Virginia shines a glimmer of light on renewables by passing a wind and solar “pilot” program, after a surprising about-face by Dominion Power in supporting PPA legislation in 2013.
U.S. Solar Installations Increase 76% in 2012
March 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
2012 proved to be another great year for solar as installations increased 76% in the United States alone, according to a Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA) report released last week in conjunction with GTM Research.
Summaries of Related Articles
December 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
To our readers, We want to develop something new for our blog that will work to further inform and educate. Since not everyone has the time to read the newspaper, blogs, news reports, etc., why not let us do the work for you? This is the inaugural edition of our bi-weekly summary of articles that we [...]
Panels on Park View Mennonite Church
November 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The solar installation at Park View Mennonite Church was completed Friday afternoon – November 9. The 75 solar PV panels took three days to install and will be up and running soon! Below are a few pictures documenting our progress – keep checking our blog for updates!
New tax revenue for states generated by increasing solar capacity
September 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Some state legislators have voiced concerns that increasing the use of solar power may reduce state and local tax revenue by cutting into collections of utility usage taxes. The more solar capacity generated throughout the state, the less energy”consumption tax,” as it’s known in Virginia, consumers are paying to state government.In an era of declining [...]
Solar market grows without long-term subsidies
August 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
As major utilities attempt to push the solar industry back into the dark ages continue, you will find the most commonly used objection is that solar power cannot compete on cost with traditional sources of energy generation. Solyndra aside, this argument is beginning to lose its legitimacy as the U.S. solar market continues to grow, [...]
From intermittency to reliability
August 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Many critics of solar energy claim that the industry cannot meet the generating capacity for an ever-increasing demand in electricity — that the increased use of renewable energy in the national grid will threaten reliability and a utility’s obligation to provide always-on base load power. However, the efficiency of renewables during peak demand and the [...]
Pollution and Noise Free Energy
April 29, 2012 By 1 Comment
Every hour the sun beams onto Earth more than enough energy to satisfy global energy needs for an entire year. Solar energy is the technology used to harness the sun’s energy and make it useable. Today, the technology produces less than one tenth of one percent of global energy demand. Many people are familiar with [...]
PV Pricing
April 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In recent years, the global price of PV modules has undergone a rapid and sustained period of decline. In light of scaled back policy in key markets and recent bankruptcy announcements, the questions remain: How exactly is Chinese PV module pricing affecting the European market? And how best should European governments and solar companies react? [...]
Solar Homes
April 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon is a high-profile international competition in which 20 collegiate teams design, build and showcase solar-powered houses. Since the inaugural competition in 2002, each event has expanded the knowledge of solar living worldwide, through innovative and breathtaking designs. Homes are designed to be a fully functional yet practical net-zero-energy [...]
