Category: Solar Panels
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How Xcel Energy Solar*Rewards Meter Aggregation Makes Solar Work for Multi-Unit Properties
Solar has long been an attractive option for commercial buildings—but for many multi-unit residential properties, it hasn’t always penciled out. Separate tenant meters, common-area loads, and incentive limitations can make solar feel complicated. That’s where Xcel Energy’s Solar*Rewards commercial meter aggregation comes in. For qualifying properties in Colorado, this program allows apartment buildings, condominiums, and…
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Massive Discounts on Energy Storage for Qualified Customers
Are you interested in getting discounts on your solar energy system and storage? XCEL’s Solar Rewards program is now offering significant discounts for Income qualified and disproportionately impacted communities program for both solar systems and energy storage systems. The Program: For batteries, Xcel will pay for $800 per kW of equipment installed, or up…
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Solar panel long-term reliability
A recent study shows that photovoltaic systems are reliable and operating as expected, with 80% to 90% of all systems performing within 10% of the predicted production or better. This peer-reviewed study was based on the largest to date assessment of 100,000 solar systems. Newer solar panels have even lower rates of degradation, so are…
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The Future Of Solar Energy In The US – What To Expect?
Free electricity sounds great, doesn’t it? Surprisingly, solar power has been around much longer than you may think. And with time and technology, it has improved and is now becoming more popular because of its availability. In fact, last year solar power installments broke records by doubling over the previous year. According to energy.gov, Since…
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Solar Plus Storage Emerge as Next Generation Backup Power Source
Power outages in the Caribbean and North America often leave millions of people stranded in the dark. Extreme weather is playing a major role in the frequency of these outages. Hurricanes and ice storms, including poor grid infrastructure cause problems. People living outside urban areas are worst affected by poor grid performance. The Caribbean region…
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Solar Panel Production in China
The world’s largest consumer of electricity, China also has recently become the world’s biggest producer of photovoltaic cells for solar power. Recent strides are not without challenges, though, and the country remains far from being fossil-fuel free. 2017 Production Surges In the first half of 2017, China’s solar industry produced 25.9 percent more solar panels…
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Google Powers New Dutch Facility with Solar
As solar energy continues to become more pervasive across society, being adopted on a wider scope at both the consumer and industrial levels, its uses and users expand by the day. In a convergence of cutting-edge solar technology and an innovative, boundary-pushing company, Google has recently announced its plans to power a new data center…
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5 Technologies That Make Green Living Easy
Who doesn’t want to contribute to a clean planet? Since the “Save the Planet” phase decades ago, the idea has morphed into a solid part of our global way of life. Solar panels on someone’s roof aren’t a novelty anymore; they have become everyday sightings. Why Green Living? So, are we really pulling off this…
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The Truth About Tesla’s Solar Roof
Elon Musk has always been considered a genius when it comes to envisioning new technology. The knock against Musk is that he has always had issues bringing that technology to life and making it practical for everyone. His company Tesla puts out electronic cars that are not affordable enough for the general public, and his…
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10 Benefits of Solar Energy
The number of solar panel installations has increased over the past couple of years, owing to various improvements in solar technology and increased sensitization on the benefits of solar energy. Below is a brief look at the top benefits of switching to solar. 1. Increase the Value of Your Home/Building Home buyers and tenants understand that a…