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Real Goods Solar Busts Solar Energy Myths

Real Goods Solar Busts Solar Energy Myths

The fact is, there are so many myths and misconceptions about solar energy, it often scares people away. But it’s the job of organizations like EcoOutfitters, solar installers across the country, and the solar industry as a whole, to shed light on the truth about solar energy.

#SolarChat Explores Consumers Want from Solar Energy Installers

#SolarChat Explores Consumers Want from Solar Energy Installers

#SolarChat trends on Twitter, exploring what solar consumers want and how solar installers can best serve this growing market.

Solar Energy for Second Homes

Solar Energy for Second Homes

Do you have a vacation home that remains vacant much of the year? Maybe you’re a snowbird with a summer home up north and a winter home in Florida or…read more +

Local Politician Lights the Way for Solar and Sustainability

Local Politician Lights the Way for Solar and Sustainability

EcoOutfitters’ Raina Russo connects with Suffolk County legislator Steve Bellone at the Long Island Sustainability conference.

4 Surprising Places You’ll Find Solar Power

4 Surprising Places You’ll Find Solar Power

Solar PV installations in major sporting arenas and shopping centers make economic sense. Doesn’t a solar PV installation make sense for your home, too?

Why (and How) the Grid of the Future Will Change

Why (and How) the Grid of the Future Will Change

Tomorrow’s grid may be drastically different from the billing and usage model we now have for electricity. Solar may be the best solution.

Top 5 Reasons People Go Solar

Top 5 Reasons People Go Solar

Did you know that most solar customers are not rich? Most have an annual household income under six figures, and way below that $150,000 mark many consider wealthy. What’s more,…read more +

Solar Developments That Will Make Your Wallet Even Happier

Solar Developments That Will Make Your Wallet Even Happier

As the U.S. government provides generous funding to renewable energy research and development, solar photovoltaic (solar PV) developers work hard on breakthroughs that will make the price of solar power…read more +

Costs on Solar Panels Dropping Below $1 Per Watt

Costs on Solar Panels Dropping Below $1 Per Watt

Detractors of solar energy often cite manufacturing costs as one of the downsides to free and clean solar energy. If we’re honest about it and do the math, we realize…read more +

Zoned Heating and a Solar PV Array: Save Money this Winter

Zoned Heating and a Solar PV Array: Save Money this Winter

Brrr… Old Man Winter introduced himself with a vengeance right around the holidays. Temps on the east coast dropped from moderate 60s to the lower 40s as the winds whipped…read more +

How a Solar PV Array Can Preserve Your Privacy

How a Solar PV Array Can Preserve Your Privacy

In this, the final of our four-part series on smart meters and solar PV arrays (start here), we’re going to address one of three dangers HelioPower‘s Vice President of Residential Sales, Scott Gordon…read more +

What Happens to Your Solar Panels When It Snows?

What Happens to Your Solar Panels When It Snows?

Meteorologists are predicting one of the coldest, snowiest winters on record for 2011 – 2012. Exacta Weather forecaster James Madden says there is “a potentially record-breaking US winter for 2011-2012…read more +

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