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2022 - Volume XIII
Rally to Kill the Solar Tax!
What doesn't Governor Newsom get?
Say Hello to REC Solar!
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Prepared Remarks of Jim Jenal before the CPUC
Run on Sun Rallies for Solar Jobs - along with a few thousand of our friends!
Guess Who is Certified to Install IQ8?
2021 - Volume XII
Your solar investment is under attack. Fight back!
Rally Time!
Campaign to Save Rooftop Solar - Update!
Catching a Break?
Point of Personal Privilege
Battle to Save Rooftop Solar - Act Now!
Enphase IQ8 Released - Sunlight Backup is a Thing!
NEM 3.0 Transition Rules - Potential Solar Clients Need to Read This!
New Feature: Installation of the Month!
What we know about the upcoming NEM 3.0
A Win for SolarAPP+
Rethinking Maintenance for Residential Solar Projects
Against the Odds: AB 1139 Defeated!
Trouble Brewing at the CPUC
The Shame: CPUC to Publicly List Contractors Violating Consumer Protection Rules
AB 1139 Slithers Forward
Meanwhile, SB 617 Dies
A Tale of Two Bills
The Battle to Preserve Net Metering is Underway - Update!
SCE Just Hiked Their Rates - Here's What That Means For You!
Welcome Amanda Watson!
The Battle to Preserve Net Metering is Underway - Time to Fight!
Traffic Brings Hope!
Getting some Google Love
Enphase joins the S&P 500!
Enphase extends deadline for Ensemble Storage System rebates!
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2020 - Volume XI
Happy New Year - the Solar & Storage Tax Credit is Extended!
Going Live in Altadena!
Installing Solar in a Time of Lockdowns
Power Trip: The Fight to Kill Solar
From Drone to Done!
Point of personal privilege...
Issue 10 - October 2020
Due to technical difficulties - no newsletter this month!
Scam Warning - Why Solar is NOT a DIY Project
Power Start - Giving Storage Systems a Boost!
Building on a Legacy: Enphase Opens Ensemble to
Earlier Generation Micros!
Utility Scale Battery Storage for the Win!
Behind the Meter to the Rescue!
How do you spell Relief: S O L A R!
FERC Ruling: Win for Net Metering, for Now!
Update on Net Metering Attack at the FERC
Preview of Coming Attractions
SCE Hikes Rates 6%
New Rule in SCE Territory Makes Solar + Storage More Valuable
We're Back in the Business of Space!
Happy Earth Day - Fifty Years On!
While You Were Sleeping: Will FERC Preempt States' Ability to Regulate Solar?
Run on Sun Update
Dealing with Covid-19
Utilities Up to Their Usual Tricks!
Stock Market Scary? Time to Invest in Solar!
Watch Out - Shortcut Solar at Work!
Run on Sun Enters the Drone Era!
SMUD Scheme Threatens New Solar Homes Mandate
I've got solar; why is my bill so high?
Hands-On with Ensemble - My Trip to Enphase!
See you in San Diego?
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2019 - Volume X
Looking Forward to 2020!
Now You See It... Cool New Product from Everest!
Win Some, Lose Some…
Let's Talk Ensemble!
LADWP Drops AC Disconnect & Performance Meter Requirements - a Contrarian View
Jim Jenal for CALSSA Board!
The Solar Fire that Wasn't!
Speaking of Fires!
Help Give Run on Sun a Boost!
SPI 2019 Review
Short Sellers and Forged Signatures
Hijacked!
FIRE! Walmart Sues SolarCity/Tesla Over Rash of Solar Fires
Say Hello to Jenni O'Neil
Run on Sun - Top Solar Contractor for Six of the Past Seven Years!
California Solar Consumer Protection Guide Hits the Streets
Enphase Energy: Crushing It!
Ensemble Rollout Coming into Focus
We Got Rolled
Enphase Releases New Video on IQ8 and Ensemble
EVs can Boost the Value of Solar
Enphase IQ8 Update...
Zillow Report: Solar Boosts Home Prices by 4.1%
Update on the Federal Tax Credit for Residential Solar
Scanifly - the Coolest Thing I've seen this Year!
