If you follow news about energy storage systems (ESS) or have been looking into a home battery backup system lately, you’ve probably come across the term “UL 9540”. But what is UL 9540 and how important is it to ensure…
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Solar Queen Amy Beaudet was an outstanding communicator and educator. She made videos that helped both DIY solar enthusiasts and professional solar installers understand a range of solar energy concepts from the broad to the specific. Over the years, based…
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Solar Queen Amy Beaudet was best known to the world as a great educator through her DIY solar power YouTube videos for altE. But those of us who knew her personally knew that her passion for and understanding of solar…
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Solar Queen Amy Beaudet educated and inspired millions of viewers in the 11 years she was making YouTube videos. From researching and shooting to editing, publishing, and engaging in the comments, she was a one-woman show and a fountain of…
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Note that unless otherwise noted, this article focuses on solar panels utilizing crystalline silicon (c-Si) cells – by far the most common type of cell currently used in solar panel manufacturing. It’s no surprise that as solar PV has become…
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Solar panels are so durable and work for such a long time that you may never have considered what to do with them when one breaks or the array finally stops producing power. But nothing lasts forever – and if…
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There are two versions of the Federal Solar Tax Credit: the Residential Renewable Energy Tax Credit (a personal tax credit) and the Business Energy Investment Tax Credit (corporate tax credit). This article pertains to the residential version. Updated 8/25/22 –…
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It is with a very heavy heart that we share news of the passing of our beloved Solar Queen Amy Beaudet, affectionately known as ‘The Solar Queen’ and a pioneer in the field of renewable energy, passed away on Sunday,…
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bluShift Aerospace launched the Stardust 1.0 prototype sounding rocket from the Loring Commerce Centre in Limestone, Maine, marking Maine’s first commercial rocket launch and the world’s first commercial rocket launch powered by bio-derived fuel. On January 31, 2021, just as…
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Update: Terrific news came recently. As part of the recent spending package signed on Dec. 28, 2020, the Solar ITC federal tax credit stepdown has been delayed until 2023. That means all applicable solar systems installed in 2021 and 2022…
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