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GWS Technologies, Inc. an alternative energy company developing and marketing solar and wind-powered renewable energy products and solutions, announced today that it would begin distribution of the Solaranda™ Solar Shade Structure. “The Solaranda is innovative, creative, and just the solution to give the solar industry a boost,” said GWS Technologies Vice President Michael Coskun. “The Solaranda appeals to a large …

Today was not a solar power day though as the rain was coming down when the city inspector arrived. It made it a little tricky climbing on to the roof in the rain but they did get it done and checked out without anyone slipping or sliding on the roof.

In this article we will discuss some themes related to different types of constructions used to produce solar power. We will begin from the grid-tied systems. A utility-interactive solar power system makes electricity, which is put directly to the grid. The word grid-tied means, that the system is tied, verbatim, to the grid. This system will accumulate the energy even …

For last several decades the world climate has been changing faster and faster. For last fifty years average temperature of surface in the world has increased more than on 0.7 degrees Celsius. This caused such phenomena as, for instance, decreasing of Arctic Ice` amounts on 2.7% every decade. In the end of 20th century, beginning of 21st, the highest temperatures …

What a great day it was last week when the crew from Solar City called me to come check out the completed installation of our solar power system on our home. The First Solar panels had all gone in, the electrical had all been run, the inverter installed, and everything tested out.

One of the most popular Hybrid cars on the market today is the Toyota Prius. It is both compact and economical, with a starting price of just $22,400. The price puts the Prius within the realms of possibility for the everyday, although environmentally-conscious, individual. The third generation of Toyota Prius, the 2010 model, has EPA ratings of 51 mpg in …

We are getting a 2.4KW system installed by Solar City on their SolarLease plan. This has enabled us to get this system put in for a very small down payment up front and then monthly lease payments on the system. When you average out our power usage we should come out about even in terms of our monthly payment. Instead of paying money to PG&E for our electrical usage we will be paying for the solar lease. Plus when we are not home and the system is creating more solar power than we are using it will go back into the grid and we get credit for that power generation from PG&E.

But along comes a company to my attention of late that seems to be proving that wrong. Clear Edge Power is advertising a fuel cells power system for home and business use now, not next year or beyond.

What is Net Metering? Coming from Nth Degree Solar Energy from Grand Junction Colorado, I get asked a lot about net metering, and how it operates, so here are some concepts to ponder about net metering and solar power generation. When you use electrical power, it spins your electric meter forward. You pay on this meter based on how many …

The installation of our Solar City solar power system for our home has moved forward nicely. One of the things we had to have done was a bit of upgrading to the rafters in our attic so that our roof can be structurally sound and support the panels effectively.

The installation of our Solar City solar power system for our home has moved forward nicely. One of the things we had to have done was a bit of upgrading to the rafters in our attic so that our roof can be structurally sound and support the panels effectively. We have a low slope roof and thus our attic is …

We took advantage of the Solar City lease option to secure a solar energy system for our home in California. The program launched in 2008 but when the economy went south the financing for the lease program took a hit and it caused big delays which were no fault of Solar City. So it has been some months since we …

Going Solar. Soon! The process of getting our house fitted with a solar system has now run its course and we are very close to the installation day and then of course the big moment. Switching it on and getting power from the sun! Solar City has been in touch a lot in recent weeks to inform us of the …

We are living at a time where cost cutting and money saving has been drilled into our minds by many occurrences during the past few years. It is also due to reasonable explanations that this condition is upon us. Therefore many people are concerned about there bills and most rigorously about their electricity bills. Some would actually think twice or …

The sun has indeed aided human civilization since the beginning of creation thereby it was only a matter of time until an intelligent civilization; such as ourselves learnt to utilize it in a more productive manner than drying clothes. Today in the United States, solar energy is utilized as a popular source of electricity in many homes and despite the …

We all know that security lights can consume a larger proportion of the electricity for our households. Unfortunately, although the situation is such, we really cannot do without security lights. So how do we work it around? Sometimes security lights come bundled up with the home security systems, in such case, you will not be able to replace the light …

Garden landscaping has become very modern in the last few years with most people going for paid landscape artists and other landscape designers to blueprint their individual gardens. However, these landscape experts may use unnecessary things to beautify your garden which will ultimately become a problem for you. One such common problematic thing is the lights being used. There is …

Solar Energy Everyone knows the many benefits of Green Energy. It is a eco friendly technology, with will reliably generate power with nothing but the sun. The disadvantage is the initial upfront cost of the solar panels Everyone also knows that solar panels can be very expensive and they require a lot of know how for the installation. We would …

Acquiring its popularity in the recent past, solar power has almost taken over the United States and world over by surprising performances. Thanks to the realization that solar energy can be converted in to solar powered electricity, the world has taken a drastic turn in to saving energy and conserving the environment. Solar Umbrella Lights are a highly convenient form …

Solar powered yard lights trap power from the sun during the day so they can light up your yard when the sun goes down. There are numerous different things you can do with solar yard lights. They make great accent lighting to help set the mood in your garden. They do a great job of bringing light to potentially dangerous …