As installation prices fall and usage surges, solar energy is becoming one of the most rapidly
expanding renewable energies being adopted in homes worldwide.
A primary motivating factor for homeowners who install solar panels — besides lower ...
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Some Unusual Uses for Solar Power
Finding energy efficient ways of generating power is becoming more and more important, with the growing threat of global warming and climate change. Converting sunlight energy into electricity is an effective way of generating power and is used in many ...
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Which solar power inverter type is best?
There are three main solar power inverter types for residential solar power. They are string, micro-inverter and power optimizer. All of them convert the DC power that your panels produce, to AC power that your house uses. Each type has their own set of ...
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CPS PV Solar Rebate Quick Facts
How does the CPS solar rebate work in San Antonio?
The utility company in San Antonio, CPS Utilities, offers a rebate to homeowners installing solar power on their house at a current rate of $.60 per watt.
This rebate is only available to ...
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Ground Mount or Roof Mount?
Ground-Mount Versus Roof-Mount Racking: What’s the Best Way to Mount My Solar Panels?
Now that you have picked your solar panels, the next thing is to decide how you are going to mount it. Of course, this should be based on various factors, such as ...
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5 Solar Myths Busted!
As solar panels have become more advanced and accessible to home owners in San Antonio, El Paso and Austin Texas, we’ve started adopting them into our everyday lives. Gadgets like portable solar panel cell phone chargers and solar powered exterior lights ...
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Solar Panels: Low Maintenance, Long Lasting and Good for the Planet
According to a recent report by the Environment Texas Research and Policy Center, solar energy capacity increased in San Antonio by 37% in 2017, resulting in the city now being ranked 6th highest in the United States.
With such an abundance of natural ...
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Hail and Solar Panels
Needless to say, Texas weather can be brutal, especially in the spring, and summer and occasionally in the fall...but the winters are nice..unless it ices. So reality check, weather in Texas is rough, it's hot in the summer, late summer/fall can send ...
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Spring Cleaning Solar Panels
Every year you hear the old phrase "it's time to do a spring cleaning". Spring cleaning could mean anything from cleaning out a basement or attic, opening the blinds and letting t he sunshine in, or possibly it could mean it's time for a spring cleaning ...
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Schools Going Solar
Everyday, more and more schools are turning their vast open fields of student and teacher parking lots into fields of energy. With more days than not in Texas being sunny (and hot) more and more schools are going solar and we have to ask...why aren't more ...
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