Solar or Conservation: Which Comes First?
Looking to save money on your electric bills? Should you consider energy efficient home improvements before a solar PV installation?
Posts Tagged "Solar PV installations"
#SolarChat 5/23/12: Solar Pros Share Insider Info About Certifications
A recent #SolarChat focused on another topic crucial to choosing a solar installer but difficult to simplify for consumers: solar PV installer certifications. Find out more.
#SolarChat: Virtual Solar 2.0
#SolarChat on 5/9/12 discussed solar gardens, net metering, community solar and the future of energy creation and distribution in the U.S.
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?
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 +
Preparing for a Solar PV Installation: Three Easy Steps
As our co-founder and president Raina Russo talked about in her post on what to expect during a solar PV installation, there’s not a lot of legwork that goes into…read more +
If You Give a Family Solar Energy…
EcoOutfitters.net readers with children probably know that March is National Reading Month in the U.S. In honor of this initiative, we put together this fun tale about a home that…read more +
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
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 +
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 +
Choosing Solar Panels: The Carbon Footprint Can Make a Difference
Most people won’t debate the cost benefits of using free, clean solar power for electricity in their homes. But if eco-consciousness is tops on your list of reasons to consider…read more +
Solar Panels: Even with New Developments, The Time Is Now
If you follow the news about renewable energy, you’ll see developments on the horizon that promise to make solar panels thinner, less expensive and more efficient. This is part of…read more +