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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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Google's Project Sun Roof Tool (News Item)
*Ariel View of Viable Roof-Top Solar Homes
Google has become synonymous with the Information Age, and
as the company continues to grow, it sets the bar for corporate renewable
energy relian ...
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How Solar Will Fair with Trump in 2017 (News Item)
Donald Trump has made clear throughout his candidacy, that he has many goals and ideas for reigniting American energy development through fossil fuels - such as oil and gas for quite some time now ...
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California Mandate Requires Solar Power for New Homes (News Item)
California became the first state to implement a requirement
for all new homes to have solar panels on Wednesday (05/09/2018). The unanimous
decision by the California Energy Commission has se ...
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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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Utility Scale Solar Installations in the United States (News Item)
The oftentimes cold state of Michigan is not the first state
that one thinks of when they hear the word solar. However, that stigma did not
stop Michigan from opening the North Star Solar Farm in D ...
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Expected Trends for Solar in 2015 and Beyond (News Item)
The recent boom in the solar market is expected to continue through the 2015 year. In fact, the global demand for new solar installations is projected to increase by 25%. During the 2013-2014 year, s ...
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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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Top 10 States for Solar Installations 2014 (News Item)
Here is our top ten solar states for 2014 solar energy system installations.
*Image courtesy of seia.org
1) California
In 2014 California
installed an impressive 4,316MW of s ...
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Building a Quality and Affordable Solar Power System (News Item)
Often we get asked when planning and
designing a new photovoltaic array, “Which Solar Panels and Inverters do we recommend to use?”The short answer is, it really depends
on your energy needs a ...
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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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Benefits of Hanwha Q.Plus-G4 Solar Panels (News Item)
One of the many benefits of working with solar energy is
that the technology is continuing to improve year after year. With advances in
cell technology being released on an annual basis, it is no s ...
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Two Year Anniversary of Solaris (News Item)
2 Year Anniversary of Solaris-Shop.Com
April 23rd, 2016 marks the 2nd Anniversary of Solaris Technology Industry, Inc., the day after the 46th Anniversary of Earth Day! We are excited to be a par ...
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The Benefits of Midnite Solar Charge Controllers (News Item)
Midnite Solar has numerous products designed for use in on
and off grid solar arrays. From accessories to pre-wired back up kits, they
provide solutions fit for a wide range of applications. Their ...
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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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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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REC Group Solar Panel's Cutting Edge Technology (News Item)
REC Group as joined likeminded manufacturers such as
Canadian Solar in introducing ground-breaking new technologies that enhance the
efficiency of solar modules during both peak sun hours and in lo ...
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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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New York City's Food Carts Go Solar (News Item)
New York, yellow taxis, subway
stations, that east coast charm, and now food carts with solar
energy. Current food carts run off of diesel generators, which
produce high levels of green house gas ...
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SMA Sunny Boy Inverter Technology (News Item)
SMA has made a name for themselves in residential solar
installations with their popular Sunny Boy-US line. With a wide range of sizes
from 3.0-US to 7.7-US, the new line has heightened performance ...
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Kaneka Corporation New Solar Cell Technology (News Item)
Kaneka Corporation, a chemical
manufacturer based in Japan, has set a new milestone in solar technology with
their record breaking energy efficient solar cell. Although the efficiency
rates of sol ...
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The Photovoltaic Effect (Web Page)
The Photovoltaic Effect
The Photovoltaic effect is the creation of voltage or an electric current in a material upon exposure to light and is a known and understood to be a phy ...
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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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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 ...
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Rebates and Incentives (Web Page)
State and Local Solar Incentives
There are many state and local rebates for qualifying solar energy systems that combine with the Federal Tax Credit to help system owners reduce the co ...
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Solar Guide (Web Page)
Guide to Going Solar
Taking the first step to going solar is exciting! Once complete, you will first know what your best options are when choosing a solar energy system. Second, you wi ...
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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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Determining Your System Type (Web Page)
What Type of System Do You Need?
Now that you understand your energy usage, ways to reduce it, area and solar yield available, best installation locations on your property, whe ...
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About (Web Page)
America’s Solar Energy Future. Delivered.
Solaris is a leading online solar energy equipment and system supplier. We distribute high-quality solar energy products to installers, ...
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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 ...