by Tina Boniface | Jul 20, 2018 | Customer Interview, Educational, Featured Post, Project Spotlight
David & Emily Takahashi – Boulder, CO Emily and David Takahashi are committed to living a low-carbon lifestyle. In 2012, they moved into their 60-year-old, 900-square-foot Boulder, CO home with the dream of going “off the grid” and cutting the...
by Tina Boniface | Aug 4, 2017 | Educational, Featured Post
For the largest multi-tenant net-zero energy project at a commercially leased building in the United States, IPS was selected to design and install 575 kW of SunPower solar panels, which are integrated on to every available square foot of the roofs and east-facing,...
by Tina Boniface | Feb 21, 2017 | Customer Interview, Featured Post
Because of the design of the Wallace’s Longmont, CO home, there was not sufficient roof area for panels to generate the power they wanted. After researching how a ground mount system might look and operate, they decided an AllEarth Solar dual-axis tracker was...
by Tina Boniface | Jan 14, 2016 | Customer Interview, Featured Post, Project Spotlight
The Toor family’s Boulder home is a model of energy efficiency. Its walls and roof are well insulated; there is a solar thermal system on the south facing roof which provides all the hot water; heat is partially provided by a wood stove. Their electricity is...
by IPS Staff | May 21, 2015 | Technology
Off-grid power brings true energy independence, and gives “living off the land” a new meaning. An off-grid electrical power system can power your mountain house, a remote fishing/hunting cabin, or even your full-time home. There are a few reasons for why people decide...
