TRUMP’S SOLAR TARIFF WON’T ENTICE U.S. INVESTMENT The Trump administration says its 30% solar panel import tariff will protect the solar industry from unfair trade practices and bring manufacturing investment, and subsequently jobs, back into the country. But trade experts, solar industry analysts, and solar project finance advisers said the tariff could have the opposite…
SIZING UP YOUR SOLAR SYSTEM When nonprofits begin to explore going solar, one of the first questions is “How big does our system have to be?”. The answer to that starts with knowing how much energy you use. How do you know what your annual energy consumption is? Most of us are more familiar with the price we…
SOLAR ENERGY USE WILL CONTINUE TO GROW AS COSTS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE FUTURE. The overall perception that solar power is more costly despite all the benefits is about to change. After fighting an uphill battle against natural gas prices, solar power is on the rebound. Reports now indicate that solar electricity…
THE SURPRISING BENEFITS OF SOLAR ENERGY ADOPTION There are many benefits that solar power can provide to nonprofits above and beyond its obvious environmentally friendly aspects. Solar power can provide nonprofits with energy security (if not outright energy independence), it can help generate a substantial return on the initial investment, and it can even help…
WHAT MAKES SOLAR ENERGY SO SPECIAL? Solar energy has been a popular method of producing electricity for many years, but recently the technology has really come into its own. So what makes this technology superior to other methods of producing electricity? There is a myriad of reasons that solar energy is a great alternative to…
SOLAR POWER AIDS IN GOD’S WORK Solar energy is helping to save what some might see as an unlikely ally: a group of Trappistine nuns. The nuns have been living and working at Mount Saint Mary’s Abbey outside of Boston for more than six decades. They have spent that time harvesting the land and living…
US JUDGE GIVES SOLAR THE EDGE OVER GAS A US judge has delivered a ruling that will have a substantial impact on two major energy producing industries: solar power and natural gas. This judge has ruled, for the first time ever, that solar power delivered without subsidies is more effective than natural gas. This single…