From Solar Thermal to Integrated Battery Storage - Interview with Jeff Brown
Some people just love riding the “solar coaster” – both the exciting up times and the death-defying plunges…usually from some totally...
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Dec 19, 20171 min read
Natural Gas - Our Most Popular Fuel
Here’s a trivia question… What do you think is our most commonly used energy source? Is it solar, wind, nuclear, coal, oil, natural gas?...
Aug 20, 20172 min read
The Solar Eclipse Is Increasing Solar Prices
Millions of Americans were using cereal boxes, telescopes, and flimsy plastic solar viewing glasses to witness the Solar Eclipse on...
Aug 1, 20172 min read
LG Battery Storage with Linh Tran
20 years ago the problem with rooftop solar was that customers needed a large collection of lead acid batteries to store their daytime...
Jul 24, 20171 min read
Improving Local Grid Reliability
Our local electric grid is not up to the 21st century demands of EVs, more air conditioning requirements, heat pumps instead of natural...
Jul 17, 20172 min read
Enphase Battery Storage System Review
Future energy sources in our homes and businesses will be a combination of rooftop solar, battery storage and power delivered by the...
Jun 11, 20172 min read
Best EV for the Money
In spite of the fact that it’s neither fast nor furious, the Chevy Bolt is currently the most practical and economical Electric Vehicle....
Jun 5, 20171 min read
Tesla Solar Roof Tiles – Customer and Installer Perspectives
There’s no doubt in my mind that the home of the future will be solar powered. Intuitively it would be great if the roofing material...
Apr 9, 20172 min read
Ten Tips For 25 Years Of Trouble Free Solar Power
Find an installer who has been in business for 5+ years and uses their own installation crews (not subcontractors). You get what you pay...
Mar 13, 20172 min read
Coal, Nuclear and Oil are Losing Steam - Can They Compete?
Our sources of electrical power are quickly shifting. In 2016 there was 26 gigawatts of new electrical-utility capacity added in the U.S....
Mar 7, 20171 min read
Future Rooftop Solar Costs - Getting to $2.50/watt
The solar industry is one of our most obvious success stories. Our industry directly employs 261,000 people. We generate energy that is...
Feb 4, 20171 min read
Backup Power
We’re in the middle of winter – and there’s some serious precipitation. It’s snowing in much of the country, and California is finally...
Jan 27, 20171 min read
Carbon Tax
“Pigovian Tax.” If you know what this means, then you can skip this week’s Energy Show on Renewable Energy World. For everyone else...
Jan 9, 20172 min read
Rooftop Solar Potential in the U.S.
At the center of our solar system, approximately 92.96 million miles away, is a nuclear power plant capable of powering the entire globe....
Dec 26, 20161 min read
Solpad with Chris Estes
In 2016, more solar generating capacity was installed than any other fuel source. Because of the low cost of solar-generated electricity,...
Dec 5, 20161 min read
Concentrating Solar Power with Fred Morse
As technology advances, our favorite science-fiction and spy-thrillers become both laughably more unrealistic and eerily based on truth....
Nov 28, 20162 min read
Community Solar
About 50% of U.S. residents are not great candidates for rooftop solar. They may live in an apartment, they may have a very shaded roof,...
Nov 20, 20162 min read
Costs and Savings for Tesla's Solar Shingles
Tesla’s recently announced solar shingles are a great looking and potentially ground-breaking Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV)...
Nov 7, 20162 min read
Solar Inverters, More Than AC-DC
With so many options for solar inverters, choosing the right one for your home or business can get a little overwhelming. In the way of...
Aug 22, 20161 min read
When Can I Get Solar Shingles?
For over fifteen years I’ve been talking to homeowners who want solar shingles. This is a concept called Building Integrated...
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