Editor’s Note: Scientific American’s George Musser will be chronicling his experiences installing solar panels in Solar at Home (formerly 60-Second Solar). Read his introduction here and see all posts here . As if the news coming out of Washington about a climate bill weren’t bad enough, state budget crises are also sucking the blood out [...]
http://zgdjyg.com/2011/02/08/solar-subsidies-are-a-victim-of-state-budget-crunches/
Editor’s Note: Scientific American’s George Musser will be chronicling his experiences installing solar panels in Solar at Home (formerly 60-Second Solar). Read his introduction here and see all posts here . Solar homeowners’ favorite topic of conversation is the performance of their arrays. As part of the sales pitch, the installer estimates how much power [...]
http://zgdjyg.com/2011/02/08/a-solar-detective-story-explaining-how-power-output-varies-hour-by-hour/
The New York Times recently ran an article on how solar power is getting all caught up in red tape–specifically, local building codes and permitting requirements. My first reaction was: “Darn, I’ve been scooped.” I’d been meaning to write about these bureaucratic hassles for over a year, but never got around to it. My second [...]
http://zgdjyg.com/2011/02/08/are-local-solar-regulations-really-as-bad-as-people-make-them-out-to-be/
Editor’s Note: Scientific American ‘s George Musser has been chronicling his experiences installing solar panels in Solar at Home (formerly 60-Second Solar). Read his introduction here and see all posts here . One of the hardest thing about installing solar panels is getting good information, so I’m happy to report that a new book by [...]
http://zgdjyg.com/2011/02/08/someone-please-tell-the-obamas-solar-works-now/
