4 Oct 2010

Policy to Maximize On-site Use from Distributed Generation

by | Date: 4 Oct 2010 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 1 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Distributed generation (DG) puts energy production close to where it is consumed, often on people’s homes or in their backyards.  But just having a rooftop solar module doesn’t mean that every kilowatt-hour produced from sunlight is used in the home.  In fact, it’s often less than one-third, with the remaining energy production flowing out into the … Read More
20 Sep 2010

Open Neighborhoods community solar makes solar PV in LA a homerun

by | Date: 20 Sep 2010 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Residential solar PV in Los Angeles is getting a huge boost from a new community solar buying group. With typical residential installation costs for crystalline solar PV, residents would see a 20-year payback on a solar PV installation or a minimal 2% IRR on a 25-year investment (without factoring an inverter replacement).  But what about a … Read More

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