Three Solar Industry Giants Are Betting Big on "Made in America" Sep 22, 2023 ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau According 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 Ameri... Read more
How Long Do Solar Inverters Last? Sep 20, 2023 ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau When 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 el... Read more
How Long Will My Solar Panels Last? Sep 15, 2023 ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau Just 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 typi... Read more
Major Scientific Breakthrough Opens Door to Generating Solar Power at Night Sep 14, 2023 ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau Everybody 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 o... Read more
Solar Industry Continues to Grow at Astonishing Pace Sep 13, 2023 ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau Every year, the* Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA [1] ) *partners up with energy research firm, None [2] Wood Mackenzie* , to produce a comprehensive report on the state of the solar industry... Read more
What Makes Smart Inverters Smart Sep 4, 2023 ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau The 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 *electri... Read more
Arizona Becomes Latest Battleground in Big Utilities War on Rooftop Solar Aug 30, 2023 ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau By 2020, None [1] utility company customers were paying an average of over $0.10 per kWh of power* . Whereas the average None [2]*cost of electricity produced by a rooftop solar system had dropped t... Read more
US to Impose Tariffs on Five Major Solar Panel Manufacturers Aug 28, 2023 ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau The 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 ... Read more
Everything You Need To Know About Solar Financing Aug 22, 2023 ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau Thanks to increased efficiency, declining production costs, and None [1]*some very generous government incentives* , solar panels now deliver energy at a lower average cost than what utility companies... Read more
What is the Solar Duck Curve & Why Does it Matter? Aug 19, 2023 ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau No 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 ... Read more
Twin Calamities: How to Survive a Heatwave When the Grid Goes Down Aug 14, 2023 ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau Well, this summer has certainly been one for the *record books*. And not in a good way. According to a report by None [1]*PBS News Hour* based on data from the *National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admi... Read more
Calculating How Many Solar Panels You'll Need Aug 11, 2023 ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael 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... Read more
