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Arkansas Bill Threatens Viability of Rooftop Solar

ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau

Arkansas Bill Threatens Viability of Rooftop Solar

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 total U...

Mar 10, 2023

Key Inflation Measure Surges

ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau

Key Inflation Measure Surges

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) , few are aware that...

Mar 9, 2023

2022 Renewable Energy Deployment Down 16% Due to Supply Chain Woes

ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau

2022 Renewable Energy Deployment Down 16% Due to Supply Chain Woes

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'...

Feb 24, 2023

Industry Report: Attacks on U.S. Power Grid Likely to Accelerate

ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau

Industry Report: Attacks on U.S. Power Grid Likely to Accelerate

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 electri...

Feb 22, 2023

Maryland Bill Would Increase Residential Solar Rebate from $1000 to $5000

ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau

Maryland Bill Would Increase Residential Solar Rebate from $1000 to $5000

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) to solar-equipped homes and businesses...

Feb 20, 2023

FAQ: When Will My SRECs Start Accruing?

ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau

FAQ: When Will My SRECs Start Accruing?

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 . Ut...

Feb 19, 2023

Are Higher Wattage Solar Panels Better?

ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau

Are Higher Wattage Solar Panels Better?

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 leas...

Feb 13, 2023

Utility Lobbyists Continue Their Assault on Rooftop Solar

ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau

Utility Lobbyists Continue Their Assault on Rooftop Solar

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 elimi...

Feb 8, 2023

How Solar Production Estimates Are Calculated

ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau

How Solar Production Estimates Are Calculated

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...

Feb 7, 2023

Engineering Student Develops Solar Panels That Can Generate Power From Indirect Sunlight

ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau

Engineering Student Develops Solar Panels That Can Generate Power From Indirect Sunlight

An engineering student from the Philippines named "Carvey Ehren Maigue" was just awarded the first-ever James Dyson Global Sustainability Prize for developing a potentially groundbreaking new solar te...

Feb 2, 2023

Solar Incentives for Pennsylvania Residents

ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau

Solar Incentives for Pennsylvania Residents

Over the past decade, rooftop solar panels have gone from being a rarely seen novelty item to a regular feature of the American landscape. Part of the reason is that increased efficiency together with...

Jan 27, 2023

States Beefing Up Grid Security After Coordinated Sabotage

ReNu Solar and Roofing, Michael Thau

States Beefing Up Grid Security After Coordinated Sabotage

Several U.S. states are taking steps to increase grid security in the wake of a series of seemingly coordinated attacks on their electrical substations. Over the past year, four different states have ...

Jan 25, 2023

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