Solar
Solar Tax Credit – Filing Your 2016 Taxes with the ITC
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101496″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”103133″][vc_column_text] *Disclaimer: NATiVE is not a tax expert. This blog is just the basic info on the Solar Tax Credit (ITC – investment tax credit). Please consult with your tax professional. It’s that time of year again—tax time! But this year is different, because 2016 was the year you installed solar…
Read MoreThe Future and Solar
Build Native CEO Lloyd Lee was proud to speak with the next generation of solar power supporters at two events in Central Texas: his daughter’s second grade class at Dripping Springs Elementary School and the annual Science Day at Eanes Elementary School. Getting out in the sun was both exciting and educational!
Read MoreNutritional Supplements Manufacturer Powers Facilities with Solar
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101566″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”101740″][vc_column_text] Premier Research Labs (PRL) [www.prlabs.com], located in Austin, has been developing and distributing nutritional supplements worldwide for over 25 years. They are well known for providing an uncompromising commitment to ingredient integrity, potency, and quality in all of their nutritional offerings. NATiVE met Abel Herrera, the Facilities Manager at PRL, in…
Read MoreTexas Bank Shades Parking Lot with Solar Carport
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101570″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”737630″][vc_column_text] In 2015, Gary Cox, President of Texas State Bank in San Angelo, was interested in providing customers shaded parking from the brutal West Texas summer sun. Gary became inspired to add a solar array to the carport after noticing an installation nearby at the San Angelo Fine Arts Museum. After inquiring…
Read MoreShould I Install Batteries with My Solar?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101574″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”211926″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”583554″] Since last spring when Elon Musk publicly pre-announced the market arrival of the Tesla Powerwall, the battery question is one of the most frequent questions that we have been fielding from potential customers. To answer it, let’s back up a bit and put some context around solar and battery…
Read MoreTexas School Cedars International Academy Goes Solar
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery el_id=”gallery-161348″ type=”carousel” medias=”101580,101581,101582,101583,101584″ carousel_lg=”1″ carousel_md=”1″ carousel_sm=”1″ gutter_size=”3″ carousel_interval=”3000″ carousel_navspeed=”400″ carousel_loop=”yes” carousel_nav=”yes” carousel_nav_mobile=”yes” carousel_dots=”yes” carousel_dots_mobile=”yes” carousel_dots_inside=”yes” carousel_dot_padding=”2″ stage_padding=”0″ single_overlay_opacity=”50″ single_padding=”2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”173488″][vc_single_image media=”101587″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”172322″][vc_column_text] “You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” — Richard Buckminster Fuller Texas School Goes Solar From…
Read MorePowering a Birthing Center in Haiti with Solar
A nonprofit birthing center in the impoverished country of Haiti was not even tied to the unreliable electrical grid. Build Native volunteers raised funds, flew to Haiti, and installed an off-grid solar inverter to provide solar power to the clinic.
Read MoreCool House Tour 2016
The Cool House Tour 2016 features one Build Native net-zero custom home and two Build Native solar installations in Austin. The Cool House Tour is an annual, self-guided tour featuring energy efficient homes, produced by Austin Energy Green Building and Texas Solar Energy Society.
Read MoreTax Season is Better with Solar
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101722″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”670592″][vc_column_text] Tax season is now over, which means for our NATiVE solar customers, their systems paid back even more than their monthly energy bill savings! Let us take you through the numbers of what a 30% Investment Tax Credit provides to solar customers and installers. The Renewable Energy Investment Tax Credit…
Read MoreCPS Energy Extends Solar Rebate Program
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101736″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”187008″][vc_column_text]Native is excited to have been involved closely with CPS Energy (https://www.cpsenergy.com/) and the San Antonio Solar Alliance in helping to craft a sustainable solar rebate program that will help homeowners and CPS to realize their energy goals. While some news stories have reported a few details of this brand new…
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