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Solar Today Article: Want More Money? Add Home Performance to Your Business

Posted By Kat Friedrich 06-01-2023 03:33 PM
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"Home performance professionals are often called in after a solar array was installed when the customer is saying, 'It's not saving me as much as they said it would.' That can be avoided by simply going beyond the electric bills and taking a holistic look at the energy consumption of a home. The phrase ...

Solar Today Article: UC Berkeley Labor Center Evaluates the Inflation Reduction Act

Posted By Kat Friedrich 05-22-2023 09:29 AM
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"Starting in January 2023, the Inflation Reduction Act makes a slew of new tax credits available to help individuals and organizations in the United States transition to solar and other forms of clean energy. A key feature of these tax credits is that they include strong incentives for recipients to ...

RE: Are fossil fuels required if an off-grid home has resistive loads?

Posted By Kat Friedrich 05-21-2023 05:39 PM
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Thanks for your responses, everyone. I was going to recommend this book as a shelf book for the ASES office, but based on your comments, I think it may have technical issues. It seems to advocate for undersizing solar power systems and relying on utilities and generators more than I hear other people ...

RE: What keeps homeowners from going solar?

Posted By Kat Friedrich 05-14-2023 02:11 PM
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For some good general information on why people do not (or do) engage in environmentally friendly behaviors, I recommend looking at the Community-Based Social Marketing website. It discusses some of the psychology and marketing factors involved and provides recommendations. ------------------------------ ...

Are fossil fuels required if an off-grid home has resistive loads?

Posted By Kat Friedrich 05-14-2023 02:05 PM
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I just finished reading the book "Photovoltaic Design and Installation for Dummies" by Ryan Mayfield. Overall, it seems like a good book. I noticed a surprising paragraph in it. "One type of load that should never be placed on a battery bank is anything that uses electricity to generate heat (these ...

Solar Today is seeking op-ed articles about minerals

Posted By Kat Friedrich 05-12-2023 01:13 PM
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The magazine Solar Today is seeking articles on the theme "minerals challenges and solutions" with a pitch due date of 6/15. Mineral resources and extraction raise many questions as the energy transition accelerates. What can we do to address the social, labor, technical, and political issues that ...

RE: K.I.S.S.

Posted By Kat Friedrich 05-09-2023 03:04 PM
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@Ella Nielsen Do you think this might be something we could create as an ASES website infographic? ------------------------------ Kat Friedrich Editor in Chief ASES Monona WI ------------------------------

Solar Today Article: Is the Inflation Reduction Act a Catalyst for Puerto Rico's Microgrids?

Posted By Kat Friedrich 05-09-2023 03:03 PM
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"It is not often that you hear about power grids or utilities in music videos, despite their key roles in our daily lives. But this happened last fall, when multi-platinum musician Bad Bunny released the video "El Apagón" a couple days before an island-wide blackout during Hurricane Fiona. The video ...

RE: Question about articles of interest to homeowners

Posted By Kat Friedrich 05-07-2023 05:40 PM
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Buff, We are very interested in questions of financing, as are our ASES members who joined us through the credit union network. I think that list of questions is a very practical resource. I will add these ideas to our brainstorming document. Thank you, Kat ------------------------------ ...

RE: Question about articles of interest to homeowners

Posted By Kat Friedrich 05-07-2023 05:38 PM
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Kathy, Respectfully - I believe you're using this forum as a marketing venue for building materials. This is a forum about solar energy and the energy transition. I would recommend that you place ads elsewhere. Best regards, Kat ------------------------------ Kat Friedrich Editor in Chief ASES ...

Question about articles of interest to homeowners

Posted By Kat Friedrich 04-27-2023 12:06 PM
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What kinds of potential stories in Solar Today might be of strong interest to U.S. homeowners who want to learn about clean energy? ------------------------------ Kat Friedrich Editor in Chief ASES Monona WI ------------------------------

Solar Today Article: Hail a Ride on Overhead Solar Transit

Posted By Kat Friedrich 04-26-2023 01:47 PM
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"We are designing a solar-powered, grade-separated, automated transportation network system we call the Spartan Superway. Several cities overseas are lining up to install such networks to meet their transportation needs (Figure 1). Is your city ready for the transportation solar revolution?... The ...

Seeking an experienced industrial solar installer

Posted By Kat Friedrich 04-26-2023 08:21 AM
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A trade magazine has contacted me this week. The managing editor would like to speak with a solar installer who is experienced in working with the industrial market. Would any of you be interested in sharing your contact information with me so that I can send it to him? Thank you, Kat Friedrich ...

Solar Today Article: Inflation Reduction Act Responds to Asia's Solar Markets

Posted By Kat Friedrich 04-20-2023 10:35 AM
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"The Inflation Reduction Act is a sweeping piece of legislation that invests broadly in renewable energy technology and manufacturing and supports healthcare while significantly lowering the federal deficit. The energy provisions represent a historical shift in the United States' renewable energy policy ...

Solar Today Article: Inflation Reduction Act Can Turn Brownfields to Brightfields

Posted By Kat Friedrich 04-11-2023 10:58 AM
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"The United States industrial revolution fundamentally reshaped our economy but left behind a legacy of brownfields. Brownfields are lands that are potentially contaminated, underutilized and often neglected. Walk through almost any community in the United States and you will come across a site - an ...

RE: What do you think is going to be important for the U.S. solar industry in 2023?

Posted By Kat Friedrich 04-06-2023 08:20 PM
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I'm glad you enjoyed the book. I agree that it is a good conversation-starter. Especially given what has been going on in the news with PG&E and California in terms of energy controversies. When I read this book and two others this year (The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations by Daniel ...

RE: Zoom Discussion - The problem(s) with hydrogen as an energy source

Posted By Kat Friedrich 04-06-2023 08:10 PM
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Thank you, @Jay Warmke . This is a project that I will be doing during the early summer. ------------------------------ Kat Friedrich Editor in Chief ASES ------------------------------

RE: Read our new issue of Solar Today, which targets the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act

Posted By Kat Friedrich 04-06-2023 07:58 PM
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@Timothy Mcbride I am glad that we covered the Solar Decathlon in this issue. I hope to hear more from the DOE in future issues. Best, Kat ------------------------------ Kat Friedrich Editor in Chief ASES ------------------------------

RE: What are some technologies that you would like to see covered more in Solar Today?

Posted By Kat Friedrich 04-06-2023 07:51 PM
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@william fitch In response to your question - ASES does not have an organizational position on the question of who should own (and profit from) solar power equipment. However, we have had discussions of energy democracy at our conferences and I am sure that conversation will continue. I interact with ...

Read our new issue of Solar Today, which targets the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act

Posted By Kat Friedrich 04-02-2023 12:03 PM
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Our latest issue of Solar Today contains exciting coverage of the IRA and new technologies. It is now available for members through our online portal. New readers are welcome to subscribe via Magzter. Here is a preview of the table of contents: The Vision of the Inflation Reduction Act - by Kat Friedrich, ...