Articles from the Solar Education Series

An Engineer View of the Big Picture – Chapter 2 – How Power Grids Work

Hey team, Adam here.  Welcome to our 2021 blog here at Whaling City Solar.  This unique “Engineers View of the Big Picture” series of articles are a witness statement on why my wife and I put solar panels on our […]

Masterclass: 8 Steps to a DIY Solar Installation – Step 1

Hey everyone, Adam here. We hope that you’ve started on and are enjoying our sister-series An Engineers Guide to the Big Picture. While those articles focus on the overall energy theories and the “Why?” behind going solar, this series will […]

An Engineers View of the Big Picture – Chapter 1 – The Humble Kilowatt-Hour

Hey team, Adam here.  Welcome to our 2021 blog here at Whaling City Solar.  This unique “Engineers View of the Big Picture” series of articles are a witness statement on why my wife and I put solar power on our […]

How to fill your new electric Hummer’s tank for $8 (with solar power of course!)

We here at Whaling City Solar drive our own sunshine powered Chevy Volt and a Tesla Model Y, but we’re solar guys – so you’d expect that.   If you haven’t heard, there’s going to be an electric Hummer from GMC […]