Chad Neal (right) instructs second year IBEW apprentices at the Cedar Rapids Electrical Training Center in Cedar Rapids on Sept. 25. Green Energy development projects such as the Duane Arnold Solar development in Palo have led to an increased demand for skilled tradesmen. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette) Scott Robinson of Cedar Rapids didn’t know a thing […]
Somebody with a solar panel system recently reported being cold called and offered “a free government survey for solar panels”. The caller then attempted to make a home visit. READ MORE: Owner of trampoline that killed Ava-May Littleboy jailed The council has reiterated that solar panel systems do not generally need servicing but can benefit from […]
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – Another example of a growing issue between homeowners’ associations and property owners involving solar panels pops up in a northwest Wichita neighborhood. Similar to a situation this summer in the southwest part of town, an HOA said “no” to a homeowner wanting the panels on his home. This will likely become […]
Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter More than 30 million homes in Europe could meet all their energy needs using rooftop solar panels alone, according to a new study. Researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany found that more […]
“Going solar” doesn’t just mean putting solar panels on your house anymore. Once seen as an afterthought for residential solar systems, a changing energy landscape is pushing home batteries into a lead role. “It used to be that panels were what residential energy systems were,” Suleman Khan, CEO of Swell Energy, told CNET. “Now it’s […]
Making the island’s utility a cooperative resulted in cheaper and cleaner power. It could hold lessons for communities around the country debating local utility control. LIHUE, Hawaii — It’s hard to find anywhere in the United States that has greened its electricity supply as quickly as verdant Kauai. And the people of Kauai achieved that on […]
