Since the beginning of electrification, consumers have received electricity through a power grid that serviced a large region, like a city or a valley with multiple communities. This grid has always been powered by large centralized power plants that run off coal, natural gas, and hydroelectric dams. However, over the past 50 years, renewable energy … Read more

Energy efficiency has become the main concern for households all across the country. In recent decades, we’ve become more aware of the need to conserve energy and produce appliances and other products that help save the environment while also helping to save money for the average household. Becoming more energy-efficient starts with Energy Efficient Appliances, … Read more

All you need to know about renewable energy and how to make an impact with it Renewable energy is flourishing, and with time and technological advancement, its cost is going down because the world is moving towards a future with clean energy. Today approximately 18% of the energy consumed comes from renewable energy resources. It … Read more

As the world looks to go green, solar energy continues to leap forward as a green energy source. Solar energy is an excellent choice for most homes because of its easy installation and minimal upkeep. Yet, it’s not always clear how much installing a solar energy system will cost consumers. The system’s price can change … Read more

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) introduced renewable energy credits to determine which entities have and have not consumed clean energy. The system has a few somewhat complicated aspects, so let’s start by answering some of the most common questions about renewable energy credits. What Are Renewable Energy Credits? Before we answer what renewable energy credits … Read more

Even though placing the solar panels on top of the roof is the most obvious thing to do when we want to install solar energy for our house, but rarely do we ever think about Solar Panel Placement. That’s because, In most situations, south-facing solar panels on a rooftop are the best location for placing … Read more

Energy storage is a vital component of modern solar systems for a simple reason: most people don’t use energy at the same time they generate it. Being able to store energy for a long time is vital to most modern conveniences, from air conditioning to car engines.  While solar energy storage isn’t the holy grail … Read more

As discussed in our earlier article about solar panels and their costs, we need to understand another device called the Solar Inverter which is something you would need to evaluate as part of your solar energy system. As soon as someone thinks about an inverter, one of the first questions is what is an inverter … Read more

Solar energy is clean, affordable energy that can be a great alternative to the unpredictable service from your local electric company. You can back up your energy from equipment failures to natural disasters and be the only house with the lights on in your neighborhood with the solar panel. With your solar energy system, you … Read more

In the spring of 1954, a small team at the Bell Labs finished work on the world’s first silicon photovoltaic cell – the building block of solar panels. Little did anyone know that the coming decades (and particularly the coming century) would churn out billions of solar cells in millions of panels, helping solar break … Read more