RESOURCEShttps://odoo.renucompany.com/blog/12023-09-25T17:39:00ZHow Long do Solar Batteries Lasthttps://odoo.renucompany.com/blog/resources-1/how-long-do-solar-batteries-last-172Michael ThauA recent survey on "consumer behavior and attitudes toward power usage and outages" uncovered some pretty deep and serious worries. An alarming 84% of respondents registered concern about power outage...2023-09-25T17:39:00ZThree Solar Industry Giants Are Betting Big on "Made in America"https://odoo.renucompany.com/blog/resources-1/three-solar-industry-giants-are-betting-big-on-made-in-america-171Michael ThauAccording to the US Energy Information Administration's (EIA) most recent figures , of the roughly 27 million solar panels deployed nationally in 2021, only a minuscule 119,000 were made in America . ...2023-09-22T15:30:51ZHow Long Do Solar Inverters Last?https://odoo.renucompany.com/blog/resources-1/how-long-do-solar-inverters-last-170Michael ThauWhen sunlight strikes a solar pane l, electrons on the top side get channeled through a wire to the bottom, and— presto —an electrical current is produced. Crucially, however, that makes the electrica...2023-09-20T14:33:48ZHow Long Will My Solar Panels Last?https://odoo.renucompany.com/blog/resources-1/how-long-will-my-solar-panels-last-169Michael ThauJust like any other major purchase, most homeowners who go solar choose to finance their purchase with a loan from a bank or some other type of financial institution. But with solar loan terms typical...2023-09-15T14:17:20ZMajor Scientific Breakthrough Opens Door to Generating Solar Power at Nighthttps://odoo.renucompany.com/blog/resources-1/major-scientific-breakthrough-opens-door-to-generating-solar-power-at-night-168Michael ThauEverybody knows that you can’t generate solar power at night , right? Well, for most of human history, everyone “knew” that it was impossible to see in the dark as well. Then came the invention of nig...2023-09-14T16:01:12ZSolar Industry Continues to Grow at Astonishing Pacehttps://odoo.renucompany.com/blog/resources-1/solar-industry-continues-to-grow-at-astonishing-pace-166Michael ThauEvery year, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA ) partners up with energy research firm, Wood Mackenzie , to produce a comprehensive report on the state of the solar industry. This year's re...2023-09-13T14:49:27ZWhat Makes Smart Inverters Smarthttps://odoo.renucompany.com/blog/resources-1/what-makes-smart-inverters-smart-165Michael ThauThe science involved in producing solar energy is surprisingly simple. When sunlight hits a solar panel, electrons on the top side get channeled through a wire to the bottom, creating an electrical cu...2023-09-04T13:10:04ZArizona Becomes Latest Battleground in Big Utilities War on Rooftop Solarhttps://odoo.renucompany.com/blog/resources-1/arizona-becomes-latest-battleground-in-big-utilities-war-on-rooftop-solar-164Michael ThauBy 2020, utility company customers were paying an average of over $0.10 per kWh of power . Whereas the average cost of electricity produced by a rooftop solar system had dropped to only $0.06 to $0.08...2023-08-30T14:45:36ZUS to Impose Tariffs on Five Major Solar Panel Manufacturershttps://odoo.renucompany.com/blog/resources-1/us-to-impose-tariffs-on-five-major-solar-panel-manufacturers-163Michael ThauThe solar panel supply change just can't seem to catch a break. Last year we suffered through major project delays as soaring polysilicon prices together with general supply chain issues created a glo...2023-08-28T14:46:48ZEverything You Need To Know About Solar Financinghttps://odoo.renucompany.com/blog/resources-1/everything-you-need-to-know-about-solar-financing-162Michael ThauThanks to increased efficiency, declining production costs, and some very generous government incentives , solar panels now deliver energy at a lower average cost than what utility companies are charg...2023-08-22T15:35:31ZWhat is the Solar Duck Curve & Why Does it Matter?https://odoo.renucompany.com/blog/resources-1/what-is-the-solar-duck-curve-why-does-it-matter-160Michael ThauNo question about it. When compared to more conventional energy sources, solar power has a lot going for it . For one thing, solar panels produce absolutely no emissions —that's in sharp contrast to a...2023-08-19T17:00:50ZTwin Calamities: How to Survive a Heatwave When the Grid Goes Downhttps://odoo.renucompany.com/blog/resources-1/twin-calamities-how-to-survive-a-heatwave-when-the-grid-goes-down-158Michael ThauWell, this summer has certainly been one for the record books . And not in a good way. According to a report by PBS News Hour based on data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration : N...2023-08-14T14:54:45ZCalculating How Many Solar Panels You'll Needhttps://odoo.renucompany.com/blog/resources-1/calculating-how-many-solar-panels-you-ll-need-157Michael Thau"How many panels will I need?" Regardless of their motive— whether it's saving money on energy or saving the environment —that's usually one of the first things any homeowner interested in going solar...2023-08-11T17:37:38ZMicrogrids: What Are They and How Do They Work?https://odoo.renucompany.com/blog/resources-1/microgrids-what-are-they-and-how-do-they-work-156Michael ThauAnyone looking into renewable energy sources these days will probably encounter the concept of a "microgrid." That's because microgrids are increasingly viewed as the solution to a number of pressing ...2023-08-09T16:52:34ZPower Outages Spread as Historic Heatwave Continueshttps://odoo.renucompany.com/blog/resources-1/power-outages-spread-as-historic-heatwave-continues-155Michael ThauWell, at least we had a lovely spring. If only it hadn't morphed into what we've had to endure these past couple of months— one of the hottest summers ever . Unfortunately, like all major heatwaves, t...2023-08-08T12:27:40Z