Solar PV installations increased 41 percent over 2012 to reach 4,751 megawatts – this was 15 times the market in 2008! The Solar Energy Industries Association just published the market results for Q4 2013, that suggests another record-shattering year. The residential...
February 2, 2014 — Dublin CA — enACT has expanded its energy-services software marketplace that allows consumers to view their energy consumption, manage energy vendors and track their energy savings. enACT has partnered with San Diego Gas & Electric on the Green...
An average California new home (built since 2005) has an installed lighting load of above 1800W (or 30 light bulbs) and has an annual lighting energy consumed of above 1200kWh, based on studies drafted by the California Energy Commission through the 2010 New Home...
As the US residential solar and home energy efficiency market takes rapid strides forward, the combined segment is expected to cross $10 billion of revenue in 2014. In the last couple of years, sales growth was driven by the popularity of third-party based financing...
For those starting out on their home-energy-upgrade projects, here’s some pointers from my experience. I completed my first year for my home energy-upgrade project: 5 LED bulbs and a small 2.8kW solar system on my home. At the time of my purchase, I did follow a...