The solar energy mandate to be put into effect on January 1st of 2020 was approved last year by the California Building Standards Commission. This mandate which requires all new homes three stories or less to have solar panels sets a precedent in the U.S. In this post we are going to go over the […]
The Solar Power sector of America’s energy market is celebrating in South Carolina after the recent passing of the Energy Freedom Act. The bill approved in the South Carolina House makes major changes in electricity policies in the state. It calls for raising the net metering cap, reforms PURPA, and reforms utility planning processes give […]
Solar power is the conversion of the sun’s energy into thermal or electrical energy. This solar energy is marked as the cleanest and most abundant renewable energy source available. The United States is considered as prominent in terms of solar resources worldwide. A variety of usage in solar technologies is utilized which includes generating electricity, […]
In the District of Columbia as well as over a dozen states solar energy incentives are paving the way to bring renewable energy to people that previously could not afford it. In addition the solar industry has training programs that are helping people to find jobs in the industry. SolarWorks DC is a renewable energy/job […]
Renewable Energy Costs Dropping The Doomsday Clock on climate change is ticking and the fossil fuels industry is ignoring it by planning to export oil and gas to places across the globe that will take them for the next 40 years or more. This completely ignores the threshold that climate scientists have set and is […]
Solar Energy Revolution Though many outside of the solar energy industry has never heard of him, Hayes Barnard, who was once an executive with Elon Musk’s SolarCity, is now focused on making the installation of solar energy more cost effective and available to the masses. With solar energy prices getting lower and lower, those that […]
The solar energy sector is booming in spite of attempts by some utilities and government administrations to thwart it. As more people become environmentally conscious, including not only individuals but governmental leaders as well, this growth will only accelerate. After experiencing steady increases in solar installations for over the last 10 years industry analysts forecast […]
California – Energy Tax California is the leading state in the national solar power and renewable energy initiative. They have favorable laws, rebates, performance payment and they set their conventional electric prices to rise higher and higher to make California going solar such a very wise economic decision. California has very strong RPS (Renewable Portfolio […]
Solar power is one of the fastest growing sectors in the energy industry and with over 60 gigawatts of solar photovoltaic capacity currently it can provide enough energy to power almost 10% of homes in the country. Many large American cities have led this revolution in solar energy and these early innovators are benefiting from […]