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. ...
A Tribute to a Solar Hero
Solar Energy International, the company that trained me lost one of their trainers in Haiti. He was working on installing solar on health clinics in remote areas of Haiti when the quake struck. To learn more visit SEI’s Tribute to a Solar Hero. Posted via email from sundirected’s blog
How much does your solar installer know?
Does your solar installer really know what he/she is talking about? There are credentials for solar professionals. Be sure your solar installer has the knowledge needed to give you the best installation possible. Read this HomePower magazine article that does an excellent job of explaining the differences.
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 ...
Sunny PA
“But it’s not sunny enough in PA for solar to work.” I hear it all the time. It simply isn’t true. Central PA gets an average of 4.1 sun hours per day. That means taking into account for weather and the seasons each day in PA sees about 4.1 hours of full unobstructed sunlight. True ...
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. ...
