Why You Should Embrace Solar Financial Modeling and Avoid Guesswork “People often have a tendency to make decisions based on unverified instincts and outright guesswork – because it’s quick,” says Chris Lord, instructor of HeatSpring’s Financial Modeling For Solar PV Projects class. Too often, those instincts and guesswork land developers in less-than-… Continue reading “Why You Should Embrace Solar Financial Modeling and Avoid Guesswork”
Avoid These Mistakes When Developing Solar Projects It’s easy to make mistakes when developing solar projects—and just one goof can lead to other goofs, extra costs, and wasted time. That’s the word from Keith Cronin and Chris Lord, instructors for HeatSpring’s Solar Executive MBA Training course, which… Continue reading “Avoid These Mistakes When Developing Solar Projects”
Instructor Sean White: Solar Energy Author, Interpreter and Comedian Sean White, instructor of numerous HeatSpring courses, is a highly regarded expert who has worked with solar energy notables, authored popular books about solar PV and served on NAPCEP (North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners) exam committees. But what… Continue reading “Instructor Sean White: Solar Energy Author, Interpreter and Comedian”
Four Trends Shaping the Solar-Plus-Storage Market Until recently, consumers and businesses embraced solar-plus-storage because they either wanted a backup in the case of utility outages or desired to be off-grid, says Wes Kennedy, instructor of HeatSpring’s Comprehensive Solar-Plus-Storage course. But in recent years, all that has… Continue reading “Four Trends Shaping the Solar-Plus-Storage Market”
How to Design Solar-Plus-Storage Systems that are Cost-Effective and Safe When it comes to designing solar-plus-storage systems, small mistakes can be very costly, says Christopher LaForge, CEO of Great Northern Solar and an NABCEP-certified PV Installation Professional Emeritus. He should know. The instructor of HeatSpring’s “Designing PV Systems with Energy… Continue reading “How to Design Solar-Plus-Storage Systems that are Cost-Effective and Safe”
What Solar Installers Need to Know about the 2017 National Electric Code and its Big Changes for the Solar Industry An image of a solar PV system appears on the cover of the 2017 National Electrical Code (NEC)—and for good reason. “The 2017 NEC has more changes than any other version of the NEC since any of us have been… Continue reading “What Solar Installers Need to Know about the 2017 National Electric Code and its Big Changes for the Solar Industry”
Get Solar Smart and Boost Your Income in the Solar Industry Many solar professionals worry right now that the Trump administration may impose tariffs on solar panels from China, a move that would increase the costs of doing business in the US and spark layoffs in the industry. However, if… Continue reading “Get Solar Smart and Boost Your Income in the Solar Industry”
Why All Solar Workers Need to Know Solar Energy Industry Basics In the past, a small crew of workers with a truck served as a whole solar company, and each crew member had a good grasp of the basics of the industry. They all were well-versed enough in the industry to… Continue reading “Why All Solar Workers Need to Know Solar Energy Industry Basics”
Your Solar Finance Primer: What to Know About the Top Four Solar Financing Options This article was originally published on Aurora Solar’s Blog With many solar installations costing tens of thousands of dollars, a solar project is a significant investment for most customers. Fortunately, there are a number of financing options to help clients… Continue reading “Your Solar Finance Primer: What to Know About the Top Four Solar Financing Options”
NABCEP PV Associate Credential Goes International Are you located outside of the United States and interested in earning the NABCEP PV Associate credential? We have great news! You can now take the PV Associate exam at any Castle Worldwide testing center in the world. You could… Continue reading “NABCEP PV Associate Credential Goes International”
Why HeatSpring Membership? We created HeatSpring membership because it is what today’s top professionals expect. Now you get ongoing access to the freshest content by the top experts in your field. 85% of what you learn in a great training course does not… Continue reading “Why HeatSpring Membership?”
“Bring me tariffs!” U.S. Solar Industry Braces After ITC Ruling Friday the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) issued its decision finding “a substantial cause of serious injury to the domestic industry” due to dumping of low cost Chinese solar panels in the U.S. market. By the “domestic industry” the ITC… Continue reading ““Bring me tariffs!” U.S. Solar Industry Braces After ITC Ruling”
How to Design Smart Solar Systems in a Fast-Moving Industry Because technology, regulations and software are evolving rapidly in the solar industry, it’s important for contractors, designers and engineers to stay informed about the latest ways to design solar systems. While it may seem daunting to track industry changes, you… Continue reading “How to Design Smart Solar Systems in a Fast-Moving Industry”
Free Lecture with Solar Business Expert Keith Cronin Veteran HeatSpring instructor and solar business expert Keith Cronin hosted a free webcast lecture Wednesday in his free course How to Get More Clients, Team Members and Profits for Your Solar Business. The a recording of the webcast can be… Continue reading “Free Lecture with Solar Business Expert Keith Cronin”
Three Simple Ways to Improve Your Solar Company Life–and business–are all about meeting the needs of other people, says Keith Cronin, founder of SunHedge, based in Kailua, Hawaii and instructor for Heatspring’s Solar Executive MBA Training. If you focus on this simply philosophy, you’ll make friends in your… Continue reading “Three Simple Ways to Improve Your Solar Company”
New Course Format – Solar Business Masterclass We are excited to introduce a new course format, developed by veteran HeatSpring instructor Keith Cronin. We are now accepting enrollments in Keith’s Solar Business Masterclass. In 2011 Keith helped us develop what would become our most popular course, the… Continue reading “New Course Format – Solar Business Masterclass”
What You Need to Know to Create a Successful Solar-Plus-Storage Project With a booming market, evolving technology and ever- changing incentive programs, energy storage is the Wild West of the solar business right now, says Wes Kennedy, an application engineering manager and instructor for HeatSpring’s “Comprehensive Solar Plus Storage” course. “People… Continue reading “What You Need to Know to Create a Successful Solar-Plus-Storage Project”
How Do You Address the Biggest Challenge Facing Solar Companies Today? The meteoric rise in solar deployment over the past 10 years didn’t necessarily lead to successful solar companies, says Keith Cronin, founder of SunHedge, based in Kailua, Hawaii and instructor for Heatspring’s Solar Executive MBA Training. As the solar industry grew,… Continue reading “How Do You Address the Biggest Challenge Facing Solar Companies Today?”
How to Get the Word Out About Your Solar Company Getting the word out about your solar company can seem like a daunting task in today’s marketplace. Solar companies servicing a growing number of needs are popping up and disappearing at a rapid rate. However, by being creative, sharing your… Continue reading “How to Get the Word Out About Your Solar Company”
Lesser Known Ways Solar Helps the World Solar power is the perfect fit for developing nations across the globe. Solar offers free, sustainable energy that won’t harm local communities in the way fossil fuels often do. What’s more, cheap and reliable energy is often a boon for… Continue reading “Lesser Known Ways Solar Helps the World”