home solar power Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 18 May 2017 12:53:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Tesla Solar Roof Goes on Sale https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tesla-solar-roof-sale-20170518/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tesla-solar-roof-sale-20170518/#respond Thu, 18 May 2017 12:53:17 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=63677 Wave good-bye to regular solar panels, as Tesla’s revolutionary Solar Roof goes on sale. The solar energy industry has been blooming over the last couple of years. Not only that technology improved drastically, but it also became much more affordable (and therefore desirable) to everyone. Home solar power, in particular, went trough an incredible transformation. […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tesla-solar-roof-sale-20170518/feed/ 0 63677 Solar Powered Homes Valued Higher https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-powered-homes-value/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-powered-homes-value/#respond Mon, 07 Dec 2015 20:08:53 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=58107 Research has found that a solar powered home brings more value when it’s time to sell. The study, Appraising into the Sun: Six-State Solar Home Paired-Sales Analysis, found that having a house with solar power, e.g. having a photovoltaic (PV) system, added increased the value of that home in six different markets. Photovoltaic refers to […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-powered-homes-value/feed/ 0 58107 Solar Station Lander – Standalone Solar Power Unit You Can Build Yourself https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-station-lander/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-station-lander/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2015 11:07:40 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=55828 Solar Station Lander is a complete power generation system, which does not require a rooftop.  What is more- you can also build it yourself. Generating your own solar power at home has never been easier and more affordable than it is at the moment. Technology is improving, governments are giving incentives, and when we add […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-station-lander/feed/ 13 55828 More Homes to Become Solar Powered, Experts Predict https://www.greenoptimistic.com/more-homes-to-become-solar-powered-experts-predict-20121213/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/more-homes-to-become-solar-powered-experts-predict-20121213/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:44:45 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=29755 Since the 1980s, solar installations have seen a steady decline in pricing, leading to further adoption by residential and commercial entities alike. While the costs of installation, backup batteries, and control systems have continued to rise, this still hasn’t outstripped the falling prices of the solar panels themselves. In order to get a better idea […]

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