If you have considered switching to solar power, you’re not alone! Residential solar panels have been growing in demand over the past several years as prices have fallen, efficiencies have improved and solar rebates and incentives allow significant savings for homeowners. Before you plan this home improvement project, you probably want to know: how do [...]
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Ever wondered how much solar power you can tap from your roof? Rooftop solar panels are gaining in popularity, but not all property owners realize the impact of site-specific conditions on the efficiency of solar cells. Scientists from the University of Gothenburg have created a tool that calculates the maximum magnitude of solar incidence, meaning [...]
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We’ve blogged about it before, but its worth discussing again just because anything that can increase the sale price of a home is welcome news these days! Solar homeowners get higher prices for property sales. In other words, if you install solar panels on your rooftop, the feature could help you sell your home, depending [...]
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When you think of Hawaii, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? For most people, its probably the warm sunshine. Given ample sunny days, it only makes sense that property owners in Hawaii rely on solar energy – especially given the high cost of grid-based electricity. Last week, Oceanic Time Warner Cable unveiled a [...]
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When it comes to solar power, many believe that distributed generation installations (that is, solar electricity generated right at the source that will use it) makes more sense and is more efficient than utility scale solar power. In sunny Los Angeles, a new study confirms that rooftop solar panels could power 100% of Los Angeles. [...]
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Solar panels installed at Sedona Red Rock High School in Arizona were unveiled this week! Using over 3,800 Kyocera Solar PV panels, Kinney Construction Services completed the solar electric system as part of the Sedona-Oak Creek Unified School District Alternative Energy Project. The Sedona, Arizona school district is turning to solar power to help it [...]
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Ronald McDonald House of San Diego will be helping more than just the families of critically ill children – it will be lowering its carbon footprint with a new 116 kW rooftop solar installation. The new photovoltaic solar electric system will generate power to offset energy requirements of the Ronald McDonald House, which serves more [...]
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We posted this week about the fact that the home solar market doubled in 2009. Now, we get word that residential solar panels doubled electricity production in 2009! In other words, from 2008 to 2009, twice as much solar electricity was generated by solar panel installations. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, in 2009, [...]
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A new PGE solar rooftop project in Portland, Oregon will be the largest rooftop solar installation in the Pacific Northwest. PGE (Portland General Electric) is planning a 2.4 megawatt (MW) solar project in partnership with U.S. Bank, ProLogis, and several other Oregon companies. Northwest Solar Solutions estimates at least 60,000 green jobs (union wage electrical [...]
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