Keeling Curve

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Project Summary / Description:

After doing 5000 residential installs in Hawaii, we saw the inefficiency of installing solar through the contracting channel. In 2014 we receive a grant from the DOE and have created a solar appliance that can be sold and installed like a washer or dryer, cutting the cost of solar in half.

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Our solar appliance cuts the cost of residential solar and makes it affordable for low to moderate income families.

In our experience in Hawaii, once the cost of solar falls below a 5-year payback period, regular, average people -- not just the rich -- adopt it because it makes economic sense.