As a Vermont homeowner, you can join Vermont’s renewable energy movement by purchasing your own home-installed solar photovoltaic (PV) system. Incentives reduce initial purchase prices, financing options keep payments low, and eventually 90 to 100 percent of your electricity will be completely free. Purchase options An Incentive Tax Credit is offered until December 31, 2016,… read more
If you’re considering installing a solar energy system to power your home or business, you will need to understand your local permitting process. Permits from local governments are required before any photovoltaic (PV) system is installed, and inspections of the installation must be completed before the system is “plugged in” and turned on. For PV… read more
Massachusetts is contributing significant resources to the science and implementation of the solar energy industry, not just in its government investments in the industry, but especially in the research being conducted by the MIT Energy Initiative. In May of this year, that group released a report that stated, “Solar electrical generation is one of the… read more
Like the rest of the country, Vermont is looking at a variety of energy options to replace existing sources that are too expensive or are bad for the environment. Unlike the rest of the country, Vermont gets over 70 percent of its electrical energy from nuclear power, most of which is generated at the Yankee… read more
As a fuel source to generate electricity, coal may be on its way out. More than 20 GW of utility-scale power was scheduled to be added to the power grid in 2015, after it “retired” more than 12,000 MW of annual coal-fired capacity. A large factor in the closures of those coal plants is the… read more
Across the country, thousands of people are saving money by installing solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on their homes and businesses. Although many factors are involved in “why” and “how” PV panels reduce the costs of powering a home or business, a recent study by the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center demonstrates that PV system-owning… read more
The Long Island Solar Farm (LISF) became operational in November 2011 on federal land at Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island, New York. The plant is the largest utility-scale solar power plant in the Eastern United States and currently produces enough electricity to power more than 4,500 homes. A joint project of a conglomerate of… read more
Windham county residents have a new incentive to go solar, thanks to the Vermont Public Service Department’s Clean Energy Development Fund. Administered through VSECU (Vermont’s state-wide credit union), this program offers a reduction in already discounted renewable energy loan interest rates. Combined with other incentives and tax credits, now is the time to consider installing… read more
Solar energy has provided a viable way for eco-conscious homeowners to reduce their environmental footprint on the earth. By using solar power in your home, you can help the world reduce greenhouse gases, impact lower pollution, use less of the world’s finite resources and leave behind a better world and legacy for future generations. And… read more
Have you been dreaming about adding solar energy to your home? Perhaps you are worried about rising electricity costs? Maybe you want to switch to clean energy? As you begin to research solar energy for your home, you will find a variety of rebates and incentives designed to make residential solar energy affordable. The good… read more
