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How Often Should I Clean My Solar Panels

Apr 25, 2017 | Maintenance Tips, Residential Solar, Solar Power System Maintenance

When someone gets a new rooftop solar installation, the second question they always ask is “how often do I need to clean my solar panels.” We’ll answer that question on this week’s show — taking into account the different effects of rain, dust and electric rates (BTW,...

DOE Jobs Report

Feb 17, 2017 | Energy Politics, Government

In January the Department of Energy (DOE) published their annual jobs report. The U.S. energy industry employees 6.4 million people. The largest two employment categories are oil extraction and solar, with solar growing the fastest among all fuel types. According to...

Carbon Tax

Jan 27, 2017 | Energy Politics, Energy Technology, Tax Incentives

“Pigovian Tax.” If you know what this means, then you can skip this week’s Energy Show on Renewable Energy World. For everyone else (including me until I looked up the word) a Pigovian tax is a tax levied on an undesirable market activity to offset the negative...

Rooftop Solar Potential in the U.S.

Jan 9, 2017 | Energy Saving Tips, Energy Technology, Solar Power System

At the center of our solar system, approximately 92.96 million miles away, is a nuclear power plant capable of powering the entire globe. We know it by its most common name: our sun. The sun’s diffuse energy can be used to heat water in thermal solar panels, or...

Ten Predictions For Rooftop Solar In 2017

Jan 3, 2017 | Industry Predictions

Every year I gaze into my solar crystal ball and make ten educated guesses about the rooftop solar industry. Last year I was pretty lucky, getting 9 out of 10 right. 2017 is shaping up to be a lot more uncertain with big political changes, low equipment prices, new...