Originally published on Cost of Solar. A rooftop solar mapping and assessment tool developed at MIT could eventually make it dead simple to discover the solar potential of every single … [Read full article]
Tag: rooftop solar
Solar Panels Cost Less Than Electricity From Natural Gas In US
A new report out from Lazard tells us something those who follow the wind and solar industries already knew to some degree: large-scale solar and wind power projects can now … [Read full article]
Rooftop Solar Owners Like Dolphin Babies, But…
Originally published on Solar Love. This isn’t a new commercial, but I ran across it recently and had to share again. It’s so funny and so well done. And it … [Read full article]
Quote Of The Day: "If You Can Afford Your Electric Bill, You Can Afford Solar"
Thanks to Solar Solution AZ for making this its Twitter bio (and for following me on Twitter). It’s true in many cases, especially in Arizona, if you can afford your electric bill, … [Read full article]
Solar Power Growing Faster Than Usain Bolt Can Run
Originally published on Solar Love. There’s a solar panel installation boom going on. In the EU. In the US. In Asia. In South America. Globally. Solar panel installation volumes have … [Read full article]
Top 50 Solar Energy Stories Of 2013 (So Far): Part 4 (#31–40)
We’re trying to get more solar energy stories going here on Planetsave. To catch readers up, I’m doing a short series on the top 50 solar energy stories of 2013 so … [Read full article]
Top 50 Solar Energy Stories Of 2013 (So Far): Part 3 (#21–30)
We’re trying to get more solar energy stories going here on Planetsave. To catch readers up, I’m doing a short series on the top 50 solar energy stories of 2013 so … [Read full article]
KB Homes & SunPower Customers Hit $1 Million In Annual Electricity Savings
Reposted from Solar Love: KB Home and SunPower just celebrated their 1,000th solar home customer. In combination with that, they are also celebrating an estimated $1 million or so a … [Read full article]
Could Los Angeles be Solar-Powered?
On the same day that the catastrophic 9.0 earthquake hit Japan, March 11, UCLA’s Luskin Center for Innovation announced the publication of its “Los Angeles Solar Atlas.” Needless to say, it didn’t get much attention at that time. But it is a very useful and interesting publication, so I thought I’d share some of its key aspects and findings with you today.