Other Developments from the NABCEP CE Conference
Clean Power Alliance -- NEM Fail!
Solar Bill of Rights Introduced in California Legislature
Meet Shortcut Solar!
Enphase Announces Delay in IQ8 Roll-out
We're Turning Ten!
Clean Power Alliance is Coming - is that a Good Thing?
Pasadena Adopts New Integrated Resource Plan
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2018 - Volume IX
Understanding Tiered vs TOU Rates
What I Saw at Enphase - Mind Blown!
I've got solar; why is my bill so high?
Climate Assessment Report: Dire Threat Largely Ignored
NY Times asks: How much Hotter is Your Hometown than when You were Born?
Enphase announces Upgrade Program for Early Adopters…
I've got solar; why is my bill so high?
Upcoming Enphase Webinars
IPCC Climate Report - 2040 Deadline
SB 700 Signed into Law!
EV Rebates - not just for PWP Customers!
SPI Recap Coming...
What I Saw at Enphase - Mind Blown!
PWP Offering Rebates for EVs and EV Chargers
Introducing Victoria Villalobos!
I've Got Solar, So Why am I Suffering in this Blackout?
Order Restored: Run on Sun Rejoins Top Solar Contractors List for 2018
Think Your Solar Investment is Safe? Think Again!
Dropping the Ball - CPUC & CSLB Punt Disclosure Document Deadline
My Electric Bill is So High! Will Solar Help? Part 1: How High is High?
LG to Assemble Solar Modules in the US
Solar Policy: A Victory and a Challenge
LG Expands Warranty to Full 25 Years!
Understanding Tiered vs TOU Rates
My Electric Bill is So High! Will Solar Help? Part 1: How High is High?
Do "Boob" Ads Sell Solar?
Why does a Solar Client Choose Enphase?
Sweet Relief - LA County Signs-off on Solar for Center-Fed Service Panels
Problem Solving 101 - "I lost the map!"
Rethinking the "Cost" of Solar
Beware SCE's Attempt to Switch Solar Customers to TOU Rates!
Down the Rabbit Hole - Two Years Later
Cinematic Solar is Bad - Run on Sun is Here to Help!
Solar Tariffs - What Does this Mean for You?
Run on Sun Founder & CEO, Jim Jenal, Profiled in VoyageLA
Run on Sun & KPCC Partner to Provide Solar Benefits
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2017 - Volume VIII
I've got solar; why is my bill so high?
Solar Boom Devolves to Power "Glut"
The Biggest News at SPI 2017 - B3 Bypass
Solar Policy Progress!
How NOT to Advertise for Solar
Preview of Coming Attractions…
Solar Litigation Primer - Lessons Learned as an Expert Witness
Building Client Trust - Podcast with Run on Sun Founder & CEO, Jim Jenal
This is Not a Spectator Sport
Pasadena Solar Rebate Ends December 31st!
The Biggest News at SPI 2017 - B3 Bypass
Pasadena's Power Mix - Room for Improvement
Court to SolarEdge: DENIED!
Mr. Jenal Goes to Sacramento
100 Years of Global Warming in 35 Seconds!
SE Takes the Leap, Highlighting Enphase's Superior Product
NEM 2.0 is Here - Now What?
Solar Market 2017 - a Different Environment
Solar Boom Devolves to Power "Glut"
From 'Glut' to Glory - Making Storage Work! ACTION NEEDED!
And while you are at it…
NEM 2.0 is Coming - But Not Before July 1
Run on Sun is Pasadena Solar!
Suniva Trade Case Update
Suniva - the Tail Wagging the Dog
Knock, Knock - Who's There?
A Tale of Two Roofs
What's Wrong with this Picture?
Solar + Storage = $avings!
Solar Gets Serious about Consumer Protection
Update: Net Metering 2.0 Coming Soon!
I've got Solar; Why is my Bill so High?
Solar Means Jobs!
3 Solar Company Ploys that Cost Consumers
Meet Sara Pavey!
When is PACE Not a Hero?
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2016 - Volume VII
How Clean is Solar Power?
Congratulations to Laurel for Earning NABCEP Certification
Some Good News Heading into the New Year!
Five Reasons the ITC Won't be Scrapped
Direct Ownership of Residential Solar Systems
Will Surpass Third-Party Systems in 2017
Ch-ch-ch-Changes to LA's Energy Mix!
Understanding Tiered vs TOU Rates
How Green is PWP? Not so much…
Looking ahead to the Enphase IQ System
Solving the Solar Sustainability Problem
Solar Power International 2016: Industry Latest and Greatest
Run on Sun PSA: Time to Wash Your Array!
Run on Sun's Secret Solar Weapon: Velvet Art!
Check out our Cool New Video
Coming to a road near you - E-Trucks!
2016 Top 500 Solar Contractors: Still on Top!
Intersolar 2016 - Bests & Worsts of the Hottest Solar Event of the Year
Consumer Reports: Now is a good time to consider solar
Scared of Solar?
PWP Rebates Fall August 1!
Solar Power - Doctor's Orders!
We Are One Million Solar Strong!
Looking into Solar? Careful Where You Click!
UPDATE: Munis are Shutting Down Net Metering!
SunEdison's Failure - Non-Event for Our Solar Clients
Solar Impulse - Triumphant in CA!
Munis Shutting Down Net Metering!
This is Not Good!
US and Canada Commit to Clean Energy
Clean Power Plan Drama In a Nutshell
Net Metering 2.0 Explained
Solar Census: 10% of Solar Workforce is in LA Metro Area!
EVs are Coming - Fast!
Who is Paying You to Go Solar in 2016?
Tripling Down - LG to Triple NeON Production by 2020
The Run on Sun Approach to Solar...Without Salesmen
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2015 - Volume VI
World Leaders Talk Climate Solutions — Solar Stands Out
Happy Holidays!
Top 5 Reasons Solar Soared in 2015!
KPCC Auction Features the Gift of Solar with Run on Sun
Your Solar Savings - Stolen?
Solar Thankfulness - 2015
Assessing My Home's Solar Potential: Step-by-Step
3 Rules to Avoid Shady Solar Contracts
Preparing for the End - of the Solar Tax Credit
Busy, busy, busy!
Run on Sun Named a Top Solar Contractor in the US!
The Perils of Dishonest Solar Salesmen
Intersolar North America 2015 - Recap
Only YOU Can Save Rooftop Solar!
Google: You're Being Evil!
Enphase Revisits Westridge Solar Project
Will LA County Clean up its Act?
Roofing Reality Check. Top 3 Considerations for Solar
Are Pasadena's Electric Rates Regressive?
Solar Impulse Making History
Elon Musk's 3-Biggest Powerwall Whoppers
It's so On! SI2 Launches on 6-day Flight to Hawaii
Chandler School Chooses Run on Sun
Top 3 Ways Solar = Water Conservation
Final Thoughts
Pasadena Solar Rebates Plummet!
Who has the Edge? 3 Reasons to Pick Enphase over SolarEdge
50% Renewables by 2030...How Will California Do It?? - Part 1
Top 5 Reasons to Stay Away from that Solar Lease!
Energy-Efficient Homes are Hot!
Solar Women Bring It! …to the NationWISE Roundtable
Top 5 Reasons You Shouldn't Wait to Go Solar
2015 Solar Rebate Update
Its Official…Solar Boosts Home-Owners' Property Values!
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2014 - Volume V
2014 - The Best Year in Solar, Ever!
How Green is Your EV?
Thanks and Onward to 2015!
BP Solar Flames Out - Leaves Consumers at Risk
Who's Fueling Whom? WSPA's Covert Campaign Against Cap & Trade
US & China Agree on GHG Reductions
Myth Debunked: Renewables Replacing Dirty Energy!
2014 - Warmest Year Ever?
Keeping the Lights on...
Support Solar!
Meet Kendra Hubbard - Intern Extraordinaire!
Tracking Solar Permits
Do Pro-Solar Policies Hurt the Poor?
SolarWorld Announces Major Recall
Brad Banta - Thanks and Farewell
Intersolar Wrapup: Sexism Declines, but Chaos Looms
Teaching the Duck to Fly
Burbank's Rebate Raffle - Wild, Weird West
Just in time for Summer - SCE Jacks its Rates
Pasadena's Electric Rates Spark Concern
SCE Spikes GS-1, GS-2 Rates
SCE's EV vs Domestic Rates - Driver Beware!
How Safe is Your Solar Power System?
Los Angeles County Gets HERO Financing
Open Letter to LG: Life's Not So Good!
Feed-in Tariff Wrap-up: Also Rans and a New Entry
Study: Selling Solar to Women
Net Metering Gets 20-Year Reprieve
The (Rebate) Party's Over—SCE Imposes Residential Wait List
LADWP Announces... Hope?
LA: Where Good News Goes to Die
Solar Rebate Update
Run on Sun Profiled at Solar Power World
Ch, Ch, Ch, Changes: Rolling out the New Run on Sun Website
Comparing SCE Rates for Commercial Users
Petition to Protect Solar Rights
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2013 - Volume IV
Solar Stocking Stuffer… Commercial Solar: Step-by-Step
How can Love Survive?
Shape of Solar as 2013 Ends
A Word of Thanks
Aw Geez, Fox News is at it Again!
Residential Solar Loans from Run on Sun
Open Letter to Unirac: Say It Ain't So!
A Question of Equities - Utility Attacks vs Solar Reality
Vote for Run on Sun!
Fire! Is Solar a Threat?
Solar Decathlon Update - Coming Together
Run on Sun Named One of Top Solar Contractors
State of SoCal Solar 2013
SCE Threatens Suit Over Satirical Solar Video
Try Doing That with a String Inverter!
Intersolar 2013 - Hot, Not and Idiotic
LADWP FiT 2nd Tranche Report
Case Study: Westridge Project One Year Later
Swan SONGS, Solar Spikes
Burbank Rebate Program Re-opens Via Lottery
Financing Commercial Solar: Step-by-Step
Enphase Joins the Team: Donates Microinverter System to USC Solar Decathlon Effort
Solar Impulse Soars Across America
Run on Sun & KPCC Partner to Provide Solar Benefits
Unirac Supports USC Solar Decathlon Team
SCE Rolls Out Major Rate Changes
FTC Limits "Solar-Powered" Claims
Lancaster Lights Up for Solar!
Solar Trends: Storage & Lower Cost
How Things Fail: A Commercial Disaster Waiting to Happen
It's On - PG&E Declares War on Solar!
LA Feed-in Tariff Update: First Tranche is Fully Subscribed
Sarah Dara Joins Run on Sun
Who Pays for Solar Power?
LADWP Board Approves 100MW Feed-in Tariff
Half Way There: Renewables 49% of 2012 New Capacity
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2012 - Volume III
Centex Clouds Solar Tile Repairs
SCE Rates Set for 3-Year Climb
Tesla Model S - Motor Trend's Car of the Year
LADWP Updates FiT Status
Coal: Ripe for Retirement
Run on Sun Featured at PVTech
Solar Means Business!
PWP to Host Solar Workshop
Q: What is more popular than Solar? A: Nothing!
Solar Power International 2012 Recap
Outliers & Oddities - State of SoCal Solar 2012
Community Solar Bill Defeated - Wait 'til Next Year
Enphase Features Run on Sun & Westridge School
Green is Now: California's IOUs Hit RPS Target
Climate Skeptic "Converts" - Will Others Follow?
Non-Residential PACE Rebounds - at Least in LA County
InterSolar 2012 Recap
Power to the People - Support SB 843!
CPUC Provides Progress on Net Metering
Here’s Your Chance to Help Grow Run on Sun!
Solar Eclipse - A Data Geek's View
Westridge Project Video - a Viral Sensation!
Pasadena Rolls out EV Rates - But NOT for PV?
Public Solar: Enphase & SolarCity
Westridge Solar Project Honored, Featured
PWP to Slash Residential Rebates
Acknowledging Climate Change Doesn't Make You a Liberal
Solar Triumphant - Run on Sun Makes it Right!
Clash of the Solar Titans: SunPower Sues SolarCity
Suntech Recalls Solar Roofing Tiles
Think Solar is a DIY Project? Think Again!
LADWP Solar Incentive Program Data Update
Heather Andrews - PVAddict - RIP
Sunny California Solar Highlights from 2011
Power Outage Safety
Sanyo Springs to Panasonic
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2011 - Volume II
Westridge Chooses Run on Sun for Solar Project
Solar Works for America Profiles Run on Sun
Solar in LA - Leader or Laggard?
Jim Jenal Running for SEIA Board
SPI 2011 - Wrap-up & Reflections
No Surprise: 9 out of 10 Americans Back Solar
Why Solyndra Just Doesn't Matter
Caltech's Solar Decathlon Entry
Early Trends from LADWP's SIP Restart
Run on Sun Turns Five - But You Get the Presents!
Oops - There Goes BWP
Outliers & Oddities: Galkos Construction and SolarCity
Solar Install: Step-by-Step
LADWP Solar Incentive Program Relaunched
Will the Debt Deal Derail Solar?
Can Solar Light the Hollywood Sign?
Solar in California Just Got Cheaper!
Report from LADWP's Solar Workshop
Is PACE Staging a Comeback?
What Kind of Company Chooses Solar?
Why is the Enphase M215 So HOT?
Companies that Lease Solar May Run Afoul of the FTC
Are Solar-Powered Homes More Valuable? Yes!
Run on Sun Featured in Pasadena Weekly Article - The City of the Future
Reducing Your Carbon Footprint - One Server (and PC) at a Time
What You Need to Know About Commercial Solar Power
Pasadena One of Top-10 Cleantech Cities in U.S.
Consumer Spending Up - To Pay for Energy!
Gasoline in LA Hits Record February High - Scary Summer without Solar!
Here's Two Takes from the Solar Kid!
What You Need to Know About Commercial Solar Power in Three Easy Lessons
Pasadena Sends Out AB 920 Compensation Forms
"Shocking" New Study About Charging EVs
Xantrex Inverter Recall - Run on Sun Can Help
Solar Economics Heading into 2011: Part 1 - Tax Policy
Solar Economics Heading into 2011: Part 2 - Rebates
From the Solar Kid: Eating Green in the New Year
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2010 - Volume I
As EVs Roll Out, Los Angeles Gears Up
Pasadena Adopts AB 920 Compensation Rules - Sorta
What Will You Be? A Post from the Solar Kid
Vote No on Prop 23!
Rebates are Falling - Is a Feed-in Tariff a Better Answer?
Solar Power to Return to the White House
Glendale Suspends its Rebate Program - A Cautionary Tale
Proposition 23 - Suspicion Warranted
Do You Have a Solar Kid? We Do!
Is PACE Dead, and with it the LACEP?
Installer's Dilemma - Solar Power Systems as a Commodity or Hi-End Item?
It's Official - Solar Power is Now More Cost-Effective than Nuclear
What is the State of Solar in California?
Run on Sun Featured in Article by Solar Charged Driving
Corporations are Hoarding Money - Time to Invest in Solar
Do Micro-Inverters Really Make a Difference?
Pasadena First City to Join LA County Energy Program
Senate Climate Change Bill - Flawed, but a Start
AB 811 Program Adopted - But Will it Work?
NAS Calls for Urgent Action on Climate Change
Time to Change our Fuelish Ways
Building a Solar Future
AB 811 Timeline Update
Run on Sun Bats 1000 in Achieving NABCEP Certification
A Conversation with PWP
AB 510 Signed - Expands Cap on Net Metering Agreements
Scam Warning - Why Solar is Not a DIY Project
Solar Bill of Rights - Rights 7 & 8
AB 920 Notices from PWP & SCE Raise Questions
AB 811 Update
AB 811 Update - Report from Stakeholders Meeting
The Solar Bill of Rights - Rights 2-6
AB 920 Notices Due January 31
The Solar Bill of Rights
AB 811 is Coming to LA County - is Your City In?
A Look Back to Solar 2009 and a Look Ahead to 2010
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