Solar Power Systems Save Utilities Transmission Costs

POSTED BY Adam Rizzo ON December 2, 2013 WITH

It is true that solar-system owners are being compensated at a higher rate than wholesale energy suppliers, but the energy is being consumed on site. This reduces the stress on the power lines during peak load and can reduce the need to upgrade or add capacity to the existing network. Dec. 1, 2013 3:38 p.m.…

All Of America’s Energy Added In October Was Solar

POSTED BY Adam Rizzo ON November 27, 2013 WITH

530 megawatts (MW, as millions of watts) of electricity have been added to the United States energy grid in October. All of it came from the sun. That’s nearly 100 MW more than the previous quarter. CONTINUE READING ?

5 Things To Be Thankful For In Solar In 2013

POSTED BY Adam Rizzo ON November 27, 2013 WITH

Here’s a repost from the Enphase Community boards. Thank you for the brilliant ideas and support. Happy Thanksgiving All! 1. Blowing Past Grid Parity The almost-mythical, long-awaited and hotly debated grid parity has arrived! We might actually have blown past it already. Large-scale utility solar systems in Latin America, Europe and the US now produce…