A reader from Maryland asked me to post this infographic, illustrating his state’s leadership over neighboring Virginia. I didn’t know there was a competition going on; one learns something new every day. Hooray for whoever wins.
Category: Photovoltaics
From Guest Blogger Jenny Richards: Five Sources of Financing for Solar Energy
A few years ago, when the world entered its first stages of transitioning to solar and wind energy, it became apparent that cost would be the biggest impediment to the transition. Installing solar in homes meant that home owners had …
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Uprooting Our Relationships with Our Power Utilities
As I wrote in my post called Utilities Wage Campaign Against Rooftop Solar – But It’s a Bit More Complicated Than That: The subject is made even thornier because, as the author mentions, distributed generation means reduced loads at or near …
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Tagged with: Alabama Public Service Commission, distributed generation means reduced loads at or near peak, Georgia Power, utilities bill back to the rate payers at a profit, utilities cannot justify construction of new power plants, Utilities Wage Campaign Against Rooftop Solar, Vogtle nuclear plant
“Utilities Wage Campaign Against Rooftop Solar” – But It’s a Bit More Complicated Than That
A friend sent me this piece from The Washington Post with the title above. He writes: I think you know this, but it’s an interesting article. Yes, this is a challenging issue. It’s hard to argue that solar owners should …
Tagged with: Bullish on Renewable Energy, clean energy resources, decommissioning the 600-or-so active coal plants, distributed generation, imperative to phase out of fossil fuels especially coal, liquid thorium fluoride reactors, solar users, The Washington Post, Utilities Wage Campaign Against Rooftop Solar
Power Utilities Add Fees for Customers with Solar PV
A number of thoughts run through one’s mind when an electrical power utility, like this one in Arizona, adds a $50/month fee to all homes that have solar PV installed. Philosophically, it’s hard to object to asking those who lower …
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The Cost of Solar PV Continues to Plummet
The UK has a unique auction process in which the utilities and large electricity customers bid for power, called “contracts for difference.” The concept is not unlike a futures contract, in which sellers who do not (or cannot) take risk …
Transitioning to Solar
Quick conversation with a colleague in New York: Colleague: We will move from oil to natural gas and then to solar…it will take some time! Remember…we used to burn wood and coal… Craig: True, these transitions have never happened overnight. However,
From Guest Blogger Alex: Five Must-Know Terms for All Solar-Interested Homeowners
Solar power isn’t just an efficient way to power all the electrical or modern items your house usually requires in order for you to lead a comfortable life, but it’s also environmentally-conscious too. As homeowners, especially in the time of …
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Whether It’s Climbing a Mountain or Installing Solar PV, We All Accomplish A Great Deal
As a result of attending my college class’s 35th reunion in 2012, I somehow was appointed “class secretary.” This means that I’m about half way through a five-year term in which, every three months, I gather, edit, and aggregate notes …
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India: Thinking Big on Solar Energy
Here’s a fellow in India building a 10 GW solar farm. That’s an impressive number, but by my quick calcs, that’s almost 200 square miles at 20% efficiency. That’s a lot of real estate. Of course, India is comprised of …
