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January 17, 2017

Designing For Solar: What Every Architect Should Know

While researching solar technologies, we heard from solar installers who seem to think that architects are hard to work with. So, we spoke with Fernando Valenzuela of Alter Systems in Berkeley, CA about how to design a solar-ready home. Note that only about 5-10% of Alter Systems’ customers are owner/architect teams. Usually, it’s the homeowners […]

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January 17, 2017

Environmental Impacts Show the Need for Solar Power

Our environment is constantly changing. There is no denying that. However, as our environment changes, so does the need to become increasingly aware of the problems that surround it. With a massive influx of natural disasters, warming and cooling periods, different types of weather patterns and much more. People need to be aware of what […]

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January 17, 2017

Developing Municipal Solar Projects Requires a Deft Political Hand

Solar projects for municipal customers are typically on a similar scale. Like those for commercial enterprises but come with their own sets of rules. Developers seeking to serve this active and growing market must master a rigorous and often long procedure-driven process. This process is defined under intense and even skeptical public scrutiny because such […]

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December 20, 2016

Upcoming Meeting of 200 Leaders to Address Carbon Emissions Pack

The U.N. climate conference was the first time that nearly every nation on Earth agreed to cut emissions. Will this agreement likely have any impact on GMIC and its future goals? The members of the Carbon Pricing Panel makes the latest call for action.  This includes the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, President of […]

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December 20, 2016

Advantages of LED Light for the Environment

Advantages of LED Light for the Environment. Taking care of the environment is a responsibility that everyone should feel accountable for. Most of us are already aware of environmentally friendly processes. Like recycling to minimize the amount of waste we produce and reduce our carbon footprint. However, a lot of people are unaware of new […]

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December 20, 2016

Trump’s Impact on Clean-Energy Business

Wind and solar power will probably continue to grow during the next few years, though longer-terms prospects are cloudy. President-elect Donald Trump is a self-declared climate-change denier who. On the campaign trail, criticized solar power as “very, very expensive”. Also, he said wind power was bad for the environment because it was “killing all the […]

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December 20, 2016

Four Key Ways Solar Can Help After a Natural Disaster

Solar Can Help After a Natural Disaster When a 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Nepal killed more than 8,000 people and injured another 18,000 people, the quakes leveled much of Kathmandu and left an estimated 1.4 million Nepalese people in need of help. Solar was integral in providing recovery almost automatically. And here’s why. Power sooner versus […]

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November 22, 2016

Off-Grid vs. On-Grid Solar Systems

Do you want to live off the grid or on the grid with Solar systems? What are the benefits? A grid-tied solar system is a solar system that is connected to the utility power grid. Also, help you save money with solar panels through better efficiency rates, net metering, lower equipment rates, and installation costs. […]

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