What is a Renewable Energy Credit
Renewable Energy Credits or RECs for short are a certificate that gets created when you produce 1 megawatt of clean power from a renewable source.In PA they are called Alternative Energy Credits. So both terms are interchangeable. A specific type of REC that was produced by solar is called a SREC. RECs are important to ...
PA Coal association opposes HB 80
It appears that the coal association does not like the new expanded HB 80. Growing up in PA I remember as a kid driving through the small towns in rural PA towns during the winter and asking my dad “what is that smell” and he would tell me “It’s coal, most of the people in this ...
CA$H for Solar
That’s right, you can make cash with your solar electric system. In central PA every Kilowatt of solar that you install generates about 1 megawatt of electricity per year. Every megawatt of electricity you generate with solar becomes 1 Renewable Energy Credit. Which then can be sold for $$$. The average weighted price of a ...
Mine’s not
What is net metering and how does it benefit you? Net metering is a state mandate by the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards act of 2004 adopted by the Public Utilities Commission in 2006 requiring the power companies to reimburse you for the power you generate at the same rate they are charging you for electricity. ...
