residential solar Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 23 Jul 2015 11:20:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 5 Reasons the Price of Utility Solar is Higher than Reported https://www.greenoptimistic.com/reasons-utility-solar-price-high/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/reasons-utility-solar-price-high/#respond Thu, 23 Jul 2015 11:20:02 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=55899 Last week, a report concluded that utility solar was more cost-effective than residential solar. It implied that everyone would be better off letting utility companies produce or buy solar, with residential solar falling to the wayside. John Farrell, of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, published an article refuting the report’s findings. Here are five reasons […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/reasons-utility-solar-price-high/feed/ 0 55899 Residential Solar Installations Getting Cheaper https://www.greenoptimistic.com/residential-solar-installations-getting-cheaper-20121129/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/residential-solar-installations-getting-cheaper-20121129/#respond Thu, 29 Nov 2012 08:17:32 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=28964 Thousands of homes in the US have already benefited from localized solar installations, and with the help of tax incentives, perhaps millions more could do the same. But, some may balk, even with incentives, solar installations are expensive up front. However, according to a report released by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, “Tracking the Sun,” […]

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