The first solar array became commercially available in 1956. However, at $300/watt the expense was far beyond the means of civilians. By 1975, the cost had reduced to around $100 per watt, and the price has continued to fall by at least 10% each year since then. And currently. There are 92.7 billion panels in …
The current situation answers the above question precisely. Because PG&E monthly bills have risen 39% in the last three years. If you compare, it is 2 to 3 times the rate of inflation. And now it’s at an all-time high in decades. If it continues to increase, can Californians afford them? Also, combined them with …
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It’s true that solar is the future of residential energy and everyone is going to move to it, eventually. But there are categories of people who benefit from solar but have not installed it yet. And there are also people who have installed it but have not yet seen any benefit from it. This is …
This will be the rational question people would end with when they balance the pros and cons of owning solar vs paying utility companies. As with media, news, and money… Power (electricity) also needs to be decentralized and solar finally makes this possible. With solar, everyone can have monopoly control over their power and finally …
People are usually confused when taking a long-term decision. It’s become more than ever in solar. As this decision is not easily reversible and neither cheap, many people postpone the decision in fear of taking the wrong one. And one of the major confusion lies in choosing the grid. Some claim that being on-grid is …
In simple words: They are the reward for going solar. They are also known as Investment Tax Credit (ITC). The Energy Policy Act 2005 enacted them. Since then the industry has grown by over 10,000% with an average annual growth of 50%. It was first created with an expiry date of 2007. But the period …
While solar is the future, not everyone can afford it which reduces the scale of adaptability. So the government and banks introduced many options for financing it. On top, to increase its adaptability, the solar companies came up with policies. One of which is called a Power purchase agreement or PPA. If you’re not yet …
The constant increase in the power price and the annual price decrease of solar forces everyone to move solar. But the terms can be daunting at first. And one of the important terms you would often hear is “pay-back period”. What exactly is the Payback period? It refers to the period (usually in years) it …
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Most people believe solar doesn’t work in winter. But nothing can be further from the truth. In fact, solar works the best in winter and generates optimum energy. To understand how this all works, you need to know how the solar system operates. All this confusion roots in a common belief: Solar generates energy from …
If you are reading this, you have already installed or are willing to install solar but are curious about the ways you can reap the benefits. Then your search ends here. Because we have already done all the heavy lifting for you and gone through the trenches to find out the most factual info we …