Solar energy comes from sunshine, which is the radiant energy from the sun. The amount of solar radiation that the planet receives each day is a thousand times higher than the total amount of all energy that people consume per day. However, solar energy is a variable energy source. Nevertheless, the use of solar energy […]

How the Tesla Powerwall Battery can benefit your home? Here’s all you need to know! In other words, the Tesla Powerwall is a battery for your house designed to complement the work in conjunction with solar panels. It saves the excess of energy received during daylight hours so it can be used at night by

Let’s talk about solar energy incentives! The Solar Renewable Energy Certification (SREC) is a performance-based incentive program that allows homeowners and businesses (with solar panels installed) to earn an additional income from solar electricity generation.  SREC was created due to the renewable portfolio standards (RPS), which must have utilities in order to start producing a

The complexities of disabled people and/or aging become more important every day, due to caregivers’ worries.  But there is nothing to worry about! As of now, there are many smart home systems and products as well to help with these increased needs. This also means that a smart home for elderly and disabled family members

The Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) and the city of Orlando just established a plan that aims to encourage all organizations to become 100% solar at their facilities by 2030. Their initial requirement for participating businesses to hit that goal by 2030 is to start with 10% of solar energy and so companies will be able

The US government has established some solar economic incentives for consumers in order to start choosing renewable energy rather than non-renewable energy sources. As of now, several states offer solar incentives in addition to the Federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) which aims to motivate homeowners and businesses to install solar panels. It is key to

Every battery energy storage system (BESS)  is able to maximize the results from the energy taken from the grid and that way it can provide multiple services to users. This specific optimization of the batteries will allow the user to obtain a higher battery utilization, which is a multi-use approach to the battery energy storage

There are many benefits of having a smart home, but the most attractive ones are not so obvious! Well… Smart homes help to save energy and heat, this is the main reason why these types of appliances and devices are cataloged as eco-friendly and also cheaper to live in. Let’s take a look at these

As some of you already know, a battery energy storage system (also known as BESS) is a new technology that enables users to leverage energy whenever they need to. It works by collecting electrical energy directly from the grid and saving all of this energy into the battery. That way, the user can release this

Charging an electric car is different from filling up a petrol/diesel vehicle with fuel; electric car drivers plug-in whenever they park and return to a vehicle with a fuller battery than when they left it. It’s best to think “where do I park most regularly?” and look to use charge points installed in these locations.