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Worst Excuses for Not Using Solar Power
Over the past couple of months as the team at Clean Energy Experts has talked to a number of friends and other colleagues about solar power, we’ve been hearing a lot of the same excuses for not going solar. Time and time again, we have to explain to them why their reasoning is unfounded but [...]
San Diego Gas & Electric to Buy Solar Power
State regulators have recently approved a proposal allowing San Diego Gas & Electric to build its own solar farms in the San Diego area and buy power from others who build them. This exciting development could have a dramatic impact on the development of green power in Southern California as well as the future development [...]
States That Consume the Least Amount of Electricity Are Great Candidates for Energy Efficient Solutions
By: John K. Norris, Contributing Writer to MyEnergySolution.com Recently, the San Diego Union-Tribune published data indicating that the individuals in states that use the least amount of power, pay some of the highest electricity rates in the country. This seems to be counter-intuitive but the reason is fairly simple: utility companies have to spread the costs [...]
The Recovery Act: Cutting Costs and Upping Capacity
Yesterday, Secretary Chu joined Vice President Joe Biden at the White House to help unveil a new report on how investments made through the Recovery Act have been impacting innovation. While the report analyzed several major sectors, its most striking findings centered on energy. The Recovery Act and Department of Energy investments in a range [...]
NPR’s Report on California’s Quest for Clean Power
National Public Radio (NPR) aired a special report on California’s effort towards clean energy last week. Here is a quick summary of the five-day report. Day 1: Calif. Leads In Clean Energy, But Challenges Loom Ever since the creation of the first wind farm in the San Francisco area, California has been the leader of [...]
New Breakthrough in Solar Cell Efficiency
A major downfall of solar power has been its inability to combine both the sun’s light and heat to perform at maximum efficiency. For a while now, we only have been able to utilize one or the other. Solar panels capture the sun’s light to create electricity and solar thermal captures the heat. Recently, Stanford [...]
Energy 101: Concentrating Solar Power
Whether capturing the sun’s heat from towers, dishes, or troughs, concentrating solar power (CSP) technology is making exciting advances. So exciting, in fact, that the federal government is looking at more than 25 square miles in Nevada to demonstrate new CSP technology research. A single CSP plant can generate enough power for about 90,000 homes. [...]
Five Solar Power Myths You Should Not Believe
With so much information available on solar power, the real facts are sometimes obscured by myths. One of our goals at MyEnergySolution.com is to dispel those misconceptions so that you can make an educated decision about solar. Here are five myths about solar power you shouldn’t believe: Myth #1: Solar is only good in warm climates. [...]
MyEnergySolution.com Helping San Diego Residents Go Solar
San Diego, as many around the country realize every winter, resides in an ideal climate of seemingly endless sunshine and moderate temperatures. America’s finest, however, is not just simply a vacation spot but has quickly become a leading center for residential solar power and currently leads California in solar installations per capita. With an abundance [...]
Top Five Mistakes When Considering Home Solar Power
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 [...]
