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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
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New IREA Charge for Solar Power Customers
The Intermountain Rural Electric Association (IREA), Colorado’s largest rural energy co-op, recently announced that they will institute a new charge for residential customers using solar panels on their homes. The co-op serves about 145,000 customers spread across parts of Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, and Park counties, which accounts for a large swath of the Denver
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The Benefits Of Installing A Solar Power System On Your Home
Reducing monthly bills is one of the most important things on a homeowner’s to-do list. Instead of paying for electricity from a local power company every month, a homeowner can have solar panels installed to provide electricity to their home. These solar panels will absorb energy from the sun and convert it into electricity that can
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Sunshot Plans to Make Solar Power Systems More Affordable
The US Department of Energy created a program named “Sunshot” to reduce photovoltaic (PV) installation costs to $1 per watt. Their goal is to lower the installation cost before consumers receive tax credits and utility incentives, which greatly offset the final cost and make solar power systems more affordable. There is still the problem of
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How Does Solar Energy Strengthen the Economy?
As the U.S. invests more resources into solar energy production, the economy will gain momentum. The economic impact derives from potential savings to businesses, the creation of jobs within the solar energy industry, the need for skilled workers, and reducing reliance on foreign countries for fossil fuels. Take a look at how each of these
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Colored Glass Poised to Bring Solar Power to More People
There are very few objections to solar power, and yet it still hasn’t been as universally adopted as we might like to see. There are practical and aesthetic concerns of course, but some of it does seem to be rooted in people’s resistance to change. While many property owners are interested in investing in solar panels, many are
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How to Maintain Solar Panels
The average homeowner, after paying a small fortune for solar panels, definitely wants to keep them in good working order for many years to come. One way this can be accomplished is by maintaining the solar panels on a regular basis to ensure they remain efficient and effective. While maintaining solar panels may sound like a difficult task, solar
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Myths Behind Solar Power and How They Save The Environment
With climate change comes the need for the world to switch from traditional sources of power. One of the most eco-friendly alternatives is solar power. This is all about harnessing the power of the sun which is then converted into energy. The world is need of solar power because of it’s sustainability. Solar power is
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Going Green With Solar Panels
This recent trend toward environmental-friendliness doesn’t look to be an isolated one. It’s been near the forefront since 2013, and in 2015 there it will remain. We will see an even greater emphasis on eco-friendly building material. Among all of these fun green trends, however, the one that stands head and shoulders above the rest though
