Cobian Sandals was built on a generational heritage of sandal making by sibling co-founders John and Claudia Cobian. They drew upon their Hispanic family roots in Guadalajara, Mexico to learn the craftsmanship of sandal design and manufacturing. The surf culture in the early 1980’s created a burgeoning demand for sandals in the United States. Inspired by the growing market opportunity, Cobian made a mission to not only create the best sandals for men, women and children but to serve as a platform to support others. Cobian believes that “Every Step Matters” and supports sustainability and partners with various foundations worldwide that support children, the surf community, and the environment.
HES Solar designed and installed a 59.04-kilowatt (kW) SunPower Helix solar system across the rooftop of Cobian’s corporate headquarters. The fully-integrated system is expected to save Cobian $24,044 in the first year of the system’s operation, thanks in part to SunPower’s intelligent storage software which can optimize savings with demand response and energy arbitrage. The investment is expected to pay for itself in just 2.1 years and return an estimated $966,271 in savings over the first 25 years. Now that’s a step in the right direction!
“The decision to go solar was based on multiple factors, long term cost savings and clean energy was what we wanted, and there was a nice tax write off. When you add all of those factors together it was a no brainer, and we get so much sunlight here that it keeps producing every day. A friend of mine is an engineer and did a lot of research and he recommended HES Solar. We outsourced our research and compared bids and chose HES Solar, they met our requirements, they’re a very professional company and have the best equipment and best SunPower panels.“
John Cobian, GM, Cobian Sandals
Net Energy Metering 3.0 (NEM 3.0) is the incoming law created by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). The new tariffs and fees will impact both residential and commercial solar systems built in California.
As this notice is posted in November of 2022, the Proposed Decision from the CPUC outlining the proposed NEM 3.0 terms is expected soon. This comes after a year’s delay. Once the new agreement is finalized and passed into law, there will exist a designation of the deadline under which new systems will continue to qualify for NEM 2.0 rates.
The new NEM 3.0 rates will be designed to lower the value of electricity during the daytime hours, when solar is producing, and increase the value of electricity during the evening hours, when solar homes and businesses purchase electricity. In short, NEM 3.0 will create a “sell low, buy high” proposition to new solar system owners.
To Californians looking to install a solar system on their home or commercial building, the NEM 2.0 rates will be preferred. As of this post, the solar industry does not know the details of how different the NEM 3.0 rates will be from the NEM 2.0 rates.
Please use the HES Solar website as a resource to learn more, and please take our offer to speak with an HES Solar Energy Consultant at no obligation.
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