Wednesday, September 30, 2009

House that Uses No Energy

Eventually, the world will become carbon neutral again. Some of the changes that need to happen are self-productive homes, or homes that generate their own electricity for appliances, transportation, and personal use.

Currently, homes use energy generated mostly from fossil fuels, nuclear reactions, and an increasing amount of renewables. Homes of the future might look the Florida State University green house which has no connection to the electricity grid. The home uses excess electricity generated during the day to split water into oxygen and hydrogen.

Oxygen and hydrogen is used at night (or during periods of high usage) to generate electricity. The $575,000 experiment house is in the middle of Florida State's campus. The house is unique in combining old tricks for home heating/cooling with the lastest energy saving technology.

In addition, Florida State University is working on creating appliances that burn hydrogen and oxygen for cooking and indoor heating since it is more efficient that generating heat through electricity.

Hydrogen offer a low-cost potential alternative to batteries since it can be produced from water, the problem is producing hydrogen. Right now, expensive platinum is required for the conversion of water to hydrogen. FSU is looking into alternative, cheaper metals.

Homes of the future are going to be sell-reliant. It is only a matter of finding and implementing cost-effective technology to promote self-reliance.

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ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA HOMEOWNER GOES COMPLETELY SOLAR

Gary Manzo, a St. Lucie Village, Florida, homeowner decided to go 100% solar. To completely cover his electric bill, he ordered 11 photovoltaic solar panels from Solar Energy Systems. He installed the solar panels to do his part to save the environment and make some money.

The total system cost of 11 solar panels and installation is $25,000. Gary expects a $10,000 solar rebate from the state of Florida and a $6,500 rebate from the federal government. This brings the solar system cost down to $8,500. After not paying for electricity for a year, assuming his anual utility bill is $1,500, he only pays $6,000 for the solar system.

This can be paid for with either a loan or refinancing his home with the solar system. Instead of paying for electricity, Gary will pay off his solar system. Once the solar system is paid for, he will be generating free, green electricity.
St Lucie Village, Florida Homeowner Goes Completely Solar

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Monday, September 28, 2009

Energy Efficiency in California

CPUC recently approved $3.1 billion for energy efficiency updates in California. The money will be paid out over the next three years in rebates and efficiency programs. The programs aims to bring the state closer to fulfilling the requiresments of AB32, where 20% of electricity comes from carbon-free sources by 2010. Currently, California receives 14% of electricity from carbon-free sources.

The $3.1 billion energy efficiency program is the largest in U.S. history. The money is targeting alternatives to building more electricity generation sources, saving electricity. Though reducing electricity demand and increasing the renewable supply of electricity, the program is moving California closer to achieving the 20% electricity generation from non-carbon sources requirement.

The goals of the program is to jump-start a low-carbon economy in the state of California by increasing business to energy-efficient alternatives in heating, air conditions, refrigeration, lighting, windows, building materials, insulation, appliances, and eventually transportation.

The program hopes to renovate 130,000 homes and government buildings, but the energy savings will extend through many more homes than this number.Once energy efficiency is in place, the movement to a carbon-neutral economy will shift to photovoltaic installations. The ideal location for photovoltaic installations are rooftops (thanks to the savings from transmission and bypassing many regulations).

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East Hampton Installing Solar

East Hampton is attempting to save more money on electricity. After the installation of a photovoltaic solar system on the Emergency Services building, East Hampton is preparing for a second installation. 

This installation is an addition to the solar system already in place. The final system will be 30 kW. It is being installed in 10 kW phases. This is because the rebates decrease as the system size increases. Installing 10 kW at a time maximizes the Long Island Power Authority solar rebates.

This installation will cost $63,197 with a $24,945 solar rebate. The first installation has produced 11.5 killwatts of power since it's installation in February. These systems power a 30,000 square foot building, which costs $90,000 a year in electricity.

The systems have a lifetime guarantee of 30 years and will save $100,000 over their lifetime. This is assuming energy rates go up 5% a year a year. Based on this, the system will pay for itself in 7-8 years.
East Hamption Installing Solar

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Houston Solar Tour

Houston is one of the many cities hosting tours of public and private solar-electricity generation facilities. Some of the Houston stops include George R. Brown Convention Center, Girls Scouts Headquarters, Enforcement Building, Green Bank, animal farm, Bellaire, West University, The Woodlands, and Spring.

There are 20 stops on the Houston tour. The tour is held at the beginning of National Energy Awareness Month. By taking homeowners on the solar tour, they are educating homeowners about taking control of energy through producing their own.

The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) reports that this year is the largest solar tour in history. The solar tour is free for anyone. Special bus service is provided from Discovery Green to the solar locations.

