What happens to a solar equipment, when the system is no longer in use or at the end of its life? Unfortunately, many panels have ended up in landfills. In 2015, California passed a law that does not allow PV panels to be dumped into landfills. Because of that, panels were being shipped to other…
Price Premiums for U.S Solar Home Sales Springtime is the most popular time of year for houses to go on the market. If you are considering selling this year and have a PV system, here is some good information to know. A recent study published in the Berkely Lab found that home buyers have been…
Southern Oregon university’s sustainability program The need for athletic storage has been an excellent opportunity for Southern Oregon University in Ashland to demonstrate how it integrates sustainability into its operation and decisions. The shipping containers that the panels sit on have been up-cycled, designed, and placed to maximize solar potential. The SunPower Solar Panels were…
COVID AID PACKAGE MAKES INITIAL COMMITMENT TO A CLEAN ENERGY RECOVERY Happy New Year and welcome to 2021! We would like to ring in the New Year with some good news. Congress has passed legislation that provides a 2-year extension of the solar Investment Tax Credit. The full legislative package combines a $900 billion COVID…