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Driving on pure sunshine may sound like the stuff of science fiction, yet more and more Americans are charging electric vehicles with solar power and ditching the gas station. Two trends are making this shift possible. First is the rise of home solar power. As utility...

Solar panel accidents are incredibly rare. With no moving parts, a standard installation can last 40+ years with minimal upkeep and repairs. And unlike with other energy generation technologies, there has never been a “solar spill” in recorded history. But solar...

Despite sluggish economic growth, the renewable energy industry continues to defy all expectations. Solar jobs are being added at a robust rate. In November of 2012, the Solar Foundation published a report detailing how the PV sector had created nearly 14,000 new...

If you’re just starting looking into home solar energy, you’ve probably considered buying solar panels at Home Depot, Lowes or another home improvement retailer. Solar installation kits from a big box retailer appeal to the DIY Weekend Warrior in all of us. Homeowners...

As long as the sun is shining, your solar panels will continue generating clean energy — even during a daytime blackout. This is one of the primary selling points of solar technology. But whether or not you can use that energy is an entirely different story — an...

Maryland has one of the nation’s best rates of return on investment in solar energy, according to a report from Geostellar. In its detailed Q3 Index of the US solar market, Geostellar analyzed the internal rate of return (IRR) of solar installations across all 50...

Although the benefits of installing solar panels are well-documented, home renters and apartment tenants have largely remained absent from Maryland’s solar revolution. The reason behind this relative inactivity? Firstly, solar photovoltaic (PV) installations can only...

The rationale for do-it-yourself solar panel installations is easy to understand. After all, buying inexpensive solar kits and installing solar panels yourself seems like a great way to save money. But DIY solar panels are actually significantly more expensive in the...

As we’ve covered in other posts, today’s high quality solar panels are incredibly resilient. With no moving parts, a well-maintained installation can continue generating clean and free electricity for decades. In fact, many Maryland solar installations from the 1970s...