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Hamza Arham Rizvi

Hamza R is a licensed electrician with 12+ years of hands-on electrical and residential solar experience based in Phoenix, Arizona. He installed his own 9.6 kW solar system in 2019 and has since guided over a dozen homeowners through solar decisions.

NABCEP Certified: What the Badge Proves, and What It Does Not
Buying Solar

NABCEP Certified: What the Badge Proves, and What It Does Not

NABCEP is not one credential. It is nine board certifications plus an entry-level tier, it certifies people rather than companies, and it is not a license.

Hamza Arham Rizvi Hamza Arham Rizvi
Aug 30 · 7 min
Is Your Solar Production Estimate Realistic? Check the Inputs
Buying Solar

Is Your Solar Production Estimate Realistic? Check the Inputs

A production estimate is a model output, not a measurement. Here are the six inputs that move it, and the questions that get them out of your installer.

Hamza Arham Rizvi Hamza Arham Rizvi
Aug 29 · 7 min
California Legacy NEM: How Long Your Rate Is Protected
Solar Costs & Savings

California Legacy NEM: How Long Your Rate Is Protected

California legacy NEM traced to the CPUC's own pages: which decision sets the 20 year period, which date starts it, and where 9 years applies instead.

Hamza Arham Rizvi Hamza Arham Rizvi
Aug 26 · 8 min
Home Battery Rebate 2026: What You Trade for It
Solar Costs & Savings

Home Battery Rebate 2026: What You Trade for It

Home battery rebate programs in 2026, read from CPUC and PURA records: why the money is mostly performance based, and what control you give up to earn it.

Hamza Arham Rizvi Hamza Arham Rizvi
Aug 25 · 6 min
State Solar Rebates 2026: What Stacking Really Means
Solar Costs & Savings

State Solar Rebates 2026: What Stacking Really Means

State solar rebates in 2026 explained by mechanism: the four types, which ones actually pay you, and the questions that decide whether they stack at all.

Hamza Arham Rizvi Hamza Arham Rizvi
Aug 24 · 7 min
Duke Energy Solar Bridge Rate: The Real 2026 Date
Solar Costs & Savings

Duke Energy Solar Bridge Rate: The Real 2026 Date

The Duke Energy solar bridge rate, per the NC Utilities Commission Public Staff: what Rider NMB is and what Dec 31 2026 actually triggers.

Hamza Arham Rizvi Hamza Arham Rizvi
Aug 23 · 7 min
SREC Explained: What Solar Certificates Really Pay
Solar Costs & Savings

SREC Explained: What Solar Certificates Really Pay

SREC explained using the EPA's own definition: what a solar renewable energy certificate is, who actually owns it, and whether your state has a market.

Hamza Arham Rizvi Hamza Arham Rizvi
Aug 22 · 6 min
Net Metering by State: Is Yours Good or Bad?
Solar Costs & Savings

Net Metering by State: Is Yours Good or Bad?

Net metering by state, without a table that dates: the five structural questions that decide whether your state and utility credit exports well.

Hamza Arham Rizvi Hamza Arham Rizvi
Aug 21 · 6 min
California NEM 10 Year Transition: What Is Real
Solar Costs & Savings

California NEM 10 Year Transition: What Is Real

The California NEM 10 year transition traced to its source: what the CPUC actually guarantees legacy solar owners, and what only ever existed in a bill.

Hamza Arham Rizvi Hamza Arham Rizvi
Aug 20 · 6 min
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