"Make it low, with Makello!"
Can you name any electrical appliance, other than solar panels, that can work uninterrupted, for 30 years or longer? Long term power production and cost savings is only part of the bigger picture. For example, how much do you save with solar if a poor quality installation causes a roof leak? Are you ready to save money …
I first saw Makello at the Triton Career fair, where their colorful booth, binders full of pictures of the work they’ve done, and my would-be boss’s passionate pitch immediately captured my attention and made me want to work there. As an energy efficiency and renewable energy company, Makello is in a field that I was …
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I first heard about Makello from a friend who was attending the UCSD Spring Job Fair. At the time, I was a fresh graduate in Environmental Engineering from UC Davis exploring companies that were as passionate about renewable energy as I was. From my friend’s vivid explanation of Makello’s job booth, displaying their countless solar …
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Recently, upon arrival at a customer’s home in Valley Center, I declared I knew of a solution to his $24,000/year electric bill, that costs less than $2,000, and wouldn’t require trenching, electric panel upgrades or a SDGE service upgrade. Judging by his reaction, I knew we had something big… There was no sales gimmicks involved. …
In the summer of 2015, I worked full-time for the San Diego based energy efficiency company Wipomo. Overall, I had a great and very rewarding learning experience, especially since this was the first internship that I completed in the sustainability and alternative energy sector, an area I would like to work in after graduation. As …
Wipomo’s Mobile Energy Ecosystem (version 2) is featured at SMA America’s blog “Road Tested and Reliable”.
Wipomo’s Mobile Energy Ecosystem provided off-grid solar power to the Food Truck vendors at the Qualcomm Stadium Swap Meet, while the crowds of visitors enjoyed their meals without the noisy gas generator emissions. During the day, while the sun was shining, the sun provided power to the food truck vendors. After the sun went down, …
In my neighborhood, in Cardiff By-The-Sea, Californa, the community of single story homes are being replaced by larger 2 and 3 story mansions with imported high water use vegetation. If the character of the neighborhood is changing, what can you do about it? You can block a permit or remove a tree if the proposed …
Have you noticed that there is a very large variance in the quotes you get from competing solar companies? I did! When I was shopping for the best solar deal to fit my household, I was shocked to find as much as a $10,000 difference in quotes. That struck me as shady! And shade is not what you …
By eliminating their energy bills, the average San Diego family can save enough money to put a child through college. We’re talking about roughly $250,000 over the lifetime of the system. Are you skeptical? Then challenge us to prove it!
Our off-grid, Plug-In Vehicle & personal electronics charging station delivers “Power when you want it, where you want it, day or night, even during a utility blackout”. The Wipomo Mobile Energy Ecosystem at the home showcase during SDRES Sustainability Tour 2013. People from left to right: Skip Fralick- California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE), Juergen Zierler- Architect Wipomo, Hubbell and …
If you are looking to eliminate your electric bill with a solar photovoltaic system, the first step is energy efficiency, to reduce the up front acquisition costs. For every $1 spent on LEDs to replace incandescent lamps, the installed cost of the solar system is reduced by approximately $7, and for Fluorescent replacements it’s about …
These are short 5 question, 1-2 minute surveys about what you think of solar photovoltaics, electric vehicles (including plug-in hybrids) and other technologies or concepts related to the Wipomo Energy Ecosystem. Every survey you take increases your chances of getting discounts on Wipomo Energy Ecosystem products. Just enter the survey code given to you by …
“SDGE’s Electricity Rate Hike”: How to Read It If your home uses about 900 kWh of electricity a month (found on your electricity bill), find 900 on the horizontal axis, and then go straight up to the orange line (how much SDGE charges after the rate hike in September 2013). Your annual bill is approximately $3,000, …
As a tour stop at UC San Diego for the 2013 Sustainability Tour, we demonstrated vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) charging using Wipomo’s energy solution. The 2013 Sustainability Tour was organized by the San Diego Renewable Energy Society (local chapter of American Solar Energy Society). It was an honor to be a stop at UC San Diego in …