Catch a solar panel cold
Last May I first read an article that talked about solar being contagious. The solar report has resurfaced again with some more information and more and more people are talking about solar energy peer pressure. Does this solar energy peer pressure mean that solar is starting to enter the adolescent stage? PG&E of California is ...
9 Ways to reduce your energy costs
Article published August 2011 SCORE CPA. Business Tip: Think Green – Act Green 9 WAYS TO REDUCE YOUR ENERGY COSTS With utility costs increasing monthly in some places the following are some great ways you can help reduce your utility and energy costs. 1. Change out your lighting to modern high efficiency lighting. LED lighting ...
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.
Extending US Treasury Grant program will drive U.S. solar industry growth and job creation in 2011
WASHINGTON, DC – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA®) is very excited and applauding the Senate’s inclusion of a one-year extension of the Department of Treasury Section 1603 program in their tax bill compromise. The 1603 tax credit has created flexibility for funding renewable energy projects . the 1603 program has supported $18 billion in investment ...
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 ...
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 ...
Share your solar energy with the power companies
In 2004 the PA General Assembly passed a law, Act 213 of 2004. This law requires PA’s utility companies to provide a certain percentage of their power from renewable sources. Furthermore it gets even better for solar because there is an additional requirement that requires a share of that renewable energy to specifically come from ...
RECs = CASH!!!
As I mentioned in my last post when you generate 1 megawatt hour of electricity you are issued a REC for being green. The power companies need these credits because they are required to create solar power. Since they do not create enough solar power they have to purchase the “greenness” from someone who does. ...
