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Get support and guidance from an independent solar energy consultant–
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Hi, I’m John Weaver, your commercial solar energy consultant. When you work with me, you get 15 years of financial, engineering, and construction experience to guide you through your project — from concept, to paperwork, to digging the dirt and throwing that final switch.
Call me for a 15-minute consultation, and we’ll determine if we are the right fit. You can also contact me here.
WHAT I’LL DO FOR YOUR SOLAR PROJECT:
Financial Analysis
Provide a financial analysis, including electricity production, revenue stream projections, tax consequences, and operations and maintenance costs.
Cost Breakdown
Deliver a complete cost breakdown of components, labor, and services. This includes: comparisons with national data and profit margins.
Layout Design
Design the layout of a complete solar system, defining a bill of materials.
Paperwork
Handle the paperwork that drives federal incentives, the local power company, permits, and state-level requirements.
Project Management
Act as your Project Developer and guide you through professional scrutiny – with electrical and structural engineers, CPAs and bankers, permitting and hiring contractors.
Commercial Solar Guy News:
Republicans request utility-scale solar panel tariff exemption
A group of eight Republican senators has sent a letter to the U.S. Trade Representative and other federal agencies calling for utility-scale solar panels to be exempt from the Section 201 tariffs. …
California residential solar power headed toward $1/W and 2.5¢/kWh
ASU energy security researcher Dr. Wesley Herche and pv magazine author John Weaver describe the new math involved with requiring solar power to be installed at the time of construction for newly built homes. …
Solar power popularity still strong, but not driving votes
A national survey of registered voters, Climate Change in the American Mind, found that most accept the reality of Climate Change and that funding renewable energy was a good policy. …
Sunrun deployments down 7%, but revenue up 36%
The company reiterated full-year guidance of 15% growth in deployments – and cash generation at even higher rates. …
How much of Tesla’s Solar Gigafactory did California just vote to buy?
The California Energy Commission unanimously approved a requirement for solar pv on all new homes – either in the house or in community solar. …
Onyx Renewables gets funding for 80 MW of C&I + small utility solar power
CIT Group and RBC Capital worked together to fund the portfolio of projects spread across six states, with half the capacity in California and Arizona and the other half in the northeast. …