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Solar Net Metering Guide (News Item)
Net metering enables solar homeowners to balance their energy usage by exchanging energy back and forth with the electric company, usually for a credit. Net metering is a very useful tool to have ...
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Net Metering May Return to Nevada (News Item)
The state of Nevada is home to more than just entertainment
and casinos, with five to five and a half hours of peak sunlight it is also a
prime location for solar energy. However, due to the 2015 l ...
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Iowa Solar Energy Incentives and Net Metering (News Item)
Iowa is a largely agricultural state and ranks 5th
in the nation for per capita energy consumption. Although they are not a leader
in terms of solar policy, ranking 23
rd in terms of solar polic ...
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Michigan Solar Energy Incentives (News Item)
The year 2016 was a big year for solar installations. With
more residential systems springing up around the country, there is a clear
consumer set standard for energy independence using clean ...
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Longi Solar Panels: The Complete Review (News Item)
Longi Solar is a leading manufacturer of reliable, technologically advanced, value-based monocrystalline solar panels. Established in 2000, the company is headquartered in China; where they con ...
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Trina Solar Panels: The Complete Review (News Item)
Trina Solar is a leading provider of quality, value based solar panel solutions. Year to date, Trina Solar has provided more than 40 GW of solar panels worldwide. In 2018, the company ranked ...
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New York Solar Energy Incentives (News Item)
Although New York only has four peak hours of sun a day, the
state is rapidly becoming a leader in renewable energy installations including
solar, solar water heaters, and wind. Although homeowners ...
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Connecticut Solar Energy Rebates and Incentives (News Item)
Despite the its small size, Connecticut is among the top 30
states in terms of population and is the fourth most densely populated state.
The state also gets an average of 4.5 hours of direct ...
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Nevada Solar Energy Rebates and Incentives (News Item)
The sunny state of Nevada is a prime candidate for solar
installations. Nevada proves this as it has the most solar installations per
capita in the United States. However, the majority of sol ...
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Unirac Racking: The Complete Review (News Item)
Unirac manufactures high-quality racking equipment for both residential and commercial solar energy systems. Their racking is known for being well constructed and suitable for a number of site con ...
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Intro to Ground Pole Mount Solar Racking (News Item)
There are a number of reasons why solar system owners
consider using pole top racking solutions for their project. Roof and building
structures may be too small to handle the number of panels you n ...
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Connecticut Establishes Program for Solar (News Item)
In an effort to encourage home and business owners to begin
installing solar arrays, the city of Ridgefield in Connecticut has established
the Ridgefield Action Committee for the Environment or (R.
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Hanwha Q Cells Solar Panels: Complete Review (News Item)
Hanwha Q
Cells
is a leading innovator of solar energy technology from cell to solar
panel. A trusted name in the solar industry, Q Cells modules are known for
their high temperature to ...
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Florida Solar Energy Incentives and Rebates (News Item)
Although Florida has the third best physical and geographic
conditions in the United States, their solar policies keep it ranked at
seventeenth for installed solar capacity. The state does no ...
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5 Solar Deals for Summer (News Item)
Summer is here, and the warm weather is perfect
for installing your solar energy system. After making the decision to go solar
you may feel overwhelmed with the number of options on the market. It ...
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Texas Solar Energy Incentives (News Item)
*30MW Texas Solar FarmIn the early 1990s Texas was the country’s leader in wind
energy, however much of its holdings were tied into Enron, and after the Enron
scandal took place, the state fell beh ...
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Washington State Solar Energy Incentives (News Item)
Washington is well known for being forward thinking in terms
of renewable energy. They were the second state, following Colorado to pass
their Renewable Energy Standard through a ballot initi ...
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How to Size a Solar Battery Bank (News Item)
*Two Phase Trojan Battery BankWhen installing an off-grid or hybrid PV array, sizing the
battery bank can be a complicated process, and oftentimes, research leads to
more questions than answers. Th ...
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Renewable Energy Hits Milestone in US (News Item)
Exciting news came to the United States renewable energy
market in March of 2017 when wind and solar energy generated 10 percent of
America’s electricity, a new energy milestone. This new milestone ...
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Fragile Peace Between Utilities and Renewable Energy (News Item)
Utility companies to date have attempted to meet solar
energy users halfway, offering incentives such as net metering to keep their
customers tied to the grid. However, as residential solar applica ...
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Solar Panel Performance: Clouds, Rain and Snow (News Item)
Your solar panels performance and efficiency matters. That’s
why you want to know if solar panels will work in adverse weather conditions,
such as cloudy days, rainy days or snowy days. This ...
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LG Solar Panels: The Complete Review (News Item)
LG Solar is
one of the leading manufacturers of precision created solar panels - which
boast some of the highest efficiency ratings on the market. In addition, home
and business owners be ...
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Indiana Solar Energy Incentives (News Item)
*59MW Indiana Solar Energy Farm
Although Indiana recently passed the controversial Senate Bill 309 that limits net-metering incentives for residential home solar
systems; the state has numer ...
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Panasonic Solar Panels: The Complete Review (News Item)
Panasonic is a leader in energy efficient, long lasting, premium solar energy technology. Their solar panel series the HIT is the result of the company’s dedication to research and development, wh ...
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Minnesota Solar Energy Incentives (News Item)
Minnesota boasts one of the countries strongest Renewable
Portfolio Standards (RPS), with an impressive 25% requirement for utilities to
source their power from a renewable energy source by the ...
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Complete Maintenance Guide for Trojan Batteries (News Item)
Trojan Battery Company is one of the leading solar battery
manufacturers, their batteries have one of the longest lifetime expectancy
and energy output in the industry. In order to keep any battery ...
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Better Energy Savings with System Monitoring (News Item)
After determining the components, you need for your solar
array such as solar panels, racking, inverters and so on, it is important to
take time in looking into system monitoring. Monitoring compon ...
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LG Chem RESU Battery: The Complete Review (News Item)
You know LG from their popular electronics and solar panels. Now, LG Chem produces the high quality LG Chem RESU battery for hybrid solar energy storage. In this review, we will examine the LG Chem R ...
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Colorado Solar Rebates and Incentives (News Item)
With more than 300 days of sunshine a year, it isn’t
surprising that Colorado has made many top 10 lists in renewable energy
including most solar installed per capita to greatest solar job gr ...
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Learn Grid-Tie Systems (Web Page)
What Are Grid-Tie Systems?
A Grid-Tie Solar System, is an electrical producing power module which is connected to a 'power grid', i.e., (your local utilities company). Grid-tie ...