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The 3 Differences Between Solar PV and Solar Thermal Success: Financing, Subsidies, and Artificially Low Gas Prices

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  There is no dispute that solar PV has grown faster than solar thermal in the United States. Why? I think there are three basic reasons. 1) More and better financing for PV than solar thermal Banks and venture capitalists … Continue reading

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Interview with CEO of SunReports on Avoiding Silent Solar System Failures

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  The following is a shortened version of an interview with Tom Dinkel, the president and CEO of our solar monitoring partner SunReports. The interview originally appeared on SmartPlanet.com. Tom is not only the CEO of SunReports, but he’s also … Continue reading

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Solar Thermal Performance Monitoring is a Win-Win for Customers and Installers

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One of the most difficult aspects of selling solar—whether solar thermal systems or solar PV—is that the sales person promises a predicted level of solar production and customers must generally take their word for it. That leap of faith by … Continue reading

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The Marines Are Coming…for Solar Hot Water

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The Marines are marching to the beat of solar hot water.  Read this NPR report for more details, but the gist is that the Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base in North Carolina is putting solar hot water heaters on