Welcome to the New Site

February 20, 2009 by · 1 Comment
Filed under: Admin 

This blog has moved from it’s old home at a TypePad server to a new URL and server owned and managed by me.  I’ve also switched to WordPress.

The new URL is https://marktime.org/smithelectricco/

Please update any blogrolls or links within your sites.  I will be using Google to find links to the old site and I will contact you if I find an old link to ask you to update it.

Thanks, and welcome to the new home!

In the next week or so, I plan to update the yearly totals for the solar power system, and write a quick update on my Toyota Highlander hybrid.  The short version – both are great!

Have Questions?

June 30, 2004 by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Solar Energy 

It occurs to me that some of you who are considering PV solar for their home or office might be a little concerned about bothering us with questions.

Please don’t be. If we have information that can help (especially if we haven’t managed to post it here), please send us a note at markrsmith@gmail.com.

We’ll be glad to help if we can, and I might even do a little digging for your answer if I don’t already know it.

A Little Quiet

May 31, 2004 by · Leave a Comment
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It might get a little quiet here for a while. The solar equipment is installed, inspected and approved. We’re just waiting for the PSE&G (electric utility) to approve the interconnection to the grid. That could take 6 weeks or so (1 week down now).

Here’s what I plan to do in the meantime:

1. Create an index page to the installation process and pictures – a one-stop page for people who are looking for information that skips the “still waiting” posts.
2. I may not have mentioned it here, but I’m a student pilot (airplanes). If I have a lesson flying in the right direction, I want to take an aerial photo of the panels, and I’ll post it here.
3. I’ll try to keep up with solar news and other installations, especially in New Jersey.

Thanks for looking in, and keep checking for more news!