The ever decreasing costs of “going green” are incredibly encouraging to the millions of home and business owners who want to radically shrink the size of their carbon footprint and reduce or eliminate their energy bills. Today, we have so many opportunities to be smarter users of energy, while saving money at the same time. […]
Should You Wait for the Cost of Solar Panels to get Cheaper?
The promise of free solar power generated on top of every roof in America, has been a long time coming. But now, it’s finally here and living up to its promise of providing energy from the sun to record numbers of homes and businesses. Since 1979 when Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the White […]
Understanding the Parts of a Solar Panel System
Solar power has emerged as one of the most innovative ways to produce sustainable electricity. Solar panel systems are a popular eco-friendly, green energy alternative to relying on electricity produced by coal, natural gas or petroleum. The price of a solar panel systems’ components have decreased drastically over the past decade, and many government tax […]
How Solar Energy System Owners use Net Metering to get Paid
What if you could sell your electricity to the utility company instead of getting a bill from them, and benefit the environment at the same time by producing a clean source of energy? Sounds like a good deal, right. Well, net metering allows owners of solar energy systems to produce their own electricity, while saving […]
