Clean Energy Savings For All Initiative President Obama announced a new initiative to help improve access to solar panels and energy efficiency to more Americans. The Clean Energy Savings For All Initiative is specifically focusing on low to moderate income communities…
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A Vacation at SolarWorld Where does the Solar Queen go on vacation? Why to SolarWorld of course! While on a family vacation out to Portland, Oregon, SolarWorld was kind enough to include my husband and my father on an in-depth…
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altE Direct, the wholesale division of altE, just hosted their 5th annual Solar Installer and Dealer Conference with a record turnout of installers and manufacturers from across North America. The solar conference was three days of learning, networking, and earning valuable…
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Solar Future Stabilized with Approval Solar ITC You’ve probably already heard that the 30% solar ITC (Investment Tax Credit) was extended with the passing of the 2015 Omnibus Spending Bill, as well as not blocking the $500M that the US…
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I invite you to play along with one of my favorite online games, “Find the Solar Roofs.” All you need to play is Google Earth and a keen eye. Now thanks to new incentive programs in New York, that game…
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When looking at the cost of a solar power system, it can often look like a very scary amount – the national average for installed solar can be anywhere from $3-5 per watt of solar panels installed. So a 6,000…
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As Product Manager here at altE, I had a chance to walk Solar Power International 2015 trade show with our CEO, Sascha Deri. The event was held out in Anaheim, California this year, so since we were traveling from Massachusetts…
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We recently sat down with John Webber from Outback Power and talked about their new next generation hybrid inverter/charger now available, the Outback Power FXR. It combines the history of reliability from their FX inverters, with many of the new…
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We have seen a number of new solar charge controllers coming out recently, we thought it would be helpful to go over some of the new options available for your off-grid or grid tie battery backup hybrid solar power system….
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Massachusetts’ previous Governor, Deval Patrick, had set a target for 1,600 megawatts (MW) of solar power in Massachusetts by 2020. We are currently at about 86MW. However, there is currently a restriction on installing any new solar power systems in…
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