Solar News

Yes, the solar industry is excited for the major victory in NEM 2.0, assuring that customers earn retail-rate payments for their excess energy. This policy has helped increase the amount of solar installed in California. This new policy also requires a transition to time-of-use rates (TOU) for net-m…Read More

Every year Grid Alternatives provides a spring break program where select students from all around the world are chosen to spend a week learning about solar in California. Premier Renewables, a local agricultural solar company was able to volunteer to help Grid Alternatives and their spring breake…Read More

Another year, another World Ag Expo. The turnout for the 50th anniversary of the World Ag Expo was groundbreaking, with attendance exceeding 106,000 visitors last Wednesday. Over 70 countries were represented this year, showing the latest agricultural equipment and technology. We were excited to b…Read More

1. TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE LOW PRICING IN SOLAR PANELS Even if you have recently received a price for a solar energy system, you need to look again. The cost of solar modules has dropped in half or more over the last couple of years, making installing a solar energy system very compelling right…Read More

2016 is just around the bend and many solar supporters are getting anxious about the future of the solar tax credit. Most of their worry stems from the belief that this is the ‘cliff’ for the industry. The solar industry has not only seen an immense amount of accelerated growth these last few ye…Read More

One of the main obstacles that the growth of clean energy has faced is people. People are inherently resistant to change and are skeptical of “new” technologies that stand to replace the old ways of doing things. With age often comes natural complacency, which is why many believe change, especia…Read More

Last week, the Premier Renewables team attended the 2015 World Ag Expo in Tulare, CA, the largest agriculture expo in the world. This was their second year attending the show and it was a great success! The show featured many unique attractions including: 7 different tours ranging from wine tours to…Read More

The largest agricultural trade show in the Northwest was last week in Portland, OR and Premier Renewables was thrilled to be a part of it! The show included: $40M of equipment and product displays, 7 acres of display space, 3 days of seminars and meetings and plenty of agricultural suppliers, buyers…Read More

Can you imagine the day the wells (aka rigs) really do run dry? Consumption without limit is ingrained in our culture, an idea that everything we use can be used indefinitely. Fortunately, the imminent threat of depleting all our fossil fuels in the next 100 years with our current consumption patter…Read More

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas here at Premier Renewables. This year we're packing donation bags full of warmth. We'll be donating them next week to help others keep warm during this holiday season.…Read More