Us tree hugging solar guys and gals, American, believing in justice folks must really have the dirty oil folks worried. Fox News is on hyper-drive pounding the airwaves with Solyndra’s demise. “What the federal government should not do is be in the business of picking winners and losers,” proclaims John Boehner, GOP speaker of the [...]
Solyndra’s messy and expensive collapse a few weeks ago dominated the news. This week, it’s been replaced by a bevy of solar positives. Bloomberg has some toes on the ground at the Solar Power International conference this week, and the ears above those toes caught some interesting info on home solar panel industry. Duke Energy’s [...]
If you are like getting away from the crowded parks and prefer the solitude of off-grid out of the way places, you can benefit from solar power by using RV solar panel kits. Traditionally solar panels are known to be gigantic devices that are mounted on the roof of residential houses to heat water or [...]
Can I install my own solar kit? Excellent question but before you get closer to an answer you need to examine a long list of variables to see if DIY solar is right for you. Homeowner installation of most solar systems is not something everyone would tackle, but mostly because solar kits come partially assembled [...]
As the East coast states and Midwest works to clean up the damage from Hurricane Katia and recent tornadoes, emergency solar is playing an ever increasing role at the home level. We are fielding calls everyday from residence living in the Midwest and coastal states who are updating their home and business disaster preparedness plans [...]
The solar and the wind industry continues to be major contributor to a new green economy in America. Creating well-paying jobs from the ashes of what was exported or destroyed to spur the economic recovery remains a central concern in America. The Great Recession has left many professionals and their families struggling to make ends [...]
It’s obvious that high-intensity discharge lamps are the choice for anyone serious about indoor horticulture. Problem is how do you off-set those high power bills that go along with powering high-intensity-discharge lamps. Enter, off-grid solar. Now that you have decided that getting (or remaining) off-grid, solar electricity is the natural choice that will work best [...]
Solar kits that are so simple to install are making many homeowners feel comfortable with the process. The conventional approach to residential solar grid-tied and off-grid system installations involves design, engineering, documentation, sourcing of components, receiving and handling, warehousing and unique on-site installation. With America’s economy struggling, homeowners are looking for an alternative approach to [...]
Good news for you folks that live in the city of angels. LA is set to restart its home solar rebate program. The original solar rebate program was suspended because money ran out. The new program involves smaller rebates and higher rates. Homeowners who generate extra power could sell it to the utility. Los Angeles [...]
California solar installers set a state record in 2010 by installing more home generating capacity than in any other year in the state’s history, according to the California Public Utilities Commission. The state is on pace for another record-setting year of solar installations this year, according to a CPUC report issued Tuesday, which provides an [...]