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Are You Properly Paying Your Workers? Posted on May 19, 2017
Being prepared for a wage and hour lawsuit against your company is the best example of the adage "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." All companies should perform routine wage and hour audits to determined if their internal controls ...
Solar O&M: Where's The Dough? Posted on Apr 07, 2017
Solar operations and maintenance (O&M) provides the preventative and correctional technical activities that allow solar systems to perform at their best. As a result of the solar industry’s strong growth curve, O&M is a rapidly growing bu...
Do You Require Your Employees To Sign Arbitration Policies? Posted on Mar 06, 2017
Over the last 15 years, the cleantech industry has grown at a record pace creating a volatility in the industry. The solar industry’s ups and downs are famous, and this “solar-coaster ride” has some important implications. Cleantech companies expe...
Legal Update: Code Clarifications to Help California Solar Installers Posted on Feb 01, 2017
A well known fact in the California solar industry is that streamlining and simplifying permitting for solar installations is a top priority. The amount of paperwork and effort required by solar installers in California to complete the permitting ...
The Likelihood Of Tax Reform in 2017 Puts Pressure On Clean Energy Posted on Jan 31, 2017
The GOP and White House are both promising tax reform soon. The reforms expected are cuts in corporate taxes and rules preventing companies from recovering costs from imported goods and services. Both of these reforms could have major impacts on r...
Featured Weekly Document: Dealer Agreements Posted on Jan 28, 2017
Many companies in the cleantech industry have created products that they want another company to sell for them. In order to set up this relationship, it is advisable to have a Dealer Agreement that defines obligations, expectations, risk and liabi...
New Warranty Requirements In CA Under NEM 2.0 Posted on Dec 28, 2016
All California solar contractors with customers in PG&E territory now must submit interconnection applications under NEM-2 because PG&E has met its cap for offering NEM-1. The key changes in the NEM-2 program include a requirement that a ...
Cost Of Solar At An All-Time Low As Soft Costs Decline Amid Escalating Competition Posted on Dec 12, 2016
The cost of solar is at an all-time low, driven primarily by a decline in “soft costs” over the last four years. According to the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s recent study summarized in “Tracking the Sun IX”, while solar energy system ...
Three Agreements For Hiring Sales and Lead Generators Posted on Oct 28, 2016
Many successful business owners have learned to focus on sales as their number one priority. When setting up relationships with sales consultants and lead generators, careful attention should be paid to both incentivize sales efforts and protect t...
Why Installation Contracts Can Create Sales Tax Liability Posted on Oct 04, 2016
In California, all contractors face the possibility of a sales tax audit by the Board of Equalization (“BOE”). If a contractor is audited by the BOE, the main documents the BOE will use to determine if unpaid sales or use tax occurred are the con...
Do Contractors Need Both Commercial And Residential Solar Installation Agreements? Posted on Sep 12, 2016
Yes. The law contains many protections for homeowners (consumers) in contractor home improvement agreements that affect the terms of solar installation agreements, including even simple things such as font type and section titles. Commercial sola...
Why Use A Letter of Intent (LOI)? Posted on Jul 04, 2016
Letters of Intent (LOIs) can be essential to locking in a sale prior to a final agreement, such as in the case of a commercial system installation. From the provider's point of view, a binding LOI guarantees payment upon contingencies being met. ...
Do You Need a Solar Power Purchase Agreement or Solar Lease Template? Posted on Jun 21, 2016
In the event that you are looking for a Solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) or Solar Lease template, we recommend the online forms developed by NREL, a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewabl...
Protecting Your Contractor Business: RME Agreements Posted on Mar 24, 2016
Many solar and other types of cleantech companies need a contractor’s license to operate. This often involves either the owner of the company or an employee with a contractor’s license agreeing to be the responsible managing officer or employee fo...
Business Formation Checklist and Considerations Posted on Dec 01, 2015
Are you just starting your cleantech business? If so, create a "to-do list" numbered by priority. Some things to put on this business "to-do list" are, as follows: 1. Determine name availability for chosen company name through an internet searc...- Previous
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