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The Importance of Solar Panel Maintenance
One of the beauties of solar power is that, once installed, solar panels require little maintenance throughout their rated lifetime. The initial startup cost of installation can be a deterrent for many homeowners, but in reality, the monthly energy savings pay back the installation costs relatively quickly. With limited maintenance costs, solar panels really are
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Creative solar installations
As the price of solar panels has dropped, solar power installations have grown in demand and have become more readily available to the public. The most common installations are, household photovoltaic (PV) systems, generally installed on rooftops or along the side of the house. However, as demand increases and more solar technologies enter the market,
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Converting Your Business to Solar Power
One of the biggest ways to help reduce consumption of fossil fuels and the emission of carbon is for businesses to find a way to scale back their use of electricity. Companies are among the largest consumers of electricity, and electricity accounts for a huge portion of the total oil and natural gas used in
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Solar power in 2015 and projections for 2016
A new report from GTM Research estimates that 2015 will be a banner year for solar power in the United States. The report is based on a strong third quarter of this year that saw 1,261 megawatts (MW) of solar power installed across the country. The report also predicts that the fourth quarter of 2015 will also
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Solar Power Plants – Different types of utility-scale solar
Since 2008, the cost of solar power has consistently fallen every year while the amount of capacity installed grows year-over-year. Much of this growth has been through small-scale solar, photovoltaic (PV) systems on residential and commercial properties. However, this short time period has also seen impressive improvements in utility-scale solar power. Utility-scale solar is a
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Environmental Benefits of Using Solar Power
The recent Paris climate conference has garnered significant media attention and further highlighted the importance of addressing global climate change. The issue of energy is at the heart of these talks as nations try to determine how to transition away from fossil fuel to renewable sources to combat climate change. One of the main draws
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Solar Power for Homes, what a homeowner must know?
Many homeowners are making the switch to solar power. If have considered making the switch for your home, you may have a few questions about whether this choice is right for you and your family. The best place to start is by learning how solar power works, deciding whether to buy or lease and what the
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All About Solar Power: Clean Renewable Energy
Solar power is a renewable source of energy that can meet the electricity needs for homes and businesses across the country. Benefits of Solar Panels Unlike non-renewable sources of energy like oil, gas and coal, solar power is both sustainable and something that we can rely on for generations to come. Installing solar panels on your home could save
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The Potential of Solar + Storage
Elon Musk, the visionary founder of PayPal, Tesla, and SpaceX, made news again this spring when he unveiled a suite of solar batteries for homes, businesses, and utilities. The batteries, manufactured and sold by Tesla, are sleek, lithium-ion batteries that can capture and store up to 10 kWh of energy from renewable energy sources like
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Breakthroughs in Solar Energy
With the world’s energy crisis becoming increasingly widely-discussed, scientists, investors and innovators are rapidly developing ways to utilize and improve existing methods of generating renewable energy. While wind power is one of the most promising in terms of large scale implementation, solar power is among the easiest and most inexpensive to utilize on the local
