Guides & Tips
Practical guides and expert knowledge for your home
Standards First: Smart Home Compatibility and Savings
Build a smart home that lasts with open standards. Avoid lock-in, cut costs, and boost energy savings. Clear checklists, math, and vendor tips. Start now.
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Prep Your Home for Energy Ratings and Savings
Get your home ready for energy ratings, faster sales, and lower bills. Learn quick fixes, paperwork, timelines, and how federal tax credits change payback today.
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Model Solar Export Tariffs and Protect Your Payback
Model how changing export tariffs affect solar payback. Check local rules, run two scenarios, and plan system size to maximize self-consumption and savings.
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Rule Changes That Could Shift Your Energy Bills
New rules in 2026 may affect ratings, solar export credits, and large-load charges. See clear examples, decision rules, and action steps to protect your budget.
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Home Battery Delays: Timelines, Costs, and Fixes
Stuck waiting for home battery interconnection? See realistic timelines, cost math, and concrete steps to speed approval, cut losses, and plan backups. Now.
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Solar and Battery End‑of‑Life: Your Duties and Options
Plan safe, legal end‑of‑life for home solar and batteries. Roles, timelines, recycling costs, tax basics, and step‑by‑step records that keep projects moving.
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Heat Pumps for Tight Spaces: Costs, Fit, Payback
Replace oil heat in tight spaces with a compact heat pump. See realistic costs, incentives, layout options, and payback examples for 2025–2026 retrofits now.
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Batteries and Your Power Bill: Costs, Backup, Choices
See how expanding battery storage changes bills, backup hours, and incentives. Get simple math, real examples, and when to choose home vs grid-scale options.
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Solar End‑of‑Life: Recycle Right and Stay Safe
Recycle solar gear safely in 2026. Verify recyclers, block risky loads, shut down systems correctly, and keep tight records. Practical steps and examples.
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Grid-Forming Inverters, Export Caps, and Reliable Solar
Plan reliable solar with grid-forming inverters and export caps. See clear examples, outage math, and contract tips to protect value and comfort today.
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Rebate‑Proof Paybacks: Model, Document, Pivot
Build rebate-proof solar paybacks for 2025-2026. Model no-rebate math, secure credits with airtight documents, and pivot designs fast if programs change.
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Rising Fixed Charges: Rethink Your Solar Battery Payback
Fixed charges and new TOU windows change solar battery payback. Learn how to read your bill, model dispatch, compare quotes, and protect savings now.
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