The Dark Side of Solar Power
Spoiler alert: The latest version of the Death Star is solar powered! Yes, I saw Star Wars: The Force Awakens on opening day, thanks to my buddy/brother-in-law Jesse’s finagling and diligence. During some of the lamer previews, we discussed our respective occupations, and needless to say, much of the discussion revolved around…
New website! KAPOW!
In case you’re a return visitor to KWSolarPower.com, you may be taken slightly aback at seeing some unfamiliar imagery. Granted, the branding and coloration are consistent, staying true to the corporate persona that first made us relevant online. But we’ve added a ton of new features! For instance: This article…
Holy smokes, the Powerwall is actually about to exist!
Rumblings about the Powerwall, Tesla’s modular home battery are kind of like rumblings about the Second Coming. They tend to be entirely speculative, and loaded with a similar level of positive anxiety among those in favor. And failures to effectively predict the release date don’t seem to do a darn thing…
Art Attack project gets green tag on first attempt!
Okay, so we did this 11 kW system on Art Attack’s warehouse/world headquarters. It’s a big steel building in The Heights (Houston’s hippest neighborhood), designed by architect Palmer Schooley, and it has a glorious, unobstructed, south-facing roof over seventy feet wide (Jimmy would know the exact dimensions, but Jimmy’s probably…