Originally published on Cost of Solar. If you’re considering buying into a community or home solar project in the future, then you may want to do it within the next year or so. Both the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have recently found that home … [continued]
In April, I received an interesting report from IBISWorld.com regarding solar panel installation. It is aimed at buyers of solar panel installation services, but it is actually quite detailed, even including breakdowns of vendor costs (including wages, overhead, purchases, and profit) and a 3-year price forecast. You can purchase the … [continued]
Cost of Solar. Solar power growth is booming in the US, and there are a lot of good reasons for that, but solar power is still a tiny percentage of our electricity supply. Meanwhile, some other countries have installed a great deal more solar power per capita and per GDP … [continued]
In general, the process of going solar described in my book is about converting liabilities into assets. You showed yourself [in the previous chapter] that you have the money for energy already. You already spend it every month. A utility bill is a liability. A drain to your pocket. You pay … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. If you’re currently considering whether or not to go solar, and you live in an area serviced by OneRoof Energy, well, now may be the time! The solar services provider is now (during the months of April and May) offering qualified homeowners who switch to … [continued]
Originally Published on the ECOreport. One of Mosaic’s defining moments came in January 2013, when it started offering a return on crowdsourcing investments. That enabled small investors to buy into solar projects on the rooftops of schools, apartment buildings, convention centers, and other buildings. The Oakland–based company did $7 million worth of business … [continued]
SolarCity is “the #1 full-service solar power provider” in the US. Viridian Energy is “a socially responsible retail energy supplier” that feeds greener electricity to its customers. It is serving customers in 9 states and Washington, DC. Earlier this week, the two announced that they were teaming up, likely supplying even more … [continued]
While this news could have been fresher (I got hit with bronchitis, leave me alone!), there was no way I was going to pass up an opportunity to write about my favourite company’s latest big news. Nest, everyone’s favourite internet-darling smart-thermostat company is teaming up with US-based provider of residential … [continued]
Editor’s Note: This is quite big news (if I’m understanding the ruling correctly), but I haven’t seen much coverage of it. Perhaps that’s just because it’s related to the EU and I don’t follow many EU-based sites. No VAT (consumption tax) on home solar PV could be a big step … [continued]
This article was originally published on Solar Love. In February, I reported on EnergySage’s launch of the “Expedia of solar power,” a comparison shopping site aimed at getting customers multiple quotes for a solar power system on their homes or businesses. At the time, I wrote that 1BOG (with which … [continued]
