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S-5! Clamps for Metal Roof Solar Installations (News Item)
Are you having difficulty figuring out how to install solar on your metal roof? If so, you are not the only one, with different metal roof shapes and spacing it can be difficult to find an all in one ...
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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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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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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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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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Fall 2018 Catalog: Best Solar Panels and Inverters (News Item)
Fall is officially here and the holidays are just around the corner. With the end of the year comes the last minute rush for solar systems to be installed. We have compiled a list of available com ...
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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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Solar Panel Ratings Explained (News Item)
When comparing solar panels, it is important to consider
output wattages, total capacity and power output. The production output of
solar panels varies depending on a number of factors, such a ...
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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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What is the difference between Poly and Mono Solar Panels? (News Item)
There are a number of factors a
homeowner needs to consider before beginning the transition into
solar power. Choosing between the two types of solar cells is no
exception. While the difference be ...
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Is DIY Solar Worth the Investment in 2019? (News Item)
You're thinking about going the DIY solar route and want to know, "Is DIY solar worth it?" That's a good question, so that's why we put together a step-by-step guide to calculating, assessing and des ...
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What Happened to Solmetric Products? (News Item)
*SunEye210 with GPS
The acquisition of Solmetric by Vivint in 2014, left most
installers and DIYers hopeful that Vivint would be producing replacement
products and/or selling the popular So ...
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Enphase Envoy System Monitoring (News Item)
*Enphase Enlighten Dashboard and Mobile App
There are many perks to having microinverters for your solar
array. Higher system life, individual power to each of your solar panels, and
easy s ...
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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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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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How to Pick the Best Inverter Manufacturer (News Item)
Inverter sizing can be fairly straight forward with all the
sizing tools and intuitive nature what the correct sized inverter should be.
However, the picking the best manufacturer can sometimes be ...
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EVlink Electric Car Charging Stations (News Item)
With electric cars being produced with greater reliability
and aesthetics, the demand is steadily increasing. However more electricity
production for charging also means higher energy bills. Schnei ...
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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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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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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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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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How to pick which Solar Racking System is right for you (News Item)
There are numerous racking options for solar installations,
but which one is the right option for you? You first have to identify where you
will be installing your solar system. The placement of th ...
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Best Solar Inverters: Enphase, SolarEdge, SMA (News Item)
When it comes to your solar power system, the inverter is
one of the most important components. It takes energy generated from the solar
panel and transforms it from DC to AC energy (a more u ...
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S-5! (Web Page)
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Sizing Your System (Web Page)
How to Size Your Solar Energy System
Now that you have gathered all the necessary information, we can begin to size your solar energy system.
Our calculation formula will sho ...
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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 ...