Via Foxnews When New Jersey residents pay their monthly electricity and gas bills, they also have to shell out money for two alternative energy programs, one of which has been tapped to cover $42.5 million in electric bills at state facilities. Critics say New Jersey consumers are getting short-changed: first by bankrolling the purchase and [...]
At Solar Sphere, we believe that producing clean energy should be one of society’s highest priorities. We pride ourselves on being the premier online source for solar panels and solar power items. The owners, Kriss and Sue Bergethon, live off the grid in Colorado and pride themselves on helping others go green. We have solar [...]
Despite Colorado’s fame as a skiing destination, Denver actually ranks 30th of 174 major U.S. cities in terms of sunshine potential, not far behind Honolulu and Miami. In fact, Colorado has the third highest installed solar PV generation capacity of any U.S. state (source: IREC US Solar Market Trends 2009). As a result of innovative [...]
Established in 1989, CoSEIA is the nonprofit association leading Colorado’s solar industry. Our mission is to expand the use of solar technologies across Colorado. CoSEIA advances solar policy, removes market barriers, highlights emerging trends, and improves education and outreach. Colorado’s solar electric capacity grew by 91% in 2010 and now exceeds 103 MW and interest [...]
So you’ve decided to invest in solar power for your home to lower your utility bills. Great! But before you proceed any further, it’s important to know some of the more common solar mistakes that homeowners make so you can avoid them. Here are five of the most common mistakes: Mistake # 1: Missing out [...]
The New York Times recently published its top 10 solar states in the United States for 2010, ranking states based on installed solar power capacity. Most people will not be surprised to see a number of western states on the list but they might be surprised to see so many eastern states making noise on [...]
Arizona has quickly becoming one the best states in the U.S. for solar power. Currently, Arizona ranks as the fourth highest in installed solar PV capacity among U.S. states. In fact, Arizona solar energy made substantial strides in 2010 by installing over 54 megawatts of solar power, doubling its 2009 output of 21 megawatts, again [...]
By John Farrell via Renewable Energy World Cutting non-module solar PV costs with best design practices could make solar PV cost less than grid electricity for more than 25 percent of Americans. Half of the installed cost of a solar PV array is the solar module, but the other half (the “balance of system”) involves [...]
A recent report by the Department of Energy Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL) provides the latest and greatest evidence that the addition of solar panels on homes increases the resale value of these homes. The LBNL analyzed date from the sale of over 72,000 homes in 31 California counties from 2000 through mid-2009, approximately 2,000 [...]
Everyone seems to know that California currently leads in the nation in installed solar capacity. Many, however, do not know that New Jersey is the second largest solar state in the U.S. with 137 megawatts of installed solar power in 2010 which was almost a 140% increase over the 57.3 megawatts installed in 2009 and [...]
