Posts Tagged ‘Solar’

Where our power sources come from in USA

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

There is a lot of talk about renewable energy sources, how they are cleaner, last forever, and over the long haul, are cheaper then fossil fuels.  Take a look at the following chart to see how America derives its power.

Sources of Power in USA

Sources of Power in USA

Making Money While The Sun Shines

Sunday, August 16th, 2009

Is the sun shining now as you read  this?  If so, you could be making money with solar energy!  If not, was it in the last 24 hours?

Solar Energy is a no brainer.  Why rent electricity when you can own it?  Do you own your own house, why not your electricity?

The public utilities are raising rates again, and cap and trade may make it even more expensive to build the next generatin of power plants due to all the emiisions laws, but solar energy is renewable, and cheap!

Why not buy a solar energy solution from the Grand Junction solar installers at Nth Degree Energy?

Solar Energy Advantage vs. Disadvantages

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

With all the hype of solar energy, you need to be away that there are good and not so good things about solar.

Let’s start out with the disadvantages, and get it over:

  • It only works when the sun shines
  • Generation is the easy part, storage is the hard part
  • Power companies generally limit what you can connect to the grid
  • If you buy today, you may miss the new technology of tomorrow

but enough doom and gloom, what are the advantages?

  • Go Green
  • Reduce your electricity costs
  • Lock in your current rate for future power
  • Get paid to install solar

These are just a couple advantages.