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
Solar Power – More Than Just Rooftop Panels
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
Community Solar Power
Community Solar Power Throughout the United States, people are looking for alternative energy sources for a number of different reasons. These reasons include, but are not limited to; saving money, achieving energy independence, protection from rising energy costs, safeguarding the environment, and increasing local economies through job growth. The one alternate renewable energy source that […]
Affordable Plug-N-Play Residential Energy Storage
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 […]
Solar Power Players Awards
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
New device allows for quick, cheap home solar connection.
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
Auburn CA Meets State Requirments for Solar Permitting
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
Solar power crosses threshold, gets cheaper than natural gas
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
Energy Companies Lobby for Profits
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
Record Breaking Community Solar Project
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