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Your Solar Bill of Rights, Explained

Tor a.k.a. "Solar Fred" — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:49:21 +0000

Photo:Flickr/BrianWright5@gmail.com) On, October 27, 2009, Rhone Resch, the President of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) declared that Americans are entitled to a Solar Bill of Rights©. It’s a great document, but it’s brief, so I’m going to further explain each point with a “Why You Should Care?” explanation underneath. Please share this with your family [...]

Hey, Solar Kids! Let’s Learn About (expletive deleted) Coal!

Tor a.k.a. "Solar Fred" — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:05:24 +0000

photo of cute as pie coal by ittybittiesforyou This wonderful coloring book below is written by the West Virginia Coal Association. It’s geared toward teaching our coloring book aged children about the beauty and splendor of coal with puppy dogs and happy trees! Solar Fred kids, but not about this. My favorite page is page 15, where [...]

That new Facebook share button? Please click it.

Dan Hahn — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:57:07 +0000

It’s there looking you smack in the face, crooning your name. The Facebook share button. It’s giving you “click me” eyes. At Solar Power Rocks, we get a lot of eyeballs on our articles and state pages. But it’s our mission to make sure legislators, homeowners, and business-owners everywhere are able to see how solar [...]

The 4 Reasons Why People Go Solar

Tor a.k.a. "Solar Fred" — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:19:03 +0000

Hello there, solar curious person. If you’ve just stumbled upon this site, I’m going to bet that there are 4 basic umbrella reasons why you’re here. But, hey, I could be way off, so I’ve written a rough draft of this post with some corrections. We love overwhelming praise feedback, so if I’m wrong about [...]

60% Rapid Depreciation for Solar Ends December 31st, Better Get Moving!

Dan Hahn — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:24:15 +0000

Remember the economic stimulus of late 2008? A little known tidbit is it entailed a rapid depreciation bonus for solar energy installations completed by the end of 2009. That deadline is approaching pretty fast. What does that mean for you if you’re considering solar? Well, not a whole lot of beans if you’re a homeowner. The [...]

Solar Trick or Treat? The Scary Thing About NY Solar Rebates

Tor a.k.a. "Solar Fred" — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:04:41 +0000

photo: Flickr/spaceamoeba Trick or Treat, New Yorkers. Although it’s close to Halloween, we don’t intend to scare anyone into getting solar in New York. That’s not our style, and you guys don’t scare too easily anyway. Nevertheless, we always try to keep readers informed about solar rebate realities, and here’s the latest: The New York rebate for solar [...]

Solar, Marshmallows, and Success

Tor a.k.a. "Solar Fred" — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:23:54 +0000

photo: Flickr/OakleyOriginals This is not a post about Marshmallows, but as you’ll see from this very interesting and kid cute video below, successful people know how to make a good investment—even when they’re 4 or 5 year old. The same could be true if you’re buying solar in Los Angeles, Boulder, Colorado, Philadelphia, and Phoenix, Arizona. The [...]

Solar Power in Phoenix, AZ – Dry Heat? No, it’s a Hot Heat!

David Llorens — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:27:05 +0000

Phoenix, AZ is one of the US’s hottest solar markets right now. Maybe the hottest. (FYI, Solar Fred recently updated the Arizona page if you’re looking for solar power rebates, incentives, and tax credits in Phoenix, AZ). I recently got back from Phoenix where my coworker, Brad, and I were meeting with local solar installers [...]

Psst! Hot tip: Free Solar Conference October 28th in California

Tor a.k.a. "Solar Fred" — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:50:03 +0000

Photo by Sea_Turtle on Flickr Psst! Hey, you, solar curious person! Come closer. Closer. That’s it. Got a hot tip for you if you’re going to be around Anaheim, California (Disney Land!) on Wednesday October 28th. Here it is: Solar Power International, the largest solar power show in the world for solar pros is opening the doors to [...]

New California Solar Incentives – Hello, Net Metering and Feed-In Cash

Tor a.k.a. "Solar Fred" — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:11:33 +0000

Photo by Ehpien on Flickr There’s a new reason to be proud (and financially pleased) to be a solar owner in California today. The Governator, aka Governor Schwarzenegger, said he’d be back to sign some solar bills after some political wrangling, and he did. One bill is for residents and the other bill is a feed-in-tariff [...]