California Mandates 100% Clean Power By 2045

Yesterday California lawmakers passed an historic bill mandating 100% clean power generation by 2045. This makes California (the 5th largest economy in the world) the biggest economy on Earth to commit to 100% carbon-free electrical power generation. This is not only an important symbolic achievement, but a key to slowing global warming and climate change. […]

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Electrifying Homes

Most headline news related to clean energy has been focused on glamorous things like highperformance electric sports cars, large utility-scale solar projects and exotic new battery technologies. But de-carbonizing means electrification of almost everything – including our homes. While heating and cooling of buildings accounts for only about 10% of  greenhouse gas emissions in the […]

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Top 5 Things You Didn’T Know About Solar Energy

The solar industry is quickly changing and experiencing unprecedented growth. Here are 5 facts that may surprise you about this increasingly popular source of power, according to the Department of Energy. 1. Solar energy is the most abundant energy resource on earth — 173,000 terawatts of solar energy strikes the Earth continuously. That’s more than […]

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Property Assessed Clean Energy Programs

Per the office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, it’s important for us to keep our customers informed of the best practices and various financing optionsthat are available to them. The following is taken directly from the state and local solution center at energy.gov. Best Practice Guidelines for Residential Property Assessed Clean Energy Financing The U.S. Department […]

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Investing In A Solar Panel System

Installing a solar panel system can decrease your carbon footprint by an average of 35,180 pounds of carbon dioxide per year. You’d have to plant 88 trees every year to offset that amount of carbon dioxide! Still considering a solar energy system for your home or workplace? Its better you stop and think for a […]

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