Solar
2016 Solar Trends and New Opportunities
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101742″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”507388″][vc_column_text] An Amicus Collaborative Article With the close of 2015 and the unexpected extension of the Solar Investment Tax Credit, US Solar companies can now look toward 2016 with a stable marketplace within which to operate. The US Solar economy continues to enjoy unprecedented growth, providing employment for over 200,000 solar workers…
Read MoreTecolote Farm Goes Solar
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101749″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”133125″][vc_column_text] Only a few miles down the road from the 30MW Webberville Solar Farm that energizes Austin, there is another groundbreaking solar farm, and this one produces clean energy as well as delicious organic vegetables. Located just thirteen miles east of downtown Austin, Tecolote Farm (tecolotefarm.net), long known as an organic produce…
Read MoreProject Sunroof
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101751″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”840216″][vc_column_text] In an attempt to map the world’s solar potential, one roof at a time, Google has launched Project Sunroof: https://www.google.com/get/sunroof#p=0. This new online service quickly tallies up considerations of going solar and whether homeowners should consider buying or leasing photovoltaic panels. Google’s Project Sunroof combines the eye-in-the-sky images behind Google Earth…
Read MoreSmall Businesses Benefit from Financing Solar Projects
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101756″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”189960″][vc_column_text] Amicus, a cooperative of the finest independent solar companies across the United States, share experiences on various solar topics with each other each month. For December, Amicus members discussed financing solar options for business owners who want to invest in solar but might not want to pay all of the…
Read MoreDrive on Sunshine
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101763″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”104391″][vc_column_text] Austin is consistently ranked as one of the top 10 electric vehicle (EV) friendly cities in America. Many of our home clients have EVs, and at Native, we are now installing EV circuits into all of the new homes that we build. Why are so many of your neighbors adopting…
Read MoreSolar Powered Farm – Milagro
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101766″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”124559″][vc_column_text] Milagro Farm Goes Solar by Amy Olsen At 5:00 every morning we stumble out of bed, grab our headlamps and start our days. Kris heads out to the pasture to feed our chickens, we’ve lost count at over 4,000 of them now. The low hum of the silo and the…
Read More7 Reasons to Not Go Solar
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101781″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”176251″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”202204″] Want to go solar? Here are 7 reasons you shouldn’t. 1. This can’t possibly power our homes and businesses. 2. Nobody else is going solar. 3. Fossil fuels are good for the environment. 4. Solar panels won’t increase my home value. 5. Solar panels are ugly. 6. No one gets excited…
Read MoreInterview with Texas Solar Energy Society’s Lucy Stolzenburg
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101784″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”109251″][vc_column_text] Lucy Stolzenburg Texas Solar Energy Society Executive Director Tell us a bit about yourself (education, hobbies, family, pets etc.) I have a BA degree in Journalism, but my work background is very eclectic. I have traveled extensively, both in the US and abroad, once spending four months in India and Nepal.…
Read MoreSan Antonio Solar Power
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101788″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”154166″][vc_column_text] San Antonio Solar Program – The CPS Solar Rebate is Ending If you are a customer of CPS Energy, the opportunity to own your own solar system at the lowest possible cost to you is nearing the end. CPS Energy has decided to end its hugely successful solar rebate program at…
Read MoreCelebrate Energy Freedom
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101791″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”960048″][vc_column_text] It’s that time of year again to celebrate life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. To thankfully remind us of our freedom every year, we have our most beloved summer holiday, the Fourth of July, which is finally here. Undoubtedly, you’ve got the cooler already filled, the lawn chairs set…
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