Arcata · 95521
Arcata Outages: The Airport Microgrid and Your Home Backup Plan
Does the airport microgrid back up your Arcata home? Understand its electrical boundary, RCEA service and what to document in a solar-plus-battery PPA.
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168 articlesEureka · 95501
Eureka Solar Plans: Review Coastal Panels and Mounting Hardware
Planning solar near Humboldt Bay? Check panel salt-exposure restrictions, mounting hardware and inspection responsibilities in your Eureka solar-plus-battery PPA.
3 min readFortuna · 95540
Fortuna Solar Plans: Check Your Electric-Heating Baseline
Changed your Fortuna home to heat-pump space heating? Check PG&E baseline eligibility and the billing assumptions in your solar-plus-battery PPA proposal.
3 min readGarberville · 95542
Garberville Battery Backup: Include UV Water Treatment
Have UV water-treatment equipment near Garberville? Include its continuous electrical load, controls and circuit in your solar-plus-battery PPA plan.
3 min readRio Dell · 95562
Rio Dell Solar PPAs: Clarify Property-Tax Responsibilities
Review California solar assessment rules, Humboldt County contacts and tax-payment responsibilities before choosing a Rio Dell solar-plus-battery PPA.
3 min readArcata · 95521
Arcata Solar PPAs: Clarify Monitoring and Internet Costs
Review internet requirements, connection costs and monitoring responsibilities in an Arcata solar-plus-battery PPA before comparing the full offer.
3 min readEureka · 95501, 95503
Eureka Battery Backup: Include a Weather Radio Power Plan
Prepare Eureka weather-radio reception, alert settings and backup power alongside selected battery circuits, Humboldt Alert and solar PPA terms.
3 min readFortuna · 95540
Fortuna Battery Backup: Planning for a Dehumidifier
Include dehumidifier cycling, power, drainage and energy use in a Fortuna battery plan, with RCEA/PG&E context and qualifying solar PPA terms.
3 min readGarberville · 95542
Garberville Solar Plans: Start with a Home Energy Assessment
Use RCEA’s no-cost phone assessment to prepare a Garberville solar and battery plan, while keeping equipment design and ongoing PPA costs separate.
3 min readRio Dell · 95562
Rio Dell Solar Batteries: Plan for Your NEM Expiration
Review your remaining NEM eligibility before a Rio Dell solar or battery proposal, including future RCEA and PG&E billing assumptions and PPA payments.
3 min readArcata · 95521
Arcata Rental Homes: Who Pays the Solar and Battery PPA?
Clarify owner, tenant and utility-account responsibilities when exploring an Arcata rental-home solar-and-battery PPA with no upfront equipment purchase.
3 min readArcata · 95521
Arcata Solar PPAs: Can One System Benefit Two Meters?
Compare an Arcata solar PPA with multiple electric meters by checking aggregation eligibility, RCEA and PG&E billing, and separate battery coverage.
3 min read