A Listing of Residential Solar Financing
The government has loan guarantee programs for homeowners installing solar panels...<read more>
American Clean Energy and Security Act
The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 is intended to create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. This law would support transition and provide long-term stability for the economy, environment and the solar industry...<read more>
Average Photovoltaic Solar Panel System Cost
According to evo.com and solarpowerauthority.com, the average cost of a photovoltaic solar system depends on its size. A 5 kW photovoltaic solar system costs approximately $35,000 and an 8 kW photovoltiac solar system costs approximately $72,000...<read more>
Renewable Energy State Requirements – Electricity Generation
25 states and the District of Columbia have set renewable energy standards. This means that the states require a certain percentage of electricity to come from renewable sources. The following are the states and their renewable energy goal. <read more>
Renewable Energy Certificates (REC)
Renewable Energy Certificates, or RECs, are certificates that represent proof of 1,000 kilowatts, or 1 megawatt, of electricity generation through renewable energy. This certificate is either traded or sold. The new owner of the renewable energy certificate can claim that he/she purchased renewable energy. The source of the renewable energy is typically photovoltaic, wind, rain, tide, geothermal, biofuels or hydroelectric. <read more>
Why Buy a PV Solar System Now?
The USA residential solar market changed for the better on January 1, 2009. That is the day the $2,000 limit was removed from the 30% solar federal tax credit until December 31, 2016. <read more>
Renewable Energy State Requirements
25 states and the District of Columbia have set renewable energy standards. This means that the states require a certain percentage of electricity to come from renewable sources. The following are the states and their renewable energy goal. <read more>
Renewable Energy Certificates
Renewable Energy Certificates, or RECs, are certificates that represent proof of 1,000 kilowatts, or 1 megawatt, of electricity generation through renewable energy. This certificate is either traded or sold. The new owner of the renewable energy certificate can claim that he/she purchased renewable energy. The source of the renewable energy is typically photovoltaic, wind, rain, tide, geothermal, biofuels or hydroelectric. <read more>
Birds in Beijing
Coal miners used to take a canary with them to test mine air quality, the canary was the first to depart leaving the miners enough time to escape the toxic air environment. A returning traveler from Beijing commented she saw no birds during her recent trip. As the Chinese power up their economy using our outdated technology & methods for electricity generation...<read more>
Benefits of Photovoltaic Solar Group Pricing
The principal of buying in bulk is also holding true with neighborhood photovoltaic solar installations. If you can get a good deal on a single photovoltaic solar system installation, imagine the deal you can get with 20 or 100 photovoltaic solar systems. Groups are banding together all across the United States to take advantage of group discounts on photovoltaic solar panel installations.
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Effects of Hail on Solar Panels
Arizona State University has done numerous tests on the effects of HAIL on PV systems. The gear is subjected to wide range of mechanical, electrical, and environmental simulated testing. The modules are heated up, cooled down, soaked, pounded, shaken, beamed, zapped and subjected to accelerated aging. <read more>
Georgia Power takes the lead in a side-by-side photovoltaic comparison study
Ervan Hancock, manager of Georgia Power’s renewable and green strategies, says they plan to have seven Solar module technologies mounted on their roof all with the same orientation to the sun to see which of them will perform best. <read more>
Solar Sales Training Course Changes
Solar training course changes. <read more>
CFL vs Incandescent Light Bulb Environmental Benefits
Over their full lifetime, a compact fluorescent light bulb will consume 3.9 times less energy than an incandescent bulb. Although CFL's contain mercury themselves, their actual operation will introduce less mercury into the atmosphere than incandescent bulbs due to the fact that coal power plants spew out mercury. <read more> |
