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Enjoy this video of team member Steve Cossin talking about how grid-tied solar (on houses that are “tied” to an electric company, and receive an electric bill) works. If you live in the City of Ashland or have Pacific Power, and are curious about solar then this video is for you! Solar power is produced… Read in Browser >>
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The Inflation Reduction Act, passed in 2022, enables Rogue Valley non-profit organizations to qualify for a direct payment tax credit (the ITC) to go solar–as opposed to taking it as a tax liability. In the past, most organizations would have to partner with a bank or developer to take advantage of the tax credit (nonprofit
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Thank you to everyone who contacted their senators helping this historic bill to pass! Here are the highlights of the Inflation Reduction Act pertaining to the energy field: 30% Investment Tax Credit (ITC) on residential and commercial solar from 2022 until 2032, stepping down to 26% in 2033. Stand-alone energy storage systems like Tesla Power
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What happens to 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 states
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What happens to 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. We do our best to reuse old panels and recycle them if they have reached the end of their useful life or are no longer functioning. Today,
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To help make solar more affordable, Energy Trust of Oregon is now offering increased cash incentives for income-qualified households through Solar Within Reach.
Solar Within Reach – Energy Trust of Oregon Read More »
Promoting clean, renewable solar and storage technologies in Oregon Who They Are The Oregon Solar Energy Industries Association is a trade association founded in 1981 to promote clean, renewable, solar technologies. OSEIA members include businesses, non-profit groups, and other solar industry stakeholders. They provide a unified and respected voice of the solar industry and focus exclusively on
OSSIA – Oregon Solar + Storage Industries Association Read More »
Photovoltaic: relating to the production of electric current at the junction of two substances exposed to light.
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A variety of local, state, and federal policies guide solar development in Oregon. In many cases, multiple policies support a single solar project. Oregon was an early leader in solar deployment.
Key Oregon and Federal Solar Policies Read More »
The ScienceWorks Hands-on Museum in Ashland, Oregon, is now home to three of STracker’s Model S1B elevated solar trackers.
STracker dual-axis solar trackers installed at ScienceWorks Read More »
