Meet True South Solar employee Wade! He is a commercial salesperson who was with the company for a number of years, relocated around the country and the world, then returned to the Rogue Valley–and True South Solar–in 2024. When did you first start thinking about solar? Back in my college years I bought a book… Read in Browser >>
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When it comes to choosing a solar installation company in Southern Oregon, homeowners are presented with several options, each offering its own unique approach to renewable energy. Two prominent players in the region are True South Solar and Purelight Power, both of which offer homeowners solar solutions but with different philosophies, histories, and customer experiences.
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The Oregon Department of Energy has selected 34 recipients to receive nearly $18 million in Community Renewable Energy Grant Program funds. This is the third round of funding for the program, and over $2 million awarded is coming to southern Oregon! Southern Oregon University and the Phoenix-Talent School District are among the winners of construction resilience grants. These grants provide funding for solar projects
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Oregon’s increase in cost-effective energy-efficient technology is lowering power demand, according to a recent article on JPR.org. This lower demand allows power companies to forecast and plan for future energy needs in the region. According to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s findings, the Pacific Northwest used 160 average megawatts less because of energy efficiency
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Additional Rate Increases on the Horizon for Oregon Residential Customers If Pacific Power wins the Oregon General Rate Case, its customers will see an overall 11.9% rate increase. The average rate increase for Oregon residential customers is 14.9%. According to Pacific Power’s Oregon rate proposal, the average residential customer using 950 kilowatt-hours monthly would see
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Premiering October 17 on Southern Oregon PBS, Energy Horizons will explore the future of energy in Oregon. Learn the importance of energy, climate change, and resource depletion and explore potential solutions underway across Oregon. This series will encapsulate the reality of Oregon’s transition to renewable energy through in-depth interviews with over 40 Oregonian scientists, engineers,
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One of the challenges with adopting renewable energy at scale is storage: where does the energy come from when the sun isn’t shining or the wind stops blowing? Enter the Swan Lake “Water Battery” renewable energy storage solution in Klamath County. This technology has been used around the world for decades, but it’s the first
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This summer, residents of the City of Talent have endured an unprecedented number of power outages—over 40 and counting. Residents are seeking a solution to this Talent power outage crisis. These outages have disrupted daily life, leaving families and businesses struggling to cope with the unpredictability of power availability. The frustration boiled over at a
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SunPower recently informed True South Solar and the general public that it has applied for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as it restructures its business. We were an exclusive SunPower solar panel installer in the Rogue Valley for nearly a decade. Over that period, our company installed thousands of SunPower solar panels on homes and businesses in
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Good News! Net metering continues to benefit homeowners and businesses with solar here in Southern Oregon. True South Solar relishes describing this particular benefit to homeowners and businesses who are considering solar. Net metering allows residential and commercial customers who generate excess energy to feed it back into the grid and receive those energy credits
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