When President Carter put solar on the White House, someone at big oil said, “this could catch on”. Uh-Oh, whoops, Regan promptly and unceremoniousnessly removed it. Does anyone remember the gas lines? Well apparently not, because in-spite of the oil embargo of the 70’s, solar was quickly banished to the woods by greedily serving more [...]
2011 is coming in to focus with solar panel installations in North America that are forecast to double from 2010. A new study by IDC Energy Insights predicts that 2011 will see two Giga Watts (GW) of new solar PV installations in North America alone. This figure represents a doubling of the One Giga Watt [...]
While driving home yesterday from a residential solar sun site survey, I was listening to a news report on the growing trade deficit in America. What you do not hear when the news media talks about the trade deficit is that 1/2 of this country’s trade deficit comes from energy imports. Why don’t you hear that [...]
Atlanta GA largest office building solar plant is now hot and producing electricity. On the roof of the ten story Peachtree building there are now 684 solar panels pulsating with power to offset the buildings electrical demand. Hannah Solar has completed the largest solar array on any office building in Atlanta’s history. Partnering with Atlanta [...]
As California solar incentives dwindle and fade new benefits and incentives are emerging from good old enterprising American ingenuity. This is the way it is suppose to work, government opening the door for new technology and markets and private enterprise taking over. California’s Public Utilities Commission has approved the use of tradable renewable energy credits [...]
You can fire up about 50% of either side of the discussion on whether governement supported manufactring credits for solar are justified. In light of the statistic that 80% of Americas solar clean energy components are manufactured outside our boarder, isn’t there a strong argument for government continuing to suppliment solar manufacturing? One such program [...]
Homeowners who dream of small scale solar panels from kits they can install on the roof themselves, well that day has arrived. Solar kits for the do-it-yourselfer are becoming more and more popular. Several companies are out there with pre-engineered solar kits that simplify home solar installation. With a hacksaw, a few basic tools, and [...]
iPad Solar Battery Charger Review – Facebook blogging with portable solar and a new iPad sounded like great fun as long as the weather holds. California’s northern coastline is a gem of tranquility in the shadow of rocky coastal cliffs. Planning our trip, we thought it would be cool to post some pictures on our [...]
The solar outlook, over the last 12 months, has gone from encouraged to worried (November election) back to encourage. Wall Street appears to be running Main Street, but it should be the other way around in America. From PACE financing being cut off by Fanny Mae, to the remaining tough credit markets, solar shines through [...]
Santa Cruz Solar News – Many homeowners in surf city are interested in utilizing solar renewable energy panels, but the upfront costs of solar installations is often prohibitive. Lowering their Santa Cruz PG&E bills by installing solar with tax incentives and federal rebates generally provide a high rate of return on their solar home investment. [...]