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5 Surprising Solar Growth Markets (4 States & 1 City)

How much will solar save you? Find out in about 60 seconds! You probably know which states have been strong solar growth states over the past several years — California, Hawaii, Arizona, New Jersey, North Carolina…. But below are 4 states and one city that are picking up some serious steam in the solar power […]

October 28, 2013

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Owning vs Renting… Your Electricity

How much will solar save you? Find out in about 60 seconds! Photo Credit: StockMonkeys.com / CC BY   A lot of people have decided to buy their own home rather than rent one for the rest of their lives. I think the biggest pull for doing this is that once your home is paid off, you no […]

October 27, 2013

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Middle-Class Americans Driving US Solar Growth

Join the solar rooftop revolution! Photo Credit: KN6KS / Foter / CC BY-NC   One of the most common solar-related myths out there is that it’s mostly just the rich who are going solar. We’ve seen indication in the past that this stereotype was not true. However, a study just released by the Center for American Progress (CAP) is certainly […]

October 24, 2013

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Get Off Your Butt! Just Do It

Photo Credit: Jazmin Million / Foter / CC BY-SA This is a motivational post. This is a call to action. This is a mid-week, time-to-finally-change-something piece.   The fact of the matter is: millions of Americans are throwing away money. Actually, not just throwing it away, but giving it to semi-monopolistic utility companies for electricity produced from the burning of […]

October 23, 2013

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Solar Power For Homes = The Automobile Of The 21st Century

Join the solar rooftop revolution! Photo Credit: DECCgovuk / CC BY-ND Solar power for homes is just getting rolling. It is projected to grow many times over in the coming decades and even simply in the coming few years. When discussing this, it’s hard to come up with a great analogy. We often mention that it is a […]

October 22, 2013

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Solar Panels For Home Are Now Like Granite Countertops

Join the solar rooftop revolution! Home solar panels are “the new granite countertops,” according to Tom Werner, CEO of US-based SunPower, one of the largest solar panel companies in the world. What does that mean? That means that, for an increasing number of new homeowners, solar panels are becoming an add-on right from the beginning. Furthermore, Werner […]

October 21, 2013

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97% of You Probably Think Going Solar Is More Expensive Than It Actually Is

Join the solar rooftop revolution! Solar panel costs have fallen off a cliff in recent years. The cost of solar panels today is about 100 times less than it was a few decades ago, and about half what it was just a handful of years ago. In many places, the cost of solar panels today […]

October 18, 2013

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How To Lower Electric Bill — 7 Top Options

A lot of people are looking to save money these days. No one knows what the future holds, and we all know that the world has been marred with economic troubles in the past decade or so. A major household expenditure for most of us is our electric bill. And our electricity usage is a […]

October 16, 2013

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Solar Leasing = $600 Annual Savings For Middle-Class Families

In states where it’s available, solar leasing is extremely popular. Approximately 75% or so of homeowners who go solar in these states decide to go solar through a solar leasing/PPA option. The big stat of the day today is that middle-class families who go solar in this way are projected to save about $600 a […]

October 14, 2013

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Grid Freedom

Do you ever feel like you’re an indentured servant at the mercy of your monopolistic utility company? Do you ever wish you could free yourself from this unbalanced relationship? Have you ever dreamt about the grid freedom that would come with becoming your own power producer? Dream no more! Go out and claim your freedom, […]

October 11, 2013

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