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Mobile Solar designs new Extreme Latitude MS racking system

T S — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 20:18:42 +0000

For years our MS-Series solar generators have led the industry in design and engineering. One feature that has set these units apart is the ability for the user to adjust the solar racking system to maximize solar gain throughout the year. Well that feature just got better. With the release of our Extreme Latitude system, users can now adjust their winter setting all up to 50-degrees.
This allows folks in extreme northern (and southern) latitudes to maximize their solar harvest during winter months – when sun’s path across the sky is lower. The steep angle also allows enhances the unit’s ability to shed snow. So whether you’re in Alberta (or New Zealand) rest assured that your MS-Series unit will be efficient and safe – even when the days are short and the weather is stormy.

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Morgan Stanley Predicts an Energy Paradigm Shift

T S — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 14:23:08 +0000

Investment Bank Morgan Stanley predicts huge numbers of homeowners will go off-grid in the coming years, due mainly to increasingly affordable photovoltaic technology and Tesla’s massive new lithium-ion battery factory in Nevada. What will this mean for you?

Morgan Stanley: Tipping point nears for going off grid
By Giles Parkinson on 25 March 2014

Investment bank Morgan Stanley says it has been overwhelmed by the response to its recent analysis which suggested that the falling costs of both solar modules and battery storage presented a potential tipping point that would encourage huge numbers of homeowners and businesses in the US to go off grid.
The initial report, published earlier this month, has been followed up by a note from Morgan Stanley highlighting the extent to which investors had been unaware of these mega trends, which threaten massive disruption in the trillion-dollar utility business.
Sure, they had heard that solar was proving popular, but had no idea of the size of the market that Morgan Stanley had identified. And while most had been skeptical of the potential impact of battery storage, they were intrigued by the potential cost falls that could be achieved by Tesla, the electric car company, and its ability to monitor power levels in batteries and schedule a battery swap in the case of depletion.
More importantly, the investors were particularly focused on how utilities might respond. Solar, they suggested, should be seen as an opportunity and utilities should look at ways of becoming enablers of these technologies, rather than barriers.

Click here to read the full article: http://reneweconomy.com.au/2014/say-investors-wake-solar-pro-sumers-24413

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Grid-tie savings and off-grid independence – an uninterrupted power supply with $0 energy bill!

T S — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:03:51 +0000

Mobile Solar recently worked with a local contractor to build a grid-interactive solar electric system with battery backup for a condo-owner in Paso Robles. This compact system was built into a small specially built shed behind the owner’s home. The owner now enjoys the best of both worlds: grid-tie savings and off-grid independence – an uninterrupted power supply with $0 energy bill!