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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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How to Properly Size a Disconnect Box (News Item)
In terms of safety, properly sizing and utilizing a
disconnect box is among is extremely important to ensure the lifetime of your
system. Disconnect boxes are available for both AC and DC con ...
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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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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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Power Optimizers: Everything You Need to Know (News Item)
Power optimizers connect to SolarEdge inverters to increase efficiency at the point of power generated from the solar modules. The optimizers increase the conversion rate and efficiency fo ...
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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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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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Tesla Powerwall Battery (News Item)
Very few people have not heard Tesla's exciting news about their
new Powerwall battery. The Powerwall works hand in hand with home
solar applications, offering power solutions both at night and dur ...
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SMA Tripower CORE1 Inverter: Complete Review (News Item)
SMA America is a leading global specialist for solar inverter system technology, providing solutions for commercial and residential systems alike.
Residential owners may be familiar with SMA’s ...
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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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Cutting Edge SolarEdge HD Wave Technology (News Item)
SolarEdge has made a name for themselves in residential
solar inverter technology. Their inverters are not only highly-efficient, but
affordable and easy to install, making them a favorite in ...
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Enphase Energy Microinverters: The Complete Guide (News Item)
Enphase Energy is a solar inverter technology innovator, founded in California in 2006. In June of 2008, they introduced the
first microinverter system for solar energy systems. The rest, as t ...
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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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Grounding Techniques to Prevent Inverter Damage (News Item)
Although many inverters come with integrated grounding and
arc fault protection, proper care to ensure complete grounding is necessary to
ensure that your inverter will not be overcharged from a po ...
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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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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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SMA vs Fronius String Inverters: What’s Best? (News Item)
SMA America and Fronius are industry leaders in solar
string inverter technology. Both companies offer high-efficiency inverter
solutions for residential, commercial and hybrid solar energy syst ...
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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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Canadian Solar Panel Deals for 2017 (News Item)
This year in solar energy, Canadian Solar has continued to
manufacture and release a series of PV modules at higher wattages, better
efficiencies, and lower costs than any other year before. These ...
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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 ...
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Solar Components (Web Page)
Solar Power System Components Overview
Understanding the products or components that enable a solar energy system to function properly is important. Any potential solar power system ow ...
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Learn Off-Grid Systems (Web Page)
What Are Off-Grid Systems?
An Off-Grid System is an electrical producing power module which unlike 'Grid-Tie'; is not connected to a power utility. Off-grid systems are general ...
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Design Your System (Web Page)
Design Your Solar Energy System
Since you now know the PV array size needed to power your energy demands, you can start designing your solar energy system. It is important to p ...
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How Solar Cells Work (Web Page)
Understanding How Solar Cells Work
Solar cells convert the sun's energy into electricity through the photovoltaic affect; the ability of matter to emit electrons when a light i ...