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• Selling Solar To Your Utility – Interconnection Agreements

  
  Go Solar Power For Homes — Authority: 441
  In many states, homeowners and businesses can now sell solar panel energy to utilities. Doing so requires an interconnection agreement with your local utility. Lowering Your Utility Bill In a majority of states, homeowners using solar can take advantage of a concept known as net metering. Net metering essentially ...
  2 days ago

• How To Select An Installer For Your Solar Panels

  
  Go Solar Power For Homes — Authority: 441
  With the new rollout of massive federal tax credits, state subsidiary programs and net metering, going solar makes sense. So, how do you pick an installer for your system? Install My System As with any major part of your home, installation of a solar platform should be done by a professional. Many of the tax credit ...
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• The solar panels that pay for themselves…

  
  Knowledge Problem — Authority: 548
  Michael Giberson From the Texas Energy and Environment Blog, reports that in New Mexico “ solar panels on homes can take as little as seven years to pay for themselves in energy savings .”  The post continues: That’s faster than Texas, where even in the best economic case, solar panels take at least a ...
  5 days ago

• How ‘Smart’ Is the Smart Grid? Maybe Not So Much

  
  CleanBeta — Authority: 428
  In July,  Joseph McClelland, director of the Office of Electric Reliability Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, testified on cybersecurity and the U.S. power gird before the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Homeland Security.  His comments, which follow in italics, cut against the grain of ...
  6 days ago

• Bob Lyon Installs Cool Residential Small Wind Turbine

  
  Mendo Coast Current — Authority: 116
  Editor’s Note: They’ve got it going on!LISA BULE, St. Petersberg Times, November 7, 2009This is Bob Lyon’s version of a midlife crisis sports car.“This is the craziest thing I’ve done in my life,” the 47-year-old commercial painter joked Friday after a crane lowered a 19-foot, 1-ton wind turbine onto a ...
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• Reporter's Notes: Getting Paid to Go Solar

  
  QUEST Community Science Blog - KQED — Authority: 124
  To go solar or not to go solar? Homeowners looking to save money on their energy bills have a number of factor to consider. Its easy to get excited about installing solar panels on your house – particularly when you find out that state and federal rebates can cut the price almost in half. But, as weve ...
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• PG&E Expands Net Metering

  
  GetSolar.com Solar Homes & Solar Installers Directory Blog — Authority: 131
  Yesterday saw a surprisingly positive new chapter in California’s net metering saga roll out. PG&E is voluntarily expanding its net metering program in the absence of new legislation that would mandate such a move. PG&E customers can continue to explore solar as a valuable investment for some time to come ...
  2 weeks ago

• PG&E Expands Net Metering, California Solar Producers Jump For Joy

  
  Environmental Leader — Authority: 626
  Solar advocates in California say that a recent move by Pacific Gas & Electric to expand net metering will encourage adoption of more rooftop solar.Earlier this week Governor Schwarzenegger convinced PG&E to up the amount of net metering allowed in its territory from 2.5 percent of peak demand to 3.5 percent, ...
  2 weeks ago

• AB 920: Free the Roofs for Solar!

  
  GUNTHER Portfolio — Authority: 117
  AB 920 requires California utilities to pay owners for surplus solar (or wind) electricity generation. Next: Eliminate the size to load limitation in the net metering law. Quivira Vineyards, a small, family owned winery, is an example of a business that will benefit from AB 920. From Quivira ...
  3 weeks ago

• Moving from Wanton User to Electricity Producer in Dallas

  
  Get Energy Smart! NOW!!! — Authority: 613
  This guest post from Think2004 provides one homeowner’s story about moving a home from energy glutton to net zero re electricity.This discussion provides a clear window on the many things that can be done, rapidly, to reduce existing building infrastructure energy use.And, it shows that existing homes can be made ...
  4 weeks ago

• Illinois Gable House Takes 2nd Prize in Solar Decathlon

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 746
  Coming in at 2nd place, right on the heels of Team Germany’s powerhouse , is the University of Illinois’ Gable House . Their unique farmhouse-inspired home is a welcome respite for anyone who prefers more traditional architecture. Illinois’ Gable House made an excellent showing at this year’s Solar ...
  4 weeks ago

• Germany’s Solar Coated surPLUShome Wins Solar Decathlon!

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 746
  The final results just rolled in from this year’s Solar Decathlon , and team Germany’s sleek surPLUShome finished first in an incredible upset victory! The German team took top honors in the Net Metering and Engineering categories this morning, steamrolling the competition to secure their second Decathlon ...
  4 weeks ago

• Team California’s Refract House Currently Leading Solar Decathlon!

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 746
  We’re excited to report that as of today Team California is in 1st place at the Solar Decathlon competition going on right now in Washington DC with their stunning Refract House ! Just moments ago, they emerged victorious from the Communications portion of the scoring and as of yesterday they received an ...
  4 weeks ago

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