Stephanie on March 16th, 2010

Solar power in one of the sunniest states in the U.S. scored a significant victory last week.  “Big Solar” came to the rescue of Arizona solar power when it killed an anti-solar bill that was pending in the legislature. State Republican senator Debbie Lasko introduced a bill (H.B. 2701) that would have gutted Arizona’s renewable [...]

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Stephanie on January 13th, 2010

There are two factors that every solar cell manufacturer considers: cost and efficiency.  Of course, we want the first factor to go down, and the other one to increase. When companies improve the efficiency of solar panels, they can promise more bang for the buck.  Instead of 10 solar panels on your roof, perhaps 8 [...]

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