogen levels from septic systems has choked the pond’s natural life.    As Martha’s Vineyard Commission member Doug Sederholm told the Times: “Twelve of our

What to do? And how much does it matter…   Here’s some insight into the fact that all shade is not the same and how the mitigation of shading issues are not straight-line computations based on percentages of shading.     When you look at shading as only how it affects solar, you can basically classify in

More and more solar powered homes are popping up all over the island… If you take a short walk around Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, or Vineyard Haven – indeed, most of the island these days – you’ll notice that more and more roofs have solar panels. Solar panel installation has increased across Martha’s Vineyard, as property owners

If you’ve ever bought a solar power fan, or a solar powered flashlight, or a solar powered battery charger, you have probably felt less than wowed. Solar powered gadgets are “cool,” and can be useful in the right settings, but most solar powered games, garden products, and handheld technology leaves a lot to be desired:  It

The good news for the consumer is the that the large national solar installer and sales companies have taken all the low hanging fruit customers and have found they are no longer competitive with their sales model in the subsequent market. Thus, better pricing, dependable installations and service after the sale.    Fact not opinion. Those large