50,000 US factories closed in the last 12 years and the jobs shipped overseas. Texas oil billionaires pumping millions of dollars into campaigns that suppress solar and other American sustainable businesses. US Supreme Court handing out decision after decision allowing corporations more power. You had better wake up America and get some skin in the [...]
The New York Solar Industry Development and Jobs Act is being hotly debated in the State Senate, with the summer recess deadline just a few weeks away. The act would create a specific carve-out for solar power, to the tune of 5,000 megawatts of solar capacity by 2025. Analysis done as recently as 2010 suggests [...]
You will have to look hard to find a sweeter off-grid portable solar package than this. The Overland Solar Kit with 4 30 watt solar panels is perfect for RV power or camping. It is also great as a emergency home backup power kit providing you a little extra peace of mind. All our solar [...]
There is a public misconception that home grid-tied or off-grid cabin solar energy is simply too expensive to bother with. The reality is that, both on and off-grid, solar energy is cost effective in many applications. Right out of the gate, it’s important to understand that on-grid electricity, a substantial amount of “smoke and mirrors” [...]
Yep, Fanny and Freddie have not gotten out of the way and is still impeding the progress of solar installers and other sustainable energy jobs. Yep, we are still writing about how wall street is still sabotaging main street for their own personal gain. If we didn’t have enough proof that U.S. cities are far [...]
Federal program to support the development of solar and other clean energy technologies escaped the budget ax this week and the Energy Department wasted no time announcing major commitments to fund two of the world’s largest solar projects. Sun Power received a conditional commitment on Tuesday for a $1.187 billion loan guarantee from the U.S. [...]
Google has once again gotten its green on by investing $168 million dollars in what will soon be the world’s largest solar power tower plant to be installed in California. Solar installers are busy erecting a tower and arrays similar to Seville Spain located on 3,600 acres of land in the Mojave Desert in southeastern [...]
The question is poisted a thousand times to solar energy consultants and installers across the country every day. The fact is there is no simple answer. There can be as many variables to take into consideration when designing a home solar system than a room addition. Well almost, a room addition on your home will [...]
Homeowners today are heating thier water today across every climate zone in the world. Heating home hot water with solar is not a new idea, but there are new technologies available that make going solar easy enough for most folks who like to Do-It-Yourself. The two most common types of solar thermal collectors are flat [...]
With some of the states solar incentives dwindling due to their popularity, don’t forget about the federal tax credits that are available for a variety of solar related and energy purchases. You can deduct up to 30% of the installed costs of home solar from your personal tax liability. Of course, don’t take our word [...]