It has been a long running frustration that residential solar power in the United States is much more expensive than it is internationally. In 2018, I wrote about how California’s rooftop mandate had the potential to push the price down to $1/watt – inline...
The northeast solar power development pipeline – even after accounting for bumps along the way – is long term strong. But, as the venerable Shrek once said, “Layers. Onions have layers. Solar has layers. Onions have layers. You get it? We both have...
Tesla’s Solar Roof is a unique product in the solar marketplace. First off, it’s not nearly as efficient as the most efficient residential solar panels on the market. The Tesla Solar Roof could be about 10% efficient, which is way below the leading edge...
There is more than enough more money to rebuild the estimated at $5 trillion U.S. power grid into a modern, quick thinking, borderline self aware machine. U.S. GDP in 2019 was just over $21 trillion, and annual electricity costs run in the $400 billion range....
The Pennsylvania solar power market is seeing an increase in both utility and local scale solar power development. A change in law supporting in-state created and sold solar renewable energy certificates (SREC), as well as the bubble of potential political shifts is...
This post is the third in our series about a 692 kilowatt rooftop solar power system in Brewster, Massachusetts. Here we will take a look at the SMART Program in Massachusetts: what the program is, how it works, and how you can apply and earn money for your solar...
