Solar PV

Obama State of the Union Speech Addresses Clean Energy

President Obama announced several new actions he is taking to support clean energy during his third annual State of the Union Address Tuesday night...

FPL extends popular solar rebate program

As expected, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) has announced a new open application period for customers to take advantage of its 2012 solar...

TONIGHT: Clean Energy Connections Panel

Join Clean Energy Connections, a new forum for networking, discussing, theorizing and acting ideas for cleaner engery, tonight at the WNYC Jerome L...

PGE can kill solar market overnight

With the stroke of a pen and not through innovation and renewable investment, PG&E can set back all the technological innovations that the...

Ontario First Nation Solar Installation to Create Jobs for PV Course Graduates

Toronto’s SkyPower Limited (SkyPower) has announced plans to build a new 10 MW solar panel installation at Fort William First Nation in...

How a Tucson man reduced his utility bills by 50% – Part 4

This is the last of a series of articles examine how Robert Bulechek, of Tucson, AZ http://www.linkedin.com/in/bulechek substantially reduced his...

solar PV DIY - part 1

In our first article, we discussed how solar installations in NJ are economically justifiable, based on government driven subsidies. And in the...

The fall in solar PV pricing ... better and better as time goes by

Last December I had a discussion with the president of a large California based residential solar installer about do-it-yourself (DIY) solar. In...

Should you buy a residential solar system?

While driving around, one occasionally sees some solar panels mounted on a rooftop of a building or residence. Since not all rooftops are blanketed...