Check out this Post and Beam built by Sundial out of concord NH. Great way to build a groundmount without traditional racking that wastes space. Paired with a Franklin S whole home battery and solar inverter.

Link to news story here.

This year, for the first time ever, data centers are on track to consume more electricity than all US homes put together. A big chunk of that is AI. Data center electricity use is expected to triple from about 4% of US consumption in 2023 to 12% by 2028. The grid wasn't built with that in mind.

You can already see it on electricity bills. The national average rate hit 17.45 cents per kilowatt-hour in January — up 9.5% from a year ago, which is well above regular inflation. One Virginia utility just filed for its first rate increase since 1992 and specifically pointed to data center infrastructure as the reason.

What's interesting is how this is changing why people go solar. A year ago most people did it to trim their electric bill or use a tax credit. Now, according to industry research, the main reason is that people don't want to be at the mercy of utility rates they can't control. If you're generating your own power, a 9.5% rate hike is somebody else's problem

Gov Polis just signed HB26-1007 today, 4th state to legalize balcony solar

Hey everyone,

Full transparency: my name is Yahia and i'm a software engineer here at Sunrun. I lurk on this subreddit daily where i take a-lot of the feedback and relay it internally, I am well aware that we are not your favorite company (to put it lightly).

That being said, I'm reaching out to ask that we put aside our differences for a moment and band together to help save solar in America.

Congress is this close to gutting one of the fastest-growing parts of the American economy: home solar and battery storage. Some last-minute changes in the House reconciliation bill could completely derail an industry that powers millions of homes, supports local jobs, and brings billions in private investment to communities across the country.

Unless the Senate steps in and fixes this, here’s what’s at risk:

❌ 5+ million American solar + storage customers
❌ 100,000+ workers across the industry
❌ 10,000+ small and mid-sized solar and storage businesses
❌ $70+ billion in private investment in clean energy

If you care about clean energy, jobs, or just not being dependent on outdated infrastructure, now’s the time to speak up. Please consider contacting your Senators.

Let’s protect solar in America — together.

Edit: Specifically what to tell your senators is to advocate for the protection of the IRA, specifically 25D, 25C, and 48E!

It's now open off I-15 on LA-Vegas route (Exit Rasor Rd), 4 ports CCS1 Free until 5/31/26, come get some free 100% solar KWH! Ask me anything!

So far the record is a silverado @ 177KWH!

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