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Friday, April 17th, 2009Image via Wikipedia
A Texas Senate Bill Would Subsidize Solar Panels
Those of us trying to make solar power an affordable option always have ears turned to possible options that reduce solar power costs and installation.
According to KBTX.com last week, the Texas State Senate Business and Commerce committee voted the Fraser solar proposal (SB 545) out of [...]
Solar Panels in the Mojave Desert?
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009Image by Old Shoe Woman via Flickr
Solar Panels in the Mojave Desert?
Here’s an interesting article about an ongoing discussion concerning putting solar and wind energy facilities in the Mojave Desert.
Seems solar companies are ready to put up solar plants in areas particularly suitable for solar energy production. The area in question is a parcel of [...]
Municipal Solar Financing
Monday, March 23rd, 2009Image via Wikipedia
Municipal Solar Financing
If you have been watching and eye on solar energy, you have heard about the 30 percent tax incentives provided for solar purchases via a recent economic bailout packages.
Although I consider myself a fairly intelligent, literate person, I confess I cannot always follow the labyrinthine paths of government money.
I suspect this [...]
Texans for Solar Energy
Monday, February 16th, 2009Texans for Solar Energy
Today’s article from chron.com touts the up-and-coming development of a solar industry in Texas, my home state.
For me, this is happy news. I am neither scientist nor electrical engineer, but I have first-hand experience with the amount of sunlight that falls on our lovely state. Indeed, development of solar energy in Texas [...]
Home Energy and the Renewable Electricity Standard (RES)
Monday, February 9th, 2009Image via Wikipedia
Home Energy and the Renewable Electricity Standard (RES)
The Alliance to Save Energy is pleased about a new piece of legislation introduced by Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass). If enacted, the Energy Efficiency Resource Standard (EERS) legislation would reduce national energy use while incorporating renewable energy sources.
That sounds good. I do want to reduce my [...]
Is the Energy Crisis Over?
Monday, January 12th, 2009Image by Getty Images via Daylife
Is the Energy Crisis Over?
In desperate times, we do what we can to address the immediate crisis. This past summer the high cost of energy initiated a crisis mode. Americans drove less, spent less, and elected a new president with lofty energy promises.
Today, gasoline prices are down under $2 a [...]
Is Renewable Energy the Next Subprime Mortgage Meltdown?
Monday, December 29th, 2008Image via Wikipedia
Is Renewable Energy the Next Subprime Mortgage Meltdown?
There are as many opinions about solar and renewable energies as there are people on the planet!
The article “Carbon Limits, Yes; Energy Subsidies, No” in the Wall Street Journal
highlights the expected actions of our new incoming president and the resulting republican opposition.
It seems most conversations get [...]
Renewable Energy Politics
Thursday, December 11th, 2008Image via Wikipedia
Renewable Energy Politics
What governments do affect us. It’s true.
The Incentive Tax Credits (ITC) recently passed can reduce your cost for home solar energy up to 30 percent. This is a better deal than the expiring tax credits which limited tax credits to $2000.
But we – the folks concerned about the environment and our [...]
Why I Want Solar Energy for my Home
Thursday, November 20th, 2008Why I Want Solar Energy for my Home
This quest to use solar energy to power my home leads through a scintillating labyrinth of alternative energy issues. The more I learn about energy in general and alternative energy in particular, the more I love solar.
Browsing through a local bookstore, my husband came across an interesting book, [...]
Residential Solar Energy and Oil Price Decline
Friday, November 14th, 2008Residential Solar Energy and Oil Price Decline
The push to incorporate renewable energy in our home was spurred on by the exorbitant summer energy prices. Solar energy moved from the dreaming stage to the action stage. Indeed, the higher oil prices made solar and other renewable energies more economically feasible.
Today, with the current credit climate and [...]