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Who's Going Solar?

ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau

Who's Going Solar?

Though solar panels have been on the market since 1956, the earliest models definitely weren't saving anyone any money. Quite the contrary. They were initially so inefficient and expensive that you c...

Mar 23, 2023

Window of Opportunity to Save Money by Going Solar May be Closing

ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau

Window of Opportunity to Save Money by Going Solar May be Closing

If you’ve been putting off saving money by switching to clean and renewable solar energy, now may be a good time to act. Why the urgency? Well, as everyone knows, after decades of relative prosp...

Mar 22, 2023

Is It Really Possible to Get an Immediate Monthly ROI With No Money Down?

ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau

Is It Really Possible to Get an Immediate Monthly ROI With No Money Down?

Okay, the short answer here is, *"Yes." It really is possible to realize immediate monthly savings by going solar without putting a single cent down.* But before we explain how, there's one importa...

Mar 19, 2023

Arkansas Bill Threatens Viability of Rooftop Solar

ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau

Arkansas Bill Threatens Viability of Rooftop Solar

Back in 2008, the total amount of installed solar capacity in the U.S. *didn't even reach 1,000 megawatts *. Fast forward ten years, however, and that number had *grown by more than 20-fold, with tot...

Mar 10, 2023

Key Inflation Measure Surges

ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau

Key Inflation Measure Surges

Our government measures rising prices in two different ways. Though the most widely reported inflation numbers come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' * Consumer Price Index (CPI) [1] *, few are ...

Mar 9, 2023

2022 Renewable Energy Deployment Down 16% Due to Supply Chain Woes

ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau

2022 Renewable Energy Deployment Down 16% Due to Supply Chain Woes

Demand for renewable energy has sky-rocketed over the last decade and 2022 was supposed to be no exception, with experts projecting 30% growth. Well, the numbers are now in and those predictions didn...

Feb 24, 2023

Industry Report: Attacks on U.S. Power Grid Likely to Accelerate

ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau

Industry Report: Attacks on U.S. Power Grid Likely to Accelerate

Though most Americans have probably never even heard of the *North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)*, its mission couldn't be more important. Created as an oversight body by the electr...

Feb 22, 2023

Maryland Bill Would Increase Residential Solar Rebate from $1000 to $5000

ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau

Maryland Bill Would Increase Residential Solar Rebate from $1000 to $5000

If you're looking for a state with a nice package of solar incentives, *Maryland *is already tough to beat. Besides awarding * Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SRECs) [1] * to solar-equipped homes and...

Feb 20, 2023

FAQ: When Will My SRECs Start Accruing?

ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau

FAQ: When Will My SRECs Start Accruing?

Pennsylvania is one of only seven states that use *SRECs *to incentivize rooftop solar. In states with the incentive, *you’re awarded one SREC for every 1,000 kWh of solar energy your panels produce*...

Feb 19, 2023

Are Higher Wattage Solar Panels Better?

ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau

Are Higher Wattage Solar Panels Better?

The solar panels used in residential projects are generally rated at around 300 Watts. Over the past few years, however, higher-wattage panels have begun to hit the market. There are currently at le...

Feb 13, 2023

Utility Lobbyists Continue Their Assault on Rooftop Solar

ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau

Utility Lobbyists Continue Their Assault on Rooftop Solar

Solar power benefits more than just the environment. Thanks to the one-two punch of decreased costs and increased efficiency, millions of Americans have also been able to reduce or even entirely eli...

Feb 8, 2023

How Solar Production Estimates Are Calculated

ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau

How Solar Production Estimates Are Calculated

When someone looking to save money by going solar reaches out to an installer, one of the most crucial pieces of information they're likely to get will be an estimate of how much energy a system fitte...

Feb 7, 2023

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