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Engineering Student Develops Solar Panels That Can Generate Power From Indirect Sunlight

ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau

Engineering Student Develops Solar Panels That Can Generate Power From Indirect Sunlight

An engineering student from the Philippines named "Carvey Ehren Maigue" was just awarded the first-ever * James Dyson Global Sustainability Prize [1] * for developing a potentially groundbreaking new ...

Feb 2, 2023

Solar Incentives for Pennsylvania Residents

ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau

Solar Incentives for Pennsylvania Residents

Over the past decade, rooftop solar panels have gone from being a rarely seen novelty item to a regular feature of the American landscape. Part of the reason is that increased efficiency together wit...

Jan 27, 2023

States Beefing Up Grid Security After Coordinated Sabotage

ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau

States Beefing Up Grid Security After Coordinated Sabotage

Several U.S. states are taking steps to increase grid security in the wake of a series of seemingly coordinated attacks on their electrical substations. Over the past year, four different states have...

Jan 25, 2023

A Brief History of Solar Energy

ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau

A Brief History of Solar Energy

Solar power has been around for a lot longer than most people think. Though it only became a commercially viable source of energy in the last two decades, the first solar cell was actually invented o...

Jan 16, 2023

New Solar Tech Turns Waste into Fuel

ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau

New Solar Tech Turns Waste into Fuel

Preserving a healthy and sustainable environment for our kids and grandkids requires more than just* moving away from non-renewable energy sources*. We've also got to start *producing less waste*. T...

Jan 15, 2023

Are Solar Panels a Good Investment if You Don't Plan on Staying in Your Current Home Long-term?

ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau

Are Solar Panels a Good Investment if You Don't Plan on Staying in Your Current Home Long-term?

The *average payback period on a solar loan is only seven to ten years*, whereas solar panels have an *expected lifetime of 25 to 30 years*. That makes solar power a potentially great investment if yo...

Jan 10, 2023

Economists Are Predicting a Major Recession in 2023

ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau

Economists Are Predicting a Major Recession in 2023

A number of prominent economists have kicked off 2023 with some bad news. It looks like we're headed for a major global recession. That may not be very surprising. After all, almost* 60% of Americ...

Jan 8, 2023

Solar Power Generation in Summer vs Winter

ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau

Solar Power Generation in Summer vs Winter

Anyone looking to lower their energy costs by switching to clean and renewable solar power will want to know two numbers. T*he cost of installation. * * * *The amount of solar energy that will be pr...

Jan 6, 2023

How to claim your Solar Investment Tax Credit for 2022

ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau

How to claim your Solar Investment Tax Credit for 2022

2022 may have been a pretty tough year. But it brought at least some good news to homeowners who made the switch to clean and renewable solar energy. The Solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC)—which was s...

Dec 26, 2022

FAQ: How Do I Sell My SRECS?

ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau

FAQ: How Do I Sell My SRECS?

*Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SRECS*) are a solar incentive state governments sometimes offer. The program is pretty rare, though -- only seven states have SREC markets. But, since *Pennsylvania, ...

Dec 10, 2022

Electricity Prices Are Soaring Across Pennsylvania

ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau

Electricity Prices Are Soaring Across Pennsylvania

It looks like utility customers across Pennsylvania will be shelling out even more money to power their homes this winter. The PA Public Utilities Commission allowed *every single state-regulated u...

Dec 5, 2022

Solar Financing & Hidden Dealer Fees

ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau

Solar Financing & Hidden Dealer Fees

Anyone looking to see how much *money they'll save by going sola*r has likely encountered online ads touting loans at incredibly low-interest rates. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NO...

Dec 4, 2022

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