So, it’s been over two years now and we are starting to pick up some steam. We owe this to all of you, our clients, that have given us the opportunity to provide for your electrical service needs. Thanks for all your support, for that, we say, THANK YOU!

Also, on a side note, two years and we have not been late once. Some might say it is impossible, our clients know better! I’m sure it will happen eventually, the dreaded first time we are late, but for now…on time, every time, to save you time. If we show up late, we buy you dinner.

If your time is important to you, if cleanliness matters, if having a company respect you is high on your priority list, give us a shot to show you the new standard in customer service.

Hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving.

Greenwave Electric is accepting applications for a part-time (to start) journeyman position. E-mail service@greenwaveelectric.com with your resume or schedule a time to come by and fill out an application.

Applicant needs to be able to work on their own and have a valid driver’s license and own transportation. We background check, drug-test, and do a physical test as well. Looking for someone who is self-motivated, has a great attitude, and is punctual.

There is a new wave of Sports Talk coming to WIBW 580AM…starting on Sept 1st at 4:30, get plugged in.

After about a year and a half at our office location on 1100 SW Wanamaker we finally had the opportunity to find a nice sized shop with an overhead door and some office space. It was actually pretty nice being right off of Wanamaker, but we were struggling without a shop area to store material and equipment.

So thanks to Mr. Douthett for renting us space in his building on Wanamaker, it served its purpose well. If you are looking for some office space, check his building out, 1100 SW Wanamaker. Also a big thanks to Don Ruff with Solid State Communications for giving us the heads-up on the new space and Mr. Broast for renting the space to us.

Needless to say we are very excited about it, and if it weren’t for you, our clients, we would of closed up shop already. Thanks for helping us continue to grow and mature as a company. Thanks for all the repeat business, thanks for the referrals, and thanks for the confidence in us to refer us to people you know. Our goal is to come through ever time.

Our new address will be 1324 SE Monroe, Topeka, KS 66612. Phone and Fax will be staying the same.

Sizing your home or business for a solar array.

The one thing about utilizing sustainable energy like solar power is to try and reduce your personal energy consumption prior to sizing the system. Whether it be better rated windows and doors, higher grade insulation, high efficiency mechanical equipment, lower wattage lighting, turning off electronics that operate in stand-by power…there are many different strategies to reducing your consumption. The less power you use the smaller the system you can install and the more money you can save overall.

First thing is to find your monthly kilo-watt hour usage for your property. Usually it is given to you right on your utility bill. For example, John used 600 kWh in April, that is 600,000 watts. Divide that by 30 days and John uses approximately 20 kWh per day. To put this in perspective, you need approximately 100 square feet of roof space for every 1 kWh of solar arrays, so for a 20kWh system you would need about 2000 square feet of roof space.

This is why it is important to reduce your energy consumption prior to sizing and installing a solar array. Even more so if you have a battery back-up system. The space required to store your batteries will come into play as well, the standard is about 1 SqFt for every 2kWh of batteries. If you wanted to store just enough energy for one day you would need 10 SqFt of space, two days would put you at 20 SqFt and so on.