How to Leverage A Down Ecomony to Create A Solar Energy Business

Distributed solar’s continued growth requires aligning interests of utilities, solar companies.

The New Energy Economy in San Antonio is going strong, with economic impacts climbing another 29% in just the past four months.

How does the economy really work? In my view, there are many erroneous theories in published literature. I have been investigating this topic and have come to the conclusion that both energy and debt play an extremely important role in an economic system. Once energy supply and other aspects of the economy start hitting diminishing…

The future of clean – and potentially more affordable – home energy could look a lot like Bob Timmel’s backyard.Beyond the porch that extends from the rear of his North Collins home, next to the small blue warehouse occupied by his disaster... - The Buffalo News

Big batteries are quickly becoming the technology du jour in making the case for transitioning the nation to increasing amounts of solar energy and renewables. But the time it will take to work out the cost and regulatory kinks to move the batteries to a wider market have not been figured out, say investors and academics examining the prospects for electric storage technology. Electric vehicle company Tesla is expected to announce a new business venture later this week focused on marketing the big batteries, referred to as energy storage, for residential and commercial use. The big lithium-ion batteries would be used as a backup energy supply for homeowners with solar panels that cannot generate electricity when the sun is not shining. The batteries kick in when the sun goes down, or at times when electric power from the grid is expensive, acting to save consumers money on their electric bills. At least that's what advocates want to happen.
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