Author Archive | Solar Tim

President Obama and Vice President Biden are committed to promoting smart, simple, low-cost technologies to help America transition to cleaner and more distributed energy sources, help households save on their energy bills, and to address climate change. Read the full article below… Obama pledges $120M toward solar power, clean energy

From our friends at NextCity.org here are four solar applications you may have not considered. Read the full article here… 4 Ideas That Will Change How You Think About Solar Power

A new advance in energy storage for the residential market is cheap and requires no special installation or permitting. This storage system when coupled with a “smart” energy systems may increase energy savings by providing power during expensive peak times. Read the full article from UtilityDrive here… Plug-and-play storage startup Orison seeks to challenge Tesla […]

The Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) has announced the winners of 2015 “Solar Power Players” awards. These awards go to people and organizations that have presented approaches and solutions that acclerate solar growth through collaboration. Utility and Solar Industry Collaboration Accelerates Solar Growth

Thanks to the Sunshot Incubator program there is a new device that allows for quick easy connection of home solar to the grid even in older homes. Read the entire article here: Connection Without the Costs

City eases residential access to solar power by passing an ordinance to streamline the residential solar permit process. Read the full article here… City eases residential access to solar power

A combination of location, forward thinking power purchase agreements, and tax incentives combine to drop the cost of commercial solar power generation to less than electricity from gas plants. This is great news, read the full article from eenews.net Here… ELECTRICITY: Solar power crosses threshold, gets cheaper than natural gas

Investor owned utilities and energy companies in general are fighting to keep absolute control of grid and ever increasing rates. Read the full article from CleanTechnica here… 5 Reasons Utilities Are Hating On Their Solar-Producing Customers

Jiminy Peak Resort will soon be home to the largest community solar project in the northeastern United States Read More Here… Nexamp Is Building The Largest Community Solar Project In Northeast US

The State of virginia is making a move to follow the lead of its neighboring states in the solar boom. Gov. Terry McAuliffe has taken notice of the economic and environmental advantages of solar power. Read the full article here… Neighbors outpace Va. in solar power