When Solar goes mainstream
Can you imagine what it would be like if every home supplied 30% or more of their own electricity with a personally owned solar energy system? I remember in elementary school one of my friends didn’t have a telephone and although we all liked him we thought it was weird that they didn’t have a ...
A Typical Solar Installation
What is typical? The answer is that which is usual or everyday. When I am asked, what is the typical size or cost of a solar installation my response is always the same. Nothing is typical, that is why we custom design. Of course, some will differ with me and say you use mounting ...
How the Sun Powers a Home.
For a simple explanation on how solar panels can transform you from an electric consumer to an electric producer please see this diagram.
State College ASES Solar Tour a hit!
Last Saturday turned out to be a shining triumph for Sun Directed as Randy, Solar Customer Representative extraordinaire, wowed the crowd at the annual ASES State College Solar Tour. Numerous residential solar panel sites were visited around the SC area and in attendance were approximately 30 enthusiasts. The demographic ranged from material science students engaged in ...
Free Solar Installations
Free Solar Installations? Some people are jumping at the thought of a free solar installation. It may appear on the surface to be a great deal but with a little more due diligence there probably is a better option for putting solar panels on your building. Free Solar Installations are usually done by a group ...
Sunlight Energy Contributes to a Greener Environment
Lately, it’s been an issue on how to preserve our environment. Our generations grow up without fully comprehending the importance of preserving mother nature. Lately there have been several educational steps to raise awareness with future generations, but we must set ourselves first as an example to our children. The contribution of solar energy is ...
Go Green, Go for Solar Energy!
There are many advantages to having solar energy and other renewable energy sources supply power to our equipment at home and at work. Let’s take a look at the pros of having solar power. Advantages: Solar Energy is Free – it is more accessible and totally free to everyone that wants to collect the energy ...
Choosing a Solar Installer… Buy Local?
Say hi to Hud, one of our local solar installers that lives in State College, he shops at the same stores you shop at and it’s likely that he has used the same pump to put gas in his little white fuel efficient car. Just above him on the roof is Matt, a Tyrone resident. ...
Why are there incentives for solar?
Did you know that one of the reasons for the government incentives for solar is because it cost a lot of money to upgrade our electrical grid and to meet the rising demand for electricity one of the easiest solutions is distributed generation, or many small local generation “plants”. Solar is just that. When you ...
Bellefonte Borough becoming a role model!
Bellefonte Borough is considering Solar along with other renewable energy sources to help offset their electric costs. Talk about cutting edge, Bellefonte Borough has already done a tremendous job at reducing their electric costs and implementing energy efficiency. From 2005 to 2009 they reduced their annual electric consumption by 18%, that’s enough to power 129 ...
