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A great overview of what a home owner should expect from an energy audit from Chicago Energy Audit firm eZing.

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To secure a policy environment that allows solar energy to compete and empowers consumers to choose, Rhone Resch declared today, October 27, 2009, in the City of Anaheim, California, a Solar Bill of Rights:

"We declare these rights not on behalf of our companies, but on behalf of our customers and our country. We seek no more than the freedom to compete on equal terms and no more… Continue

Washington, D.C. – Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), released the following statement today after the House passed H.R. 3585, the Solar Technology Roadmap, by a vote of 310-106:

“SEIA applauds the House for recognizing solar as an increasingly essential part of the U.S. energy portfolio. While solar technology is available and being deployed now in all 50 states, the Solar Technology Roadmap will help continue technological innovations and breakth… Continue

Washington, D.C. – Today researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab released “Tracking the Sun II: The Installed Cost of Photovoltaics in the U.S. from 1998–2008.” The new report found that the average cost of going solar in the U.S. declined by more than 30 percent from 1998 to 2008, a trend that can be largely attributed to the success of market-building policies at the state and local level. Findings also show that, after a three-year plateau, costs decreased by 3.6 percent from 2007 to 20… Continue

A fantastic survey and results released today by SEIA and SCHOTT Solar, enjoy...

Highlights
· 92% of Americans think it is important for the nation to develop and use solar energy. This was consistent across all political party affiliations.
· 77% of Americans feel the Federal government should make solar power development a national priority, including the financial support needed.
· Almost half (49%) of all Americans are currently pondering solar power options for their home or busines… Continue