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A Simple Argument for Solar Power vs Coal Power

Tor a.k.a. "Solar Fred" — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:48:45 +0000

Be honest. If you were this little stinker here…. Photo:Flickr/TedsBlog And you could choose your power source for the next 80 years of your precious life… Hmm…. Energy. Photo:Flickr/TedsBlog Which would make you plotz in your diapers thinking about the world’s future air quality?… Coal? Minnesota Coal Fired Power Plant Photo:Flickr/heyyu1021 …or Solar? Photo:Flickr/ThereGeneration Photo: From Solar Fred Please get a quote in your [...]

Texas Solar Power Incentives and Rebates – Updated!

Tor a.k.a. "Solar Fred" — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:00:12 +0000

Photo:Flickr/Sonia From Marseille Well, this sign from Rudy’s BBQ kind of says it all. There’s been some happenings in Texas– solar rebate wise– and our Mothers were not here to clean up our Texas page of solar power rebates and incentives. So we finally got off our ass took a look at what had changed in [...]

C’mon Solar Industry! We can do it.

David Llorens — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:12:45 +0000

Let’s sell solar like the other industries sell their stuff! I was inspired recently. I sat on a panel with Danny Kennedy from Sungevity at Solar Power International. Danny gave a great speech about how (and of course, I’m paraphrasing) we’re never going to get anyone to buy solar if we don’t start removing [...]

PACE yourself for Solar, New Yorkers!

Tor a.k.a. "Solar Fred" — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:06:54 +0000

NYers Lining Up to Sign this Solar Petition (Photo:Flickr/MartinEric) UPDATE: PACE PASSES BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE! Thanks so much for your help in bringing the potential for no-brainer financing to the State of New York! You rock for solar, New York! New Yorkers, if you believe in solar, and I know you do because you’re on this [...]

Your Solar Bill of Rights, Explained

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

Photo:Flickr/BrianWright5 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 [...]