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Social Media and Solar
Last month, EcoOutfitters asked 1BOG to participate in one of their Solar Chats on Twitter. Now, most Twitter gatherings involve a lot of hubbub, a troll or two, and not a whole lot of substance. Fortunately, though, the EcoOutfitters team has refined these events into well-oiled machines that are not only fun and informative, but [...]
Community Solar Grows Up
Community solar is capturing attention across the US as a way to get clean energy to everyone, including people who rent and whose roofs are too shaded for solar. A paper, “Community Shared Solar: Diverse Approaches for a Common Goal,” illustrates how three utilities are giving customers access to community solar in Florida, Colorado Springs and Tucson. Most community solar installations [...]
Contest: Win an iPad from SolarFeeds!
Announcing our first contest ever! Just fill out out the 1BOG form below this article or on the sidebar to see if you qualify for solar on your home within the next 72 hours. If you are having problems finding the form let us know and we can help (scott at solarfeeds dot com) We [...]
In Focus: Los Angeles Solar Rebates and Tax Credits
Solar power in Los Angeles makes perfect sense: on average, the city is blessed with over 3,000 hours of sunshine every year. LA also offers solar rebates and other incentives to help encourage homeowners and businesses to invest in solar panels. The program is a little complicated, and LA rolled out revised solar rebates last [...]
Solar for the 75%
By definition, most of us are in the 99%. Some of us may even be in that mythical 47%. But there’s another group that many of us are in, without even being aware of it: the 75%. That’s the estimated number of people who can’t get solar on their roof. While leases are helping far [...]
BREAKING: Pure Energies Group Gobbles Up 1BOG
Who’s got the best deal in solar power? One Block Off the Grid, a startup that aggregates neighbors to land cheaper rooftop solar deals, has been working on that question since its 2008 founding. Since then, it has gotten thousands of customers across the United States to sign up. On Monday, it announced it would [...]
Solar Mosaic Raises $2.5M
Solar Mosaic has raised $2.5 million in its first round of funding for its crowdfunding website that plans to raise money for community solar projects. The Oakland, CA start-up will allow everyone to invest in community solar projects using crowdfunding – an online peer-to-peer lending system that allows individuals to invest – as little as $100 - in solar projects [...]
In Focus: Solar PV Virtual Metering
Are you interested in the benefits of a solar PV array but don’t believe you can afford it? Is your home in a heavily-shaded area that would prohibit a good return-on-investment from solar? Do you rent? Maybe you live in a community with a homeowners’ association, where you’re not permitted a rooftop solar array? Virtual [...]
Why Cost-Effective Local Solar will Change Everything
With the cost of solar power plunging and retail electric prices rising, 100 million Americans in the nation’s largest cities will be able to “go solar” for a lower price than grid electricity in the next ten years. Seizing this opportunity requires rethinking electricity policy and planning even while solar produces less than 1% of [...]