Who's Going Solar? Mar 23, 2023 ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau Though solar panels have been on the market since 1956, the earliest models definitely weren't saving anyone any money. Quite the contrary. They were initially so inefficient and expensive that you c... Read more
Window of Opportunity to Save Money by Going Solar May be Closing Mar 22, 2023 ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau If you’ve been putting off saving money by switching to clean and renewable solar energy, now may be a good time to act. Why the urgency? Well, as everyone knows, after decades of relative prosp... Read more
Is It Really Possible to Get an Immediate Monthly ROI With No Money Down? Mar 19, 2023 ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau Okay, the short answer here is, *"Yes." It really is possible to realize immediate monthly savings by going solar without putting a single cent down.* But before we explain how, there's one importa... Read more
Arkansas Bill Threatens Viability of Rooftop Solar Mar 10, 2023 ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau Back in 2008, the total amount of installed solar capacity in the U.S. *didn't even reach 1,000 megawatts *. Fast forward ten years, however, and that number had *grown by more than 20-fold, with tot... Read more
Key Inflation Measure Surges Mar 9, 2023 ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau Our government measures rising prices in two different ways. Though the most widely reported inflation numbers come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' * Consumer Price Index (CPI) [1] *, few are ... Read more
2022 Renewable Energy Deployment Down 16% Due to Supply Chain Woes Feb 24, 2023 ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau Demand for renewable energy has sky-rocketed over the last decade and 2022 was supposed to be no exception, with experts projecting 30% growth. Well, the numbers are now in and those predictions didn... Read more
Industry Report: Attacks on U.S. Power Grid Likely to Accelerate Feb 22, 2023 ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau Though most Americans have probably never even heard of the *North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)*, its mission couldn't be more important. Created as an oversight body by the electr... Read more
Maryland Bill Would Increase Residential Solar Rebate from $1000 to $5000 Feb 20, 2023 ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau If you're looking for a state with a nice package of solar incentives, *Maryland *is already tough to beat. Besides awarding * Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SRECs) [1] * to solar-equipped homes and... Read more
FAQ: When Will My SRECs Start Accruing? Feb 19, 2023 ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau Pennsylvania is one of only seven states that use *SRECs *to incentivize rooftop solar. In states with the incentive, *you’re awarded one SREC for every 1,000 kWh of solar energy your panels produce*... Read more
Are Higher Wattage Solar Panels Better? Feb 13, 2023 ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau The solar panels used in residential projects are generally rated at around 300 Watts. Over the past few years, however, higher-wattage panels have begun to hit the market. There are currently at le... Read more
Utility Lobbyists Continue Their Assault on Rooftop Solar Feb 8, 2023 ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau Solar power benefits more than just the environment. Thanks to the one-two punch of decreased costs and increased efficiency, millions of Americans have also been able to reduce or even entirely eli... Read more
How Solar Production Estimates Are Calculated Feb 7, 2023 ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau When someone looking to save money by going solar reaches out to an installer, one of the most crucial pieces of information they're likely to get will be an estimate of how much energy a system fitte... Read more
