As Americans get bombarded with political news surrounding the bankruptcy and failed loan guarantee of Solyndra, the negative publicity is spilling over to the entire solar industry, especially solar PV, but also to the solar thermal side. As much as … Continue reading
In celebration of our 12 new SCRCC-approved OG-300 solar water heating systems, we decided to use Free Hot Water’s handy-dandy solar hot water cost calculator and find out which states provided the fastest payback time for residential solar water heating. … Continue reading
Every three months or so, SEIA (Solar Energy Industry Association) and the good people at Greentech Media (GTM) Research put out a solar industry report, and that’s great. We’ve summed up some of the insights from the solar hot water … Continue reading
Which do you prefer to hear first? The good solar water heating incentive news in Maryland … or the bad solar water heating incentive news? Frankly, the bad news is much less complicated, so let’s tackle that first. The bad … Continue reading
No matter what you think about the current presidential administration, the current US Department of Energy is huge proponent of solar technologies under Secretary Steven Chu, a Nobel Prize winning scientist. Case in point is the DOE’s development of Solar … Continue reading
I wish I had the exact answer to that question. All of the research regarding consumer attitudes toward solar is generally PV related, rather than solar hot water related. At the same time, solar hot water has some obvious challenges, … Continue reading
Question: Can I get any solar rebates or tax credits retroactively? Bill writes: Hey Solar Fred, I recently find your blog/web site and have the following question: Q. I remodeled my California house in 2006 – took it down to … Continue reading
At the end of 2010, Congress passed and the President signed into law the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010. As part of this law, the U.S. Department of Treasury – Renewable Energy Grants program, … Continue reading
When fitness center owners think of operation costs, they don’t necessarily think of their utility bills… until they get it. Every month. The truth is that water heating costs can be substantial for a busy gym or athletic club. Think … Continue reading
Owners of California apartment buildings are one of the businesses that will benefit most from going with a solar hot water system. Traditionally in California (and many states), apartment building landlords include hot water with every rental lease. Rather than … Continue reading
