Solar Job News – Good news for California job hunters, a new US solar job census put out by the Solar Foundation, a nonprofit, non-lobbying organization, found that California is leading the way for new solar jobs. In the overall US economy, solar jobs are growing nearly 13 times faster that all other jobs with a [...]
According to a European research firm, EuPD Research, a new report just out says the U.S. solar photovoltaic market is one of the most promising for future investments and provides an attractive alternative to the saturating solar markets in Europe. (US InstallerMonitor, EuPD Research) In the last couple of years the shear number of PV [...]
California Public Utility Reduces Solar Incentives Due To Popularity Of Program. Whats Up With That?
Los Angeles California public utility board members have voted to reduce the solar incentives and study the results. Really? Well we could save them the trouble. The results will be fewer jobs, higher unemployment and more cost to homeowners as their inevitable utility bills increase. Of course the program is popular. From a 360 degree [...]
Solar remains a plausible investment opportunity in the Republic of Senegal in western Africa. The country has a democratic government and should be a great place for foreign investors interested in solar and renewable energy. Using the natural port of Dakar, it is within easy reach of the US and European markets. With a stable [...]
Investments in solar and wind installations will triple over the next five years according to a new report released by Frost & Sullivan a global energy investment consultant. Much to the delight of local solar installers and manufactures, the solar and wind renewable energy market is starting to develop in sub-Saharan Africa, that is to [...]
Residential solar installations are coming of age during these times of change in our country. The key reasons are; outstanding return on homeowners investment, high electrical rates that will be going higher (average inflation is around 6% per year) and government incentives. Utility companies in California support solar (to a degree) because it allows them [...]
PACE solar installation financing came to a smoking tire screeching halt earlier this year when wall street banks Fanny and Freddie felt their “executive compensation” was being local loan blocked. More than 100 cities and a dozen counties, representing an estimated 12 percent of California’s population, had been throttling up to participate in a PACE [...]
A report issued by the Solar Energy Industries Association estimated America could add as much as 1.13 gigawatts of solar installation this year but a shortage of money is holding back solar projects. If that were true, that would mean American solar installations have risen as much as 150% from a year ago. One gigawatt [...]
The U.S. military has long knows what mainstream American is just waking up too and that is the sun is an equal opportunity energy source. Should mobile portable solar power generators and off-grid power merely supplement 30% of all of the military’s forward position fossil fuel needs for power, billions of dollars and the safety [...]
Homeowners trying to save money by lowering thier utility bills are buying and installing solar systems. With just a little basic understanding of home remodeling and a local licensed electrician everyday DIY guys and gals are putting solar to work. Here is a story of how one homeowner took the initiative and installed his own homemade [...]