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Category Archives: Residential
Community Solar: No Roof Required
Community solar is a hugely-interesting and dynamic area of solar policy in 2013. Where they exist, such programs offer significantly-expanded access to clean energy’s many benefits. No roof required. In a true community solar program, customers “subscribe” or purchase an … Continue reading
How to Make Money with Solar
Let’s address a question frequently asked by prospective customers: “How do I make money with solar?” Generally, residential and commercial solar’s economic proposition is saving money. There are exceptions to this rule, but our customer’s solar electric systems are enabling … Continue reading
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Solar and the Federal Investment Tax Credit
It’s tax time. Time to meet with your tax preparer and tally up with the man. A good time also to review one of the key benefits of residential and commercial solar – the federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) – … Continue reading
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Megawhats? Kilowatts, Megawatts and Solar Terminology
REC Solar has now built more than 9,000 solar electric systems across the U.S. totaling 143 megawatts. Last year alone our company built more than 50 megawatts of solar in 15 states. These are impressive numbers, but might not mean … Continue reading
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Solar: The Simple Solution to Electric Rate Increases
California’s largest utility – PG&E – is showing that, despite the fact that the utility’s most recent general rate case actually reduced the top-tier rates for residential customers, upper-tier rates may again increase significantly in the near future. Last year, … Continue reading
