I’m in one of my (and everybody’s) favorite cities, San Francisco, for the Intersolar show. It’s hard to overstate how robust and impressive this event has become over the years, as human civilization continues to recognize the value of powering …
Category: Photovoltaics
From a Guest Blogger: Solar Panels–How Much Do They Cost in the UK?
With the ever rising cost of energy, increasing numbers of home- and business owners are considering making the switch to solar power. Their reasoning is that once the original cost and installation is paid for, they get free energy from …
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From Guest Blogger Alex Yackery: More Homeowners Than Ever Are Going Solar in New York City–Velocity of Solar Applications Hits All Time High in ConEdison Region
A quick drive through the outer boroughs of New York City will make it apparent that solar has become a popular choice for homeowners that have ConEdison as their utility company. A closer look at the data published by the …
Solar Power — Cool Video
Anyone looking for a high-level view on solar energy is going to adore this video on the subject. “High-quality, accurate, entertaining, and objective” – 2GreenEnergy 🙂
Solar Saves Lives
My old school chum Craig McManus, now a noted professional in the solar PV space, sent me this article, explaining how solar saves lives by polluting less. He points out: the article says nothing about the coal ash management issues, ground- and …
Improvements in Solar PV Come in Many Dimensions
We all know that our world is becoming increasingly capable of migrating away from fossil fuels, and the plummeting costs of renewable energy are the chief driver. But what factors lie behind this declining cost structure? Actually, there are several. …
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Solar Power Is Great, But Take It Easy on the Specious Logic
Here’s an upbeat article on the city of San Francisco and its commitment to renewable energy. It includes: The San Francisco ordinance says that solar energy is needed because the city is vulnerable to sea level rise due to carbon dioxide emissions. …
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From Guest Blogger Emma Sturgis: Is Solar Power Actually Affordable? (Spoiler: Absolutely)
Over the last decade, between its installation boom, advancements in technology and the growing understanding of its eco-friendly characteristics, the cost of solar energy has dropped a significantly. Currently, there is enough solar energy capacity in the U.S. to provide …
Koch Brothers: A Routine Update
Every couple of weeks we like to provide a little update on what the Koch Brothers are attempting to pull off, often with a nauseating level of success, with respect to blunting the progress of renewable energy in favor of …
Solar PV and the Utility Death Spiral
Not all news in the solar PV world is good, as my colleague Craig Ruark (pictured) notes in this column on Nevada’s energy markets. This whole thing goes back to the notion of the utility death spiral (i.e., people leave …
