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Marketing solar, part two

Catherine Wolfram, faculty co-director, Energy Institute at Haas | March 28, 2013

Several weeks ago I blogged about a solar quote my family received. The quote suggested that we could spend $12,400 to save $39,500 on our future electricity bills. My post raised two issues about the quote, including that the savings summed over the next 25 years were not discounted and that the company was projecting … Continue reading »

Marketing solar: Bring in Elizabeth Warren?

Catherine Wolfram, faculty co-director, Energy Institute at Haas | March 4, 2013

Last month, my husband opened the door to a solicitor from a solar company and eventually agreed to let the polite young gentleman on our porch order a quote for our family to go solar. The three-page form that the company sent had several very misleading figures. I was appalled. Let me be clear – … Continue reading »