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Houston Solar Tour

Houston is one of the many cities hosting tours of public and private solar-electricity generation facilities. Some of the Houston stops include George R. Brown Convention Center, Girls Scouts Headquarters, Enforcement Building, Green Bank, animal farm, Bellaire, West University, The Woodlands, and Spring.

 

There are 20 stops on the Houston tour. The tour is held at the beginning of National Energy Awareness Month. By taking homeowners on the solar tour, they are educating homeowners about taking control of energy through producing their own.

The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) reports that this year is the largest solar tour in history. The solar tour is free for anyone. Special bus service is provided from Discovery Green to the solar locations.

Rich Hessler
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Friday, September 25, 2009

PSEG Installing 30 MW of Solar

Public Service Enterprise Group has three upcoming solar installations that will produce 30 Megawatts (MW) of electricity. The projects are located in New Jersey, Ohio, and Florida. PSEG will use approximately 380,000 First Solar Inc's thin-film photovoltaic solar panels for all installations. The total cost of the project is $100 million USD.

The solar projects are:

-Mars Solar Garden, New Jersey. A 2.2 MW solar installation will power the Mars Snackfood U.S. headquarters. Mars Snackfood has already contracted to purchase the electricity.

-15 MW solar farm in Jacksonville Florida. JEA has contracted the electricity of the system and the renewable energy credits it will produce.

-12 MW solar farm in Wyandot, Ohio. AEP has contracted the electricity from the system and the renewable energy credits.

PSEG is helping states and local utility companies meet the state renewable energy requirements. PSEG is currently working with New Jersey to develop a 350 MW wind farm, a solar loan program, and a 80 MW solar program that installs solar panels to utility poles. Through these programs and many more in the future, PSEG hopes to push American into a new, renewable economy.

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East Hampton Installing Solar

East Hampton is attempting to save more money on electricity. After the installation of a photovoltaic solar system on the Emergency Services building, East Hampton is preparing for a second installation. 

This installation is an addition to the solar system already in place. The final system will be 30 kW. It is being installed in 10 kW phases. This is because the rebates decrease as the system size increases. Installing 10 kW at a time maximizes the Long Island Power Authority solar rebates.

This installation will cost $63,197 with a $24,945 solar rebate. The first installation has produced 11.5 killwatts of power since it's installation in February. These systems power a 30,000 square foot building, which costs $90,000 a year in electricity.

The systems have a lifetime guarantee of 30 years and will save $100,000 over their lifetime. This is assuming energy rates go up 5% a year a year. Based on this, the system will pay for itself in 7-8 years.
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Thursday, September 24, 2009

PSEG Installing 30 MW of Solar

Public Service Enterprise Group has three upcoming solar installations that will produce 30 Megawatts (MW) of electricity. The projects are located in New Jersey, Ohio, and Florida. PSEG will use approximately 380,000 First Solar Inc's thin-film photovoltaic solar panels for all installations. The total cost of the project is $100 million USD.

The solar projects are:

-Mars Solar Garden, New Jersey. A 2.2 MW solar installation will power the Mars Snackfood U.S. headquarters. Mars Snackfood has already contracted to purchase the electricity.

-15 MW solar farm in Jacksonville Florida. JEA has contracted the electricity of the system and the renewable energy credits it will produce.

-12 MW solar farm in Wyandot, Ohio. AEP has contracted the electricity from the system and the renewable energy credits.

PSEG is helping states and local utility companies meet the state renewable energy requirements. PSEG is currently working with New Jersey to develop a 350 MW wind farm, a solar loan program, and a 80 MW solar program that installs solar panels to utility poles. Through these programs and many more in the future, PSEG hopes to push American into a new, renewable economy.

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Florida Solar Market

Florida should be one of the hottest states for solar, especially thanks to current rebates. The program, SB 888, was established in June 2006 to prompt solar system installations. The program is set to expire in 2010.

  • Photovoltaic Solar Systems
    • Residential - $4/DC watt (maximum rebate = $20,000)
    • Commercial - $4/DC watt (maximum rebate = $100,000)

This rebate Florida rebate is in addition to the 30% federal tax credity. These two rebates can save homeowners 63% off the initial investment of a photovoltaic solar system.

Why isn't Florida a hot market for solar? According to "The Daily Loaf", there are few registered solar contractors in Florida. This means Florida needs more professionals to educate homeowners on the benefits of photovoltaic solar systems to take advantage of the plentiful Florida sunlight.

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Suntech Breaks Solar Efficiency Record

After producing a record-breaking commercial solar panel efficiency of 15.6%, Suntech announced it's new commercially-produced panel has a 16.53% efficiency. This means that the solar panel is capable of converting 16.53% of the sunlight that hits the panel into electricity.

This efficiency was confirmed by Fraunhofer Institute in Germany. The increasing efficiency of solar panels with decreasing prices is what we can expect to see in the future.

According to the report, Suntech believes it will achieve 18% efficiency in the next two years. Through increasing efficiency of solar panels and decreasing cost, Suntech is hoping to continue a business model that brings clean, renewable energy to meet the world's ever-increasing demand.
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

NEW JERSEY SOLAR REBATE PROGRAM BEST IN UNITED STATES

According to a analysis by global solar center that compared the rebate programs available in the United States, New Jersey has the best solar rebate program. The determination of the best solar rebate program came through the amount of time for a homeowner to obtain his initial investment in electricity savings.

According the report, the payback for residential solar in New Jersey is only 1.5 years. New York, Delaware, California, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Wisconsin all have payback periods ranging from 3-7 years.

This payback period would not be possible without the government pushing for renewable energy. Thanks to government solar incentives and research/development, the price of solar has dropped dramatically over the past few years.

In addition, utility rate hikes due to the increasing cost of fuel, demand, and federal regulations for deployment of renewable energy, have decreased the payback period for a solar system.

New Jersey Solar Rebate Program

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Beginning a Green Career in Solar Sales

#mce_temp_url#Many Americans, with the loss of their jobs during the recession, are discovering that they are still in the process of discovering what they want to be. Many have pursued degrees and held successful positions for years. They have the skill sets and experience, but the jobs have disappeared.

Many have turned to one of the growing industries, photovoltaic. With significant government funding through incentives and rebates, solar output is expected to more than double in 2009. With the skilled labor available and the investment of the federal government, the industry is poised to explode.

With the recent emergence of the industry, what is the best way to get involved? The first important step is research. Discover how solar works and how to apply your unique skills to the industry.

Next, attend local conferences for deeper knowledge and to build a network of contacts. Connecting with the power players in the industry will help when you search for jobs.

In addition, keep your education of the industry up-to-date through training. One course, Rich Hessler Solar Sales Training, will teach you how to sell solar solar systems and help you find a job. In addition, it saves months of research by teaching how solar works, pricing, products, current events, and available solar rebates.

Taking this training and education is the most important when becoming employed in solar. Solar employers are looking for individuals with skills experience, and knowledge of the solar industry. By having solar knowledge, you become a brand that solar business owners want to employ and hopefully leading you toward an answer to the lifelong question, "What do I want to be when I grow up?"

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Monday, September 21, 2009

MARICOPA BEGINNING SOLAR INSTALLATION

Where is a better place to install solar panels than the middle of a desert. With over 300 days of sunshine a year, Maricopa County in Arizona should be a hot-spot for photovoltaic. Consider Steve Krebs, who has an $850 monthy utility bill in the summer.

Most of this electricity goes to his air conditioner. As with all homeowners in Arizona, air conditioning is a necessary but expensive requirement for life. The cost of running the ac is increasing. With increaseing energy rates and more sunny days than one can count, Arizona is a perfect location for installing solar.

After a $15,000 rebate from Electrical District 3 and a federal tax credit of $11,000, the total cost of the system was just $9,000. With the system paying for itself in approximately 8 years, this is a sound investment for Krebs.

With so much sun and high electricity bills, it makes sense that so many Arizona homeowners are inquiring about a solar system installation.
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How many solar panels would it take to power the world?

The world current consumes 500 quadrillion Btu of energy from all available forms of energy. This number will increase to at least 678 quadrillion Btu over the next 20 years. Since we will not have this scale of energy available in fossil fuels forever, and renewables are the obvious replacement, it is interesting to begin to image what the surface of the earth will look like.

 

Using only solar panels, we need 191,817 square miles, or about the area of Spain, to power the whole world using only solar panels. That is a lot of solar panels, but take into consideration the highway system in the United States. It measures approximately 38,000 square miles. If this was converted into solar panels, the United States would produce enough electricity from solar panels to power itself. 38,000 squre miles or road has been laid over the past 35 years, so photovoltaic can easily be installed in a reasonable amount of time. If the world was to install enough solar panels to generate all its electricity in 2030, this is what the world might look like.

solar panels world

Another possibility is to power the entire world using off-shore winds. To generate enough electricity from wind, the world might look like this:

wind renewable electricity world

To power the world with wind would require 11.7 million 5 MW windmills. Compared to the 500 million cars in the world, this does not seem like a difficult feat.

In reality, electricity will be generated by a combination of wind, solar, hydropower, waves, tidal, geothermal, and biofuels. With current research and development, the price of renewable energy is falling fast. The need to begin installing renewable energy will become more evident as energy prices begin to climb after the end of the worldwide recession. This is where we will see the movement to renewable energy economies and increased profitability of countries set up to harnass natural energy.

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Friday, September 18, 2009

San Jose City Deploys Solar

San Jose has deployed photovoltaic solar systems on six city buildings. The $500,000 solar development project installed solar systems on the Alviso Library, Washington Youth Center, Garden Community Center, Alum Rock Community Center and 2 fire stations.

Cities around the United States are deploying solar systems to set and example for homeowners. By showing the value of renewable energy installations, the cities are educating homeowners on the value of going green. In today's unpredictable economy, renewable energy installations assure stable energy prices and electricity production regardless of what is happening in the economy.

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CALIFORNIA'S SOLAR BILLS

Governor Schwarzenegger plans to veto a state requirement to obtain 33% of electricity from renewable sources and the state failed to pass a bill to expand net metering.

Governor Schwarzenegger thinks the bill will make solar installations more difficult. He also put the burden on the California Air Resources Board (CARD) to produce 33% of the state's electricity through renewable resources. CARD needs to make this happen with no additional resources.

The State failed to pass the bill AB 560. This would increase the implementation of net metering. Net metering allows homeowners who produce more electricity then they consume to sell the excess electricity. This program helps make photovoltaic an economically feasible investment.

AB 560 would double the capacity of net metering. Current capacity will cap in 2010. Without this bill, homeowners who install solar after program capacity is met will not be able to sell excess electricity.

If you are a homeowner considering installing photovoltaic solar panels, do it now to take advantage of net metering. Fill out the form to the right to discover how much you will save with net metering.

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Thursday, September 17, 2009

Reducing the Price of Photovoltaic Solar Panels

Over the past year, many researchers have claimed to be able to reduce the price of photovoltaic solar panels significantly. This is coming from every company's quest to produce a cheaper alternative to today's expensive photovoltaic solar systems. Although these solar panels are not produced on a large scale, they will be massed produced within the next decade.

It is important to keep up with new solar products being released and massed produced. Selling the newest, most efficient and least expensive photovoltaic solar panels keeps professionals ahead in the solar industry. To help professionals follow the changed in photovoltaic solar panel technology and pricing, I created a blog with up-to-date solar panel information. <follow new solar panel technology blog>

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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

California Solar Bills

Governor Schwarzenegger plans to veto a state requirement to obtain 33% of electricity from renewable sources and the state failed to pass a bill to expand net metering.

Governor Schwarzenegger thinks the bill will make solar installations more difficult. He also put the burden on the California Air Resources Board (CARD) to produce 33% of the state's electricity through renewable resources. CARD needs to make this happen with no additional resources.

The State failed to pass the bill AB 560. This would increase the implementation of net metering. Net metering allows homeowners who produce more electricity then they consume to sell the excess electricity. This program helps make photovoltaic an economically feasible investment.

AB 560 would double the capacity of net metering. Current capacity will cap in 2010. Without this bill, homeowners who install solar after program capacity is met will not be able to sell excess electricity.

Click here to find out how much you will save with net metering.

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Tennessee to use Stimulus Money for Solar

Tennessee is moving forward with using $62 million of federal stimulus money to fund solar projects. These projects include a solar generation plant and a solar research lab at the University of Tennessee. This will help Tennessee to push solar development through marketing for renewable energy.

The solar plant will cover 20 acres and will power 700 homes. The plant will feature a an educational section which will teach homeowners the benefits of solar. The plant sits next to a 1,700 ache site owned by Tennessee. By installing solar on the 20 acre site, the state is attempting to make it easier for private investors to install solar on the 1,700 acre site.

Once again, we see the federal and state governments stepping up to educate the public about the benefits of solar.

Rich Hessler
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Federal Government's Continued Solar Support

Energy Secretary Steven Chu expressed the federal governments support of renewable energy. As a Nobel Prize winning scientist, Chu strongly supports the deployment of renewable energy, which is great for the solar industry.

According to Chu, the federal government wants to double renewable energy electricity production over the next three years. To achieve this, "we need to accelerate renewable project development by ensuring access to capital for advanced technology projects." <Green Chip Stocks>

For this to happen, the federal government will push this technology forward. Whether this means capital or tax incentive, the solar industry should continue to see federal support and capital.

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Monday, September 14, 2009

Virginia Homeowner Discovers the Value of Solar

From placement on our cars to power fans while we are away to our homes to provide relief from rising energy prices, photovoltaic solar panels are becoming trendy.

Ben Cuker, a homeowner in Virginia, discovered the value of a solar system this summer. In June 2008, his electricity bill was $340. This summer, he has spent $131 total (June, July, and August).

The intial investment of $19,000 was not cheap, but with the 30% federal solar rebate, which saved Ben nearly $6,000, the system should pay for itself in 10 years. The photovoltaic solar panel system also increases the home value. According to "Real Estate Appraisal Association", for ever $1 of electricity saved, the home value increases by $20. To recover the $13,000 Ben spent on his photovoltaic solar system, Ben needs to save $675/year in electricity.

But this does not account for all of the additional benefits of the photovoltaic solar system. He is protected from blackouts and rising energy prices (which will increase his return on investment). In addition, he can sleep easy knowing that he is doing his part to curb global warming.

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Thursday, September 10, 2009

New Solar Panel Integration

Researchers have developed solar panels that are "soft as cloth". This new generation of solar panels are soft and flexible, so they can easily integrate into tents, backpacks, and clothing. The solar panels are made out of plastic sheet 0.4 mm thick. Although these solar panels are only 4% efficient, it is a great source of energy while on the road.

The idea: integrate a plastic solar panel into a backpack with adapters for a laptop, cell phone, MP3 player, or any other device using batteries. The solar panel charges the electronic device while the owner walks around. Imagine no longer needing to find a power outlet. Simple pull a charging adapter out of your backpack and hook up the computer. <read more>

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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

California Solar Initiative

In 2007, Calfornia started a solar project to push the state green through 3 gigawatts of photovoltaic solar installations by 2017. Last year (2008), the solar capacity of California more than doubled. 156 mW were added (compared to 81 mW in 2007). Even with the economy, it is projected that over 150 mW of solar systems will be added this year.

California has committed $3.3 billion toward the photovoltaic installation. $2.2 billion of the budget is used by the California Solar Initiative program, which gives individuals and businesses rebates for installing photovoltaic solar systems. As of right now, 13% of the goal of photovoltaic installations has been reached.

The goal of the program in to push solar panel development and make them affordable for every family. With all of the solar panel development, the price of solar panels is decreasing. But with the rebates available through programs such as the California Solar Initiative, the cost of a solar system is reduced by 50%.

It will take a while for the price of a solar system to drop 50%. Well before the price drops 50%, the rebates will be gone, forcing homeowners to pay for a solar system on his/her own. A homeowner who takes advantage of the rebates now has an advantage over a homeowner who waits for the price of solar to drop: the homeowner is years closer to paying off his solar system and producing free electricity for his home. <read more>

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Thursday, September 3, 2009

MONO-CRYSTALLINE VS. POLY CRYSTALLINE

MONO-CRYSTALLINE VS. POLY CRYSTALLINE

Photovoltaic solar panels are created in two forms: mono-crystalline and polycrystalline. 

Mono-crystalline, or single crystal solar panels, are manufactured primarily through the Czochralski process. The silicon crystal ignots created for the photovoltaic solar panels through this process are cut into thin slices using a wire saw. On these silicon crystal ignots, conductive wires and screened onto the surface. This comprises a photovoltaic solar panel. Mono-crystalline cells, although more expensive, are much more efficient than poly-crystalline photovotlaic solar panels.

Poly-crystalline, or a solar panels with multiple crystals, start with molten silicon. The silicon is cut from a buole. The shapes that are cut are grown and connected with conductive wires. Poly-crystalline photovoltaic solar panels offer a lower efficiency than mono-crystalline solar panels.

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Wednesday, September 2, 2009

True Cost of Electricity

Like clockwork, the last week of every month strikes our pocketbook. We live three (somewhat) carefree weeks until, without fail, the electric bill arrives. 

Do you know how much Americans spend a year on electricity?

The average American uses just over 10,000 kWh of electricity per year. At an average of 11 cents/kWh, this is $1,100/year (less than $100/month). Think about this expense over 40 years, it's $44,000.

If this $1,100/year is invested over the same 40 years, one would have $535,000 (assuming a 10% return on investment).** Click here to download speadsheet.

By purchasing electricity at $92/month, every American is missing out on $535,000. Electric companies know this, but they do not want you to. With this amount of residual income, how can you afford to keep paying an electric company? 

Invest the money in yourself by generating your own electricity. Photovoltaic solar panels are one of the most effective ways to do this. WIth no moving parts and a 25 year warrenty, solar panels will produce electricity beyond the life of your home. 

With the government subsidizing 50% of the cost of a solar system and an 8-10 year payback period, solar has never been a better investment. Learn how you can be free from a monthly utility bill through a free solar system estimate.

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