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2019 Year In Review Highlights: Record Breaking Solar Installs -- Community Service & Support -- Education for Change -- PSPS & PG&E Impact of our solar installations: Trees Planted Pounds of Coal we did not have to burn! Number of Smartphones charged [...]
Expert Corner: Talk on Power Shutdowns by PG&E (PSPS) with SEG Founder Ray Darby on KVMR - 89.5 https://youtu.be/Zk3C0bRsBtE Energy Expert & Founder of Sustainable Energy Group in Grass Valley, CA, Ray Darby gives helpful information about the PG&E Power Shutoffs with Martin Webb on [...]
Apple Picking and Pressing - Sustainability in Our Community https://youtu.be/fZxhfk4gSmA Our Solar Designer and active community member Penn Martin interviews Gayle and Leo Granucci during their annual apply picking, cider making event in Nevada City. The Granucci's have been hosting this wonderful community event for [...]
By Amanda Thibodeau, with Sierra Harvest - a local non-profit for "Fresh Food Education & Access" with their office in Nevada City, CA. Learn a Fall Permaculture technique called Sheet Mulching Hi Sustainable Energy groupies, this is your friends at Sierra Harvest chiming in. Sierra [...]
By Heather Luna, Director of the Acorn School of Herbal Medicine in Nevada City, CA. Flavonoid Herbs and Berries for Fall ...in your Northern California backyard right now Autumn breezes are bringing in cooler weather and with it comes an increased risk for colds and flus. [...]
Insight From Our Intern on Solar and Sustainability I never could have imagined learning as much as I did in my time interning at Sustainable Energy Group. Not only did I learn about solar, the renewable energy industry and the energy grid, I had the [...]
By Keisha Wheeler, co-owner of Catalyst Bioamendments and Soil Foodweb Consultant in Nevada City, CA. Microbes Instead of Chemicals for a Greener Lawn We all love a thick green carpet of grass under foot. For being the #1 most grown crop in North America, lawns have [...]
POWER OUTAGES - Part 3 Solar with Battery Backup Vs Generator, Advantages & Disadvantages There are all kinds of options to serve your backup power needs in the event of a power outage. They can serve either a portion of your electrical circuits through a subpanel as [...]
POWER OUTAGES – PART 2 – PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS How much would a generator cost? How much would batteries cost? There are plenty of online tools and other resources available to give you relatively quick answers, but are they the right answers? Backup power systems can [...]
By Neil Decker, co-founder of Starseed Creative and natural builder, specializing in Hempcrete structures that instill a sense of magic, belonging, and self. Have you ever imagined adding a small dwelling to your property? One that could be healthy, energy efficient, fire-resistant, and serve your [...]
