Two of Arizona’s largest electric utilities, Arizona Public Service (APS) and Salt River Project (SRP), are continuing to make considerable investments in their total solar capacity. This news comes by way of azcentral.com. Multiple recent articles from this news site have detailed what these two utilities have on their solar horizons. APS currently has the […]
Loans Now Dominate Solar Financing
In a new report from GreenTechMedia.com, solar loans are now the leading source of funding in the residential solar market. For the first half of 2018, loans amounted to 42 percent of the total share of how home solar panel systems are financed. Third party ownership (leases and PPAs), fell to 34 percent. Cash sales […]
Florida Is Set For Major Solar Expansion
The state of Florida has yet to realize its potential for generating solar power, but that will not be the case for much longer. While the state’s two largest utilities, Duke Energy and Florida Power & Light, have obviously favored natural gas instead of investing in solar power, there’s some changes on the horizon. The […]
New Program Will Help Veterans Work In The Solar Industry
The Solar Foundation, a nonprofit that was formed to help promote the growth of the solar industry, has received a $2 million award from the United States Department of Energy to help train a new workforce. Much of this highly trained workforce will be recent military veterans looking to find work as they transition into […]
Cost Of Solar Cells Levelling Off
A recent article by way of pv-magazine.com details the idea that the costs of producing solar cells may be levelling off, and even slightly increasing in some cases. Much has been written on this site about the total costs involved with getting solar installed on a residence. A breakdown of those costs can be found […]
The US DOE Approves $46 Million For Solar Resiliency
News from the United States Department Of Energy details a $46 million commitment to assist with the safe implementation of solar power into utility systems across the country. This article, based on a recent publication from energy.gov, might seem surprising at first considering the current administration’s pro-coal stance. However, new solar capacity is being added […]
Solar Power And The Continuing Fight Against Monopolies
The solar power industry is in a continual battle with electric utilities. Utility corporations all across America are currently waging a war against the rising threat of commercial and residential solar power. It’s no surprise, really, as the rate of solar adoption has caught many conventional power utilities off guard and is eating into their […]
A Major Climate Report And The Role Of Solar Power
This past Monday, October 8th 2018, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change released a report that detailed the severity of the climate path that the world is currently on. In a basic summary, the report mentions that there will be massive wildfires, food shortages, and coral reef die offs as early as 2040. […]
The Big Picture About Potential Solar Cell Breakthroughs
Much has been written recently about potential solar cell technology breakthroughs. Here’s the big picture – it won’t matter that much. How can this be so? Aren’t we all waiting for a major solar breakthrough to be able to make a much quicker transition to a solar-powered world? Before we look into why it doesn’t […]
Another City Promises To Go 100 Percent Renewable
Pueblo, Colorado is the latest in a growing list of cities that have promised to go 100% renewable in the coming years. According to a recent article from CleanTechnica.com, the small Colorado town of about 100,000 people promises to get all of its electricity from renewable sources by 2035. The town was once known for […]