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Affordable Residential Solar Energy by 2015

Monday, November 24th, 2008

Affordable Residential Solar Energy by 2015 The U.S. Department of Energy predicts that solar energy will be financially attainable to the average American household by the year 2015. Through the DOE’s Solar Energy Technologies Program (SETP), solar will be competitive with conventional energy sources. The Independent Collegian reports on the SETP goals. “In our program, [...]

Affordable Home Solar Tip Number One

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Affordable Home Solar Tip Number One Tip number one: Have a professional home energy audit. PEC, my local energy cooperative, provides free home energy audits to their customers. After calling the help line, I had an appointment within a week. The auditor who came was friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful. He spent almost two hours checking [...]

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