{"id":3,"name":"Allen Ray","url":"","description":"I am an independent energy researcher based in Austin, Texas. I installed\r\na 9.6kW solar system on my home in November 2022 after spending nearly a year\r\nresearching quotes, interviewing homeowners, and cutting through the noise that\r\ndominates most solar content online.\r\n\r\nBefore writing about solar, I spent over a decade in procurement and supply chain \u2014\r\nwhich means I thinks in terms of cost-per-unit, payback periods, and long-term\r\ncontracts. That background shapes how I approaches every topic on this blog:\r\nwith real numbers, real timelines, and zero tolerance for vague promises.\r\n\r\nMy electricity bill dropped from an average of $310\/month to under $30 after the\r\ninstall. In March 2023, I added a Tesla Powerwall 2 after experiencing a 4-day\r\ngrid outage during an ice storm. I now tracks his system's monthly output and\r\npublishes the data regularly.\r\n\r\nI writes for homeowners who are done with the sales pitch and just want\r\nto understand what solar actually costs, what it actually delivers, and whether\r\nit actually makes financial sense for their situation. Most of the time, it does.\r\nBut not always \u2014 and I'll tell you when it doesn't.","link":"https:\/\/entellusapparel.com\/blog\/author\/allen-ray\/","slug":"allen-ray","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/803e4cc4a9fcbb004eb52009d8bb49406f040a8e5949e2b685fb0cefe07d12b3?s=24&d=mm&r=g","48":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/803e4cc4a9fcbb004eb52009d8bb49406f040a8e5949e2b685fb0cefe07d12b3?s=48&d=mm&r=g","96":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/803e4cc4a9fcbb004eb52009d8bb49406f040a8e5949e2b685fb0cefe07d12b3?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"meta":{"generateblocks_onboarding":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entellusapparel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entellusapparel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}