Tag Archives: home
Getting ‘Smart’ About Your Energy
On Wednesday, I attended a presentation of the Green Button at EMC2, hosted by Silicon Valley Leadership Group, OSIsoft and SolarCity, and moderated by Aneesh Chopra, U.S. Chief Tech Officer and Advisor to the President. In essence, Green Button is literally a green button on utility customer interface websites that customers can click to instantly [...]
America’s Most Photographed Solar Home
I’m sure you recognize the very famous Hollywood sign, but most people forget about the home next to the sign that sneaks in to almost every photograph. What is that on the roof? Yes, they are solar photovoltaic panels you see, and people are seeing them on more of their favorite places to visit. Even the [...]
Solar PV Array = Privacy Fighter?
In this, the final of our four-part series on smart meters and solar PV arrays (start here), we’re going to address one of three dangers HelioPowerCEO Scott Gordon revealed to us about smart meters: How they are infringing on our privacy. We’re going to assume that no one reading this is doing anything illegal in [...]
FUTUREWATCH: Self Powering Homes
At a time when the world is looking for effective alternatives to replace the production of electricity from conventional sources, the concept of a self-powered house is slowly becoming popular as architects try to develop designs for a sustainable future. One can say that the future is safe as long as such endeavors continue to [...]
November 20th: Occupy Rooftops with Solar Day
November 20 is Occupy Rooftops with Solar day. From Kathmandu, Nepal to San Antonio, Texas, people around the world are coming together to Occupy Rooftops. This new wave in the Occupy movement is being spearheaded by solar finance company Solar Mosaic and 20 other progressive companies and organizations to help people kickstart solar projects in their communities [...]
Active vs. Passive Solar Systems
It’s a sunny, clear, fall day. You get out of bed, pour your coffee, and shiver. It’s still a bit cold, but you want to conserve energy and it’s way too early in the season to turn on the heat. So you put on your robe and open the blinds so the south-facing sun comes [...]
Challenges Faced By Solar Energy Use
What if you woke up this morning and found that nothing in your house worked? You couldn’t have coffee and you didn’t have lights. Almost everything we have and do requires a source of energy. Without it, we couldn’t produce the electricity necessary to run these appliances and ‘things’. Many of us have no idea [...]
Selling Your Solar House
Do not think for even a minute that the people who buy your house with solar panels on the roof won’t need every bit as much electricity as you are using … and it’s possible they’ll need a whole lot more! Think about how we are all using more and more power with each passing [...]
In Focus: Home Energy Monitoring
The increase in demand of energy globally has resulted in development of devices and home appliances that are more energy-efficient. This green technology is being adopted to save the fossil fuels and other non-renewable resources. The best energy-efficient devices are being produced for daily use as they can save energy to a large extent. People [...]