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 […]
Solar Street Lighting According to a new market forecast released by the Northeast Group based in DC, the total investment in solar LED and smart street lights will exceed $50 billion over the next ten years. These solar street lighting projects are reducing expenses for utility companies and cities by billions.of dollars for energy and […]
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 […]
Building renewable energy projects on contaminated land has to be one of the best ideas I have seen in years, such as utilizing Brownfield and Superfund sites to build solar and wind energy farms. Recent completed renewable energy projects on contaminated lands like these have proven the enormous potential not only for profit for developers […]
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 […]
Renewable Energy When analyzing the efficiency and cost effectiveness of renewable energy such as solar and wind, utility companies are more concerned with the bottom line than the fact that they are better for the environment. After a thorough analysis one of Indiana’s largest utilities discovered they could save over $ billion over 30 years […]