I had the opportunity to sit in on SRP’s Sustainable Portfolio Principles board meeting today. Whereas most people are upset with SRP given that they are investing much less into the programs than their utility counterparts (APS and TEP), there is a silver lining to the cloud ~ it’s FREE MONEY! Here’s the take away…
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Is leasing a solar power system a good idea? Well, we’ve done the math for you and the shocking truth is that you could end up spending tens of thousands of dollars more by renting your solar system. “Go solar with no money down and all of your wildest dreams will come true…” But what does “no money down” really mean? Here’s how a typical solar lease program works:
Arizona Senator Jon Kyl issued an article discussing some compelling issues regarding the solar power industry in Arizona. “Arizona, however, can still be the solar capital of the world…” says Senator Kyl, “Our universities – the University of Arizona’s Steward Observatory Mirror Lab and Arizona State’s Global Institute of Sustainability – are also pioneering new, promising technological alternatives;” One promising solar power alternative being carefully watched by Echo Energies is the innovative spin off manufactured by Nanosolar with a thin film technology known as CIGS (copper indium gallium diselenide) which makes solar power for utility scale more affordable.
If you own a jacuzzi, you understand how painful it can be to heat it year round with an electric or gas heater. As that water sits in a collector for just a little while, it passively collects solar power and stores it in the form of heat. You spent such a pretty penny to own a pool in the first place, not to mention all those monthly chemical and cleaning bills just to keep it from turning into a swamp. So listen carefully because solar power gives you such an advantage in fighting this up hill battle and actually enjoying what you’ve paid for.
In 1868, General John A. Logan officially proclaimed an official day of remembrance for our Nation’s troops who have fallen for their fellow Countrymen. As an official acknowledgement of Southern women who would decorate the graves of our beloved soldiers, General Logan made it a point that it should be a standard to remember the…
