Energy Matters – November 2015
Article written by Mark Becker for Danville/Alamo/Lafayette Today, November 2015. November 11th marks Veteran’s Day. Throughout history, those who were drafted or volunteered answered the call of a nation in need, perhaps to fight a war they may not have personally…
Energy Matters – October 2015
Article written by Mark Becker for Danville/Alamo/Lafayette Today, October 2015. In mid-September, on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, a diverse group of people and industry released a documentary called The Burden which tells the story about America’s dependence on…
Energy Matters – September 2015
Article written by Mark Becker for Danville/Alamo/Lafayette Today, August 2015. California Investor Owned Utilities such as PG&E are at it again. They have begun their push to try to reduce the economic value of FUTURE solar energy systems installed in the latter…
Energy Matters – August 2015
Article written by Mark Becker for Danville/Alamo/Lafayette Today, August 2015. Lately I’ve been answering inquiries about the electric rate changes that were recently approved by the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC). Predictions are that the rate changes,…
Energy Matters – July 2015
Article written by Mark Becker for Danville/Alamo/Lafayette Today, July 2015. Almost 14 years after 9/11, it’s probably universally agreed that the greatest foreign policy challenge America faces centers on terrorism and the potential manifestation of large-scale…
Energy Matters – June 2015
Article written by Mark Becker for Danville/Alamo/Lafayette Today, June 2015. Since 2005, there has been a 97% increase in American solar PV installations. Over 600,000 homes and tens of thousands of businesses have “gone solar”. The data shows that millions of tons…
Energy Matters – May 2015
Article written by Mark Becker for Danville/Alamo/Lafayette Today, May 2015. Traditionally, a folded, triangular American flag in a case is given to a deceased veteran’s grieving family-member during a memorial service. Perhaps a wreath or…
Energy Matters – April 2015
Article written by GoSimpleSolar President, Mark Becker, for Danville Today, April 2015. I recently had the pleasure to be contracted to install a ground mounted solar PV system for a fellow veteran. Naturally, we ex-changed military experiences. He was a Navy…
Energy Matters ( As originally published in The Danville/Alamo/Lafayette Today Newspaper, May 2014)
Read Original Newspaper Article PDF here As a business owner, there is no better place than the contracting industry to apply some very basic principles which I was fortunate enough to learn while on active duty as an offi cer in the military. A business needs to have…
Energy Matters (As originally published in The Danville/Alamo/Lafayette Today Newspaper, April 2014)
Read Original Newspaper Article PDF here As geopolitical events unfold around the world, it has become apparent that the ability to export energy continues to be one of the most powerful tools of foreign policy. For too long the United States has been subjected to the…