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What is predecessor energy?

Predecessor energy is the unseen energy ofeither the land itself or the former occupants ofthe space. Although unseen, predecessor ener-gy is impactful because it has a life force thatcan be felt.

Consider predecessor energy

Before purchasing a home, or anything thathas been used in the past, I always consider theeffect predecessor energy can have. If I wereconsidering purchasing two homes of equal

value and desirability in the sameneighborhood, I would want to knowwhy the buyer is selling the home. Ifone home is being sold because of adivorce, its predecessor energy maybe dense, filled with grief and sadness.If the other home is being soldbecause the owners are doing wellfinancially and want to buy a biggerhome, the predecessor energy may belighter, filled with optimism and pros-perity. Naturally, I would choose thelatter due to the favorable energy.

Predecessor client story

One of my clients moved into a cot-tage without being aware of theimportance of predecessor energy. A self-employed woman, her business was financiallyOK and for years she had been making enoughto support herself. At the time she moved intoher new space, her health was good, and shewas close to her adult daughter and on goodterms with her ex-husband, who owed hersome money and was slowly paying her back.

Going downhill fast

By the time she called me eight months later,she had lost 75 percent of her clients, her ex-husband had stopped sending her the money heowed her and her relationship with her daugh-

ter had become unusually tough. In addition,she felt drained and was dealing with somemedical challenges that arose after she movedinto her new space. She felt as if her life wascrumbling around her and wondered if herhome’s feng shui was “really bad.” She calledme as a last resort.

What is the problem?

As I was driving over, I didn’t know what toexpect — was her door’s energy blocked? Wasshe sleeping under large beams? Was her bed in

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The solar industry’s highly competi-tive marketing climate offers anabundance of choices from many

companies. Over the past year, additionaloptions have enabled consumers to bene-fit financially in ways other than a straightpurchase of a photovoltaic (PV) system.While there is little doubt that “goinggreen” is wise, being aware of certain factscan keep you from making imprudentchoices.

Power Purchase Agreements are the lat-est wrinkle in marketing PV systems. Thisis essentially a leasing plan under whichyou substitute the solar company in placeof the utility provider. The premise is thatpayments to them are supposedly lowerthan what the utility company wouldcharge you, and that payment increaseswould be manageable. Up-front costscould be “zero down” (with escalatingpayments up to 4 percent each year),“some money down” (e.g. $5,000, withlower non-escalating payments) or a “pre-paid lease” (a huge up-front down pay-ment of about 45-48 percent of the cashpurchase price with no monthly pay-ments). The big attraction is avoiding thelarge initial cash outlay.

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In contrast, the pre-paid leasing pro-gram requires a lump-sum deposit of$23,286. The $16 minimum charge is stillpaid to the utility company. The net sav-ings check in at $23,286.

With a $5,000 initial down payment,$217 per month is paid to the solar compa-ny. The net savings is $61,474.

At “zero down,” $230 per month — with a3 percent annual escalation — is paid to thesolar company. The total savings is $44,335.

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a disempowered position? Surprisingly, itwas none of that. Of course, I made somesuggestions, but nothing more than I wouldmake on an average home visit. So I askedher who lived in the space before her.

The predecessor

According to the landlord, the man

who lived there previously had been atenant for more than seven years, buthad stopped paying rent two yearsbefore he actually moved out. The ten-ant had lost his job, his family supportand his health, and he began taking ille-gal drugs. The landlord started furtherlegal proceedings after unsuccessfullytrying to evict him. Ultimately, the ten-ant had to be forcefully carried out of

the apartment.My client had moved in

only two weeks later andunknowingly walked into

the predecessor energy, which was in adownward spiral. When she saw theparallels between the prior tenant’s lifeand hers, she knew without a doubt thatshe wanted to move when her lease wasup. In the meantime, we adjusted thehome’s feng shui and blessed it to clearas much of the energy as we could.

Moral of the story

Although that was an extreme case, itwill hopefully leave an impression so thatthe next time you seek out a new space tolive or do business in, you will make cer-tain to research its history beforehand.Avoid spaces that you know are associat-ed with failure, bankruptcy, physical vio-lence, illness, chronic poverty and so on.

Clearing predecessor energy

If you are already in a space and feelthat unhealthy predecessor energy ispresent but do not want to move, “clearthe energy” with a blessing. Any type ofspiritual ritual or blessing can help to“reset and refresh” the energy, making adifference to the energetic feel and

impact of the unseen environment. The good news is that if you have

occupied your current space for morethan seven years, energy from previousoccupants is likely gone. Just the same,you may want to bless your home to giveit the energy of renewal and everyoneoccupying the space a fresh start.

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he solar industry is evolv-ing constantly, whichcontinues to bring downthe cost of a typical sys-tem. Samsung has intro-duced a new 255-wattpanel that works wellwith the Enphase M215micro-inverter. It costs

less than the older, less powerfulpanels. Samsung also has upped thewarranty period for the improvedpanels to 10 years, which is doublethe industry standard. Enphasemicro-inverters allow maximumproduction from your system andthey come with free lifetime onlinemonitoring and a full 25-year war-ranty. Right now, EnergyPro Hawaiiis offering a summer special of$24,999 for a 4.59 kw system. This

includes 18 Sam-sung 255-watt pan-els with EnphaseM215 micro-invert-ers, two circuitsand installation.This is for a standard installation,which does not require electricalupgrades on standard asphalt shin-gle roofing. Other-sized systems areavailable at similar pricing, andhelp is always available for morechallenging installations thatrequire additional electrical workor are placed on non-traditionalroofing.

Circuit penetrations reduce thenumber of PV systems that can beinstalled in a neighborhood andmake system installation difficult orimpossible once the 15-percent pen-etration level has been reached.EnergyPro Hawaiihas experience withchecking penetra-tion levels anddesigning systemsthat will oftentimeswork in areas thatappear to be closed-off.

Keeping your solarelectric systemunder the 10 kwthreshold means thatyou don’t have toprovide additionalinsurance for yoursystem to HECO,and installing a solarhot water system

with your PV system can eliminateor greatly reduce your electric bill.Solar hot water still provides thebest financial return and is the mostefficient form of solar power avail-able. If you don’t already have asolar hot water system, it makessense to incorporate one into yoursolar plan. EnergyPro Hawaii islicensed to install both hot waterand electric systems. The companyhas saved many homeowners a sig-nificant amount of money andheartache by designing an overallenergy solution.

Did you know that you can add

solar electric panels to an existingsystem and get an additional taxcredit, without having to add cir-cuits or wiring? As long as it’s in adifferent calendar year, you don’tneed to justify your tax credit byadding circuits to your system. Thisallows you to install a starter systemor a solar electric system along witha solar hot water system and notworry about paying for extra panelsthat you might not need. You canmonitor your electrical usage forseveral months to fine-tune thenumber of panels that you need tooffset your electrical bill as much aspossible.

Call EnergyPro Hawaii at 596-2890for more information or a free ener-gy consultation — you have nothingto lose. Or visit the website atEnergyprohawaii.com.

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