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Solar power is starting to finally be seen as our obvious energy source. The numerous benefits of solar power is ensuring its rapidly growing adoption rates. The cumulative advantages of solar power are truly amazing. First of all, there really is no other source of energy quite like it. It is the only significant source […]

Homeowners everywhere are starting to discover the financial possibilities that solar power can offer. Initially there are questions about costs. These eventually turn into questions about savings, such as – how much money can solar panels save? This article is a continuation of a series of posts about the financial aspects of residential solar power. […]

There have been quite a few news stories of late about the state of Florida’s solar power industry. These stories give a false impression that residential solar power is not yet legal in Florida. The media has focused exclusively on the fact that Florida is one of only five states that does not allow for […]

Quite a few people that are early on in their research into residential solar want to know how many solar panels to power a house. Much like those asking about solar panel cost per square foot, it’s not exactly the right question to be asking. However, in a continuing mission to deliver some basic solar […]

Senators Tom Udall and Ed Markey have just proposed a bill to spur further expansion of renewable energy production from the nation’s major utilities. This post, from the blog of the Union of Concerned Scientists (blog.ucsusa.org), details a proposal for our largest energy providers to increase the use of renewables to 30 percent by the […]

In a continuing series of posts dedicated to the cost of solar, we will now delve into solar panel cost per watt. There are quite a few ways to measure the cost of just about anything. A solar panel system is no exception to that rule. However, some ways are much better than others. For […]

Tesla Motors has finally unveiled its long anticipated home energy storage solution – Powerwall. The all-electric car company is beginning to redefine itself as an energy company, its intention all along. The premise for Tesla, as its founder Elon Musk has stated, is to help transition the world to one that is based on the […]

In California’s continued push to be a clean energy leader, Governor Jerry Brown signed an executive order to help curb air pollution. Brown said that California must reduce gas emissions to 40% below what the levels were in 1990 by the year 2030. This is part of an overall goal to reduce emissions to 80% […]

This post is a continuation on a theme of addressing more specific solar power questions. This particular one will answer a very common one – How much do solar panels cost per square foot? Any solar power professional will first mention that this is not exactly the right question to be asking. While there is […]

A recent article from motherjones.com details a growing fight over solar power profits. While electric utilities across the country are starting to consider solar power, this article specifically delves into a Phoenix area company – Arizona Public Service. After years of taking anti-solar actions, APS is starting to develop its own solar program. By way […]