What it takes to be a Qualified Solar Installer
June 12, 2017 No Comments
In a recent post I wrote that an Electrician license alone – even a Master Electrician license – does not qualify you to design
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People keep asking about solar kits
May 3, 2017 No Comments
More and more solar “kits” are showing up at home improvement stores and on Internet web sites, and we regularly get questions about
How much should an hour of electricity cost?
May 14, 2014 No Comments
About 3 PM Monday, May 12, a substation equipment failure knocked out power in Cumberland, MD, and Mineral County, WV. It wasn’t until 4 PM
How to beat Virginia’s coming 5.8% electric rate hike
May 5, 2014 No Comments
If the State Corporation Commission approves two Dominion Virginia Power filings for rate increases, residential rates will go up almost six percent for some 2.4
All-time high electric costs make Christmas less merry
December 24, 2013 No Comments
Those Christmas lights on your house or tree spread holiday cheer, but according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics it’s at a higher cost than
Solar systems add $9,000 in home equity, Newsday reports
October 10, 2013 No Comments
Adding a residential solar electric system doesn’t just save on electricity, Long Island Newsday reported October 9. According to a Wells Fargo Bank/Journal of Appraisers
There’s no telling when the power will go out – or why
October 2, 2013 No Comments
Power outages can happen at the worst times and for the strangest reasons. Take the morning of Friday, September 20, when the new iPhone5 was
195,000+ Maryland homes hit with electric rate increase
September 13, 2013 No Comments
If you live in Maryland, get ready to pay a 3.6 percent rate increase – retroactively. That’s the bad news. But there’s also good news:
Pennsylvania Solar Rebates Restored
February 16, 2013 No Comments
There’s some exciting news for Pennsylvania residents considering a solar system. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has announced that $7.25 million has been