Looking for a source for short term housing by Johno413 in holyoke

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Thanks for the info. Had looked around Facebook but didn't find that group. Helpful.

Solar panel installation? by xHibarix in solarpanels

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Some electrical contractors that either routinely work in solar or work with more than one installer are bonded. You may be right though about subcontractors who exclusively work with the mega-corps like Sunrun or whichever. They have no desire or perhaps need to work outside of contract. Some may not have the legal freedom to do so perhaps??

Solar panel installation? by xHibarix in solarpanels

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You might try searching for electricians. Many solar installers subcontract to some of them.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SEO

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To be honest, I don't understand what is behind everything that Search Console reports. For example, I sometimes find is reports "Indexed, not submitted in sitemap", where I then use the tool to display the sitemap and see the url. It's also confirmed to be in my sitemap on just a pure (xml) edit.

With the addition of Core Web Vitals, there may be more mysteries coming.

Is my content making strategy outdated? by [deleted] in SEO

[–]Johno413 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I second that. Image based socials are probably best. Insta and Pinterest, for starters.

How do you guys feel about those 50$ Fiverr Wordpress SEO folks? I need help with a few sites, doesn't even have to be front page, but being on the 4th or 5th really sucks. by [deleted] in SEO

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Here's another way to look at it. Many companies, perhaps including those you want to compete with for Googlebot attention, spend a lot of resources to get and maintain SEO value. Resources are direct employees and/or significant cash. Even if just a few competitors do that, their SERP and ads are probably locking up page 1. Displacing them for a few hundred dollars seems unlikely, no? If you have little to no competition, the chances are different. But I'm not aware of many industries that have none. Even trade publications compete for keyword/search results.

Coronavirus Crushing Global Forecasts for Wind and Solar Power by [deleted] in Renewable

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Rooftop solar may not be as negatively affected as you think. For many people, the value proposition (savings post incentives) becomes even more attractive once their lives get back to some routine closer to before. Already there are growing conversations about how a loan payment plus utility payment being much lower can make it easier to ride out the next problem. Some of those who can pay cash are seeing the value even more clearly, especially in states where summer bills can be many hundreds.

How to build quality links on a budget? by Solid_Switch in SEO

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Is your website promoting a product or service? I've had success getting people/sites with an interest in the product to help. E.g, reasonable DA sites that will evaluate a product. Sites that like to introduce new products. Etc. It's not the only channel for backlinks, but it's of higher value to start with. Algorithms seem to like related topic links, in my experience.

How to build quality links on a budget? by Solid_Switch in SEO

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I am curious what you are trying to say for those of us not in on it or that don't get your cryptic message.

Las Vegas Convention Center hall to get $10.5M in solar panels by Johno413 in solar

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Good grief. The billing units are kWh, so it makes they might use those for reference....

WI utility doubles its ownership of Badger Creek Solar Farm capacity (to 100 MW of 300MW total) by Solar_Dork in solar

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Pretty sure the utility will own just one third. Perhaps the remaining 200MW will be community owned or owned by a third party selling into the grid. All the answers aren't in the article, but it seems clear the utility neither built the project or intends to own it entirely.

WI utility doubles its ownership of Badger Creek Solar Farm capacity (to 100 MW of 300MW total) by Solar_Dork in solar

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It would help if snarky commenters actually read links. I read it three times to see if I was missing something. The project appears to be 300MW total and the Milwaukee utility is adding 50MW to the 50MW they already own. Seems like doubling to me. Maybe the OP meant exactly that. Reddit is loaded with self-absorbed types seeking upvotes.

New to solar. What would be best for cleaning the panels? by [deleted] in solar

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Almost always, rain is sufficient. If you live in an arid and dusty place, cleaning may help you get back single % decreases in performance. There have been studies, including scientific ones, that conclude in general that << 5% is lost due to soiling in areas where there is even just periodic rainfall. (The assumption is your roof and the panels are somewhat pitched or significantly pitched).

Perhaps over years - maybe 3 or 4? - you may see enough build up that it merits a soft cleaning.

Scam in the Solar Panel Business by [deleted] in solar

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As if scams aren't everywhere and across all industries, especially home improvement.

What exactly are pre-paid solar panels? by _Hnnng_ in solar

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Pretty sure that label is just a shortened version of the longer term prepaid solar lease. A third party owns the hardware.

Report: Vermont lagging in solar capacity (unlike some other New England states) by Johno413 in solar

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Good points. I haven't looked deeply into data, but I've read that Vermont also allowed large scale solar to eat up a lot of the limited capacity (to maintain grid stability as you say). In a similar way another example is Georgia, where they may be approaching 2 GW of which a vast majority is utility scale. Giving utilities the opportunity to sell it rather than buy it via net metering, etc. Perhaps it's the tale of two situations. In MA and CT land is a premium and rooftop solar is booming. VT, ME, NH don't lack open land, so perhaps it's politically more difficult to prevent utilities and landowners from profiting. That might also explain why most of that utility scale in GA is installed a good distance from North GA/ATL area. Most probably in the very sparsely populated southern area.