Hurricane Ian Babcock Ranc

Babcock Ranch, the 100% solar-powered hurricane-resilient community suffered no power loss from Hurricane Ian

Just 20 miles from Fort Myers, the Babcock Ranch community was built with climate change, and the potential natural disasters it would bring, in mind. It has become in the first solar-powered town in America. Hurricane Ian was a near category five storm when it made landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast, bringing with it record-breaking […]

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Fragile Power Grid

The consequences of a fragile power grid and a record-breaking heat wave in California

Day by day we realize that we depend on a fragile power grid that can fail at any time due to weather or other causes. However, despite record demand for electricity on the night of Tuesday, September 6, due to the record-breaking heat wave across the state, California has avoided ordering rolling blackouts.  According to

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The Federal Investment Tax Credit is not a 100% guarantee, as it may be modified or even eliminated in the next bill.

Investment Tax Credit (ITC) in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 “With long-term incentives for clean energy deployment and manufacturing, the solar and storage industry is ready to create hundreds of thousands of new jobs and get to work building out the next era of American energy leadership. This is a crucial window of opportunity

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Rising fuel costs for utility companies, coupled with rising temperatures, could lead to much higher electric bills for homeowners in the very near future – 2022

Rising fuel costs for utility companies, coupled with rising temperatures, could lead to much higher electric bills for homeowners in the very near future. Utilities such as Duke Energy Florida and Tampa Electric say they will spend nearly $3.4 billion more than expected on fuel for power plants this year. Florida residents and businesses are

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Find Solar incentives in Florida

Since the solar industry has been increasing significantly in the last 10 years and the federal, state and local government has started to support the clean energy initiatives, they have established some incentives in order to encourage the greater adoption of solar energy in the country. In this blog you will find the solar incentives

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Earth Day 2022

The idea of Earth Day was born in 1969. On that date the world witnessed a catastrophe in California when a massive oil spill occurred in the Santa Barbara Channel. A U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson called on all Americans to take a stand for the environment in 1970, various protests for a healthy and sustainable

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Orlando creates roadmap to boost investment in electric vehicles

Orlando has created a roadmap to boost local investment in electric vehicles and related infrastructure. The city has prepared multiple goals with the help of an e-mobility task force comprised of 18 members who work with the government, utilities, transit authorities and businesses. The group began meeting in 2021 over the past six months to

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World Water Day – March 22

World Water Day is celebrated on March 22 every year and its main objective is to raise awareness of the importance of caring for the so-called “liquid gold”. It is a fundamental natural resource for human food and energy security, environmental health and social welfare for the life of human beings and species on Earth.

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How solar energy works!

It’s time to learn exactly how solar energy works, and it’s simple. Getting educated on the process of going solar can help you make the most informed decision, and that’s our goal! How do solar panels work? A solar panel is made up of many photovoltaic solar cells connected together. These cells work by allowing

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