How to Get More Clients, Team Members and Profits for Your Solar Business We are excited to announce a new free lecture: How to Get More Clients, Team Members and Profits for Your Solar Business by veteran instructor and solar business expert Keith Cronin! Keith will be hosting live Q&A sessions and answering… Continue reading “How to Get More Clients, Team Members and Profits for Your Solar Business”
Innovative Financing Solutions that Get Solar Energy Projects Up and Running A recent study by Deloitte demonstrated just how interested business owners are in going solar. The study, “Resources 2017 Study – Energy Management: Sustainability & Progress,” found that half of the businesses surveyed said they’re looking to procure more electricity… Continue reading “Innovative Financing Solutions that Get Solar Energy Projects Up and Running”
How Profitable Companies Offer More than Just Solar Would you rather do $5 million in sales with a 20% profit or $10 million in sales with a 10% profit? And what if I said that the $5 million in sales wasn’t all from solar? The most profitable way… Continue reading “How Profitable Companies Offer More than Just Solar”
Why Solar Companies Have Failed and What You Can Do About It You’ve been there. Looking out at your competition, you wonder why they charge so little. And the next company seems to do the same. You feel tempted. Dropping your price. You want the next job. This was the theme from… Continue reading “Why Solar Companies Have Failed and What You Can Do About It”
The Impact of Solar Energy on HVAC Technicians As solar energy is becoming more widespread in the United States, this clean energy source is making its way into the heating and cooling industry. HVAC technicians who want to stay current with the green energy movement should be willing… Continue reading “The Impact of Solar Energy on HVAC Technicians”
What is the Largest Opportunity in Energy by 2020 and How to Get Your Piece of It You’re looking for the hottest trend. Newest product. Ways to wow and amaze your family and friends. You want to be a leader. A source of knowledge. An authority. Little secret. You will be, as it relates to the energy… Continue reading “What is the Largest Opportunity in Energy by 2020 and How to Get Your Piece of It”
The Business Case: Seattle Green Roof Saves $70,000 on Stormwater This article is reprinted with permission from Living Architecture Monitor – June, 2016 The ‘Little Wing’ office building was constructed on a corner lot in Seattle next to existing, adjacent residential buildings in 2013. The building’s core was placed to… Continue reading “The Business Case: Seattle Green Roof Saves $70,000 on Stormwater”
Pricing Update: Why We are No Longer Using Discount Codes Effective August 1, 2017 we are no longer using our promoted discount code system at HeatSpring. Prior to today there was a system of rotating discounts available on our courses. The discounts changed each week and could be anywhere from… Continue reading “Pricing Update: Why We are No Longer Using Discount Codes”
Reminder: Aug 4, 2017 Application Deadline for NABCEP PV Installation Professional Exam The fall 2017 application deadline for the NABCEP PV Installation Professional Certification is August 4, 2017. Do you have your 58 hours of required training in order to sit for the exam? HeatSpring has several convenient options for getting your… Continue reading “Reminder: Aug 4, 2017 Application Deadline for NABCEP PV Installation Professional Exam”
Interview: Role of Appraisal and Cost Segregation Analysis in a Renewable Energy Project A new free short course by solar finance expert Chris Lord contains an insightful 20 minute interview about appraisal and cost segregation and their role in solar and other renewable projects. In this episode, Chris interviews Mike Bammel a Managing… Continue reading “Interview: Role of Appraisal and Cost Segregation Analysis in a Renewable Energy Project”
NABCEP Exam is April 22, Take our Free 75 Question Practice Exam! The next exam date for the NABCEP PV Installation Professional Certification is April 22, 2017. Are you ready to pass? Here are a few ways to get prepared: Our free NABCEP PV Installation Professional Certification Practice Exam offers a 75… Continue reading “NABCEP Exam is April 22, Take our Free 75 Question Practice Exam!”
How Time of Use Rates Work THIS ARTICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON AURORA SOLAR’S BLOG What do the prices of movie tickets to Hollywood’s latest blockbuster and the cost of energy in California have in common? First, in most theaters, you will find that ticket prices… Continue reading “How Time of Use Rates Work”
Catch John Siegenthaler at the Northeast Biomass Conference April 25 HeatSpring instructor John Siegenthaler will be presenting a talk Piping and controls for retrofitting pellet boilers to existing heating systems on April 25 at this years Northeast Biomass Conference and Expo. John teaches HeatSpring’s online course Hydronic Based Biomass Heating Systems… Continue reading “Catch John Siegenthaler at the Northeast Biomass Conference April 25”
HPC 2017 Home Performance Conference & Trade Show coming to Nashville, TN in March HeatSpring is proud to partner with the Home Performance Coalition for an exciting, unique and intensive Conference and Trade Show focusing on building science, healthy housing, best business practices, program and technical innovations and more. The HPC National Conference &… Continue reading “HPC 2017 Home Performance Conference & Trade Show coming to Nashville, TN in March”
Last Chance to Enroll in Comprehensive Solar Plus Storage The Comprehensive Solar Plus Storage course begins February 20th and you have until the end of the week to enroll so don’t miss out! This is one of our top rated courses which has earned an impressive 8.6/10 rating from… Continue reading “Last Chance to Enroll in Comprehensive Solar Plus Storage”
Last Chance to Enroll in ASHRAE 62.2 Ventilation for Single-Family Dwellings The ASHRAE 62.2 Ventilation for Single-Family Dwellings course begins February 20th and you have until the end of the week to enroll so don’t miss out! This is one of our top rated courses which has earned an impressive 9.1/10 rating… Continue reading “Last Chance to Enroll in ASHRAE 62.2 Ventilation for Single-Family Dwellings”
Why You Don’t Need Bankable Solar Panels Developers are often told to use “bankable” panels. But what if you don’t? Can you get a project funded? In helping several developers who struggled with this, Zenergy found that the answer is yes. Below we’ll explain how to make… Continue reading “Why You Don’t Need Bankable Solar Panels”
How to Profit in Solar in 2017 The following article was written by Keith Cronin, who teaches our Solar Executive MBA Training with co-instructor Chris Lord. The solar industry saw great strides in 2016. It looks like 2017 is going to be a banner year. We saw… Continue reading “How to Profit in Solar in 2017”
Free Lecture: How Storage Paves the Way for the Grid of the Future We are excited to announce a new free lecture by Wes Kennedy. This one hour lecture builds the case for battery energy storage systems and then discusses specific use cases for those systems. Topics include problem drivers such as climate… Continue reading “Free Lecture: How Storage Paves the Way for the Grid of the Future”
How do I Understand Optimal Voltage Drop Percentage? Q+A from NABCEP Advanced PV Installer Training I have question about voltage drop. In my area, some sources say if Voltage drop is less than 3% it is ok, some sources say it must be not more than 2%. How do I understand optimal Voltage Drop %?… Continue reading “How do I Understand Optimal Voltage Drop Percentage? Q+A from NABCEP Advanced PV Installer Training”