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 | Apr 19, 2016 | Customer Interview, Featured Post, Project Spotlight
Richard Marchese contacted Independent Power Systems seeking an off-the-grid power system for his home which sits above the tiny town of Ward, Colorado at 9,500 feet on a south facing slope with a view of Colorado’s front range. A long-time on-and-off Boulderite, a... 
by Tony Boniface, PE | Feb 15, 2016 | Technology
The benefits of a tracker solar system: on and off the grid Tracking solar arrays are a beautiful thing to behold; like sunflowers, they optimize their energy absorption by following the path of the sun throughout the day. Trackers come in two basic designs: single... 
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 Tina Boniface | Dec 31, 2015 | Customer Interview
“I am creating the world I want to live in.” In 2006 there was a mere 100 kilowatts of grid-tied solar in Colorado. It took the voter passage of Amendment 37 – the nation’s first voter-approved Renewable Energy Standard (RES) – to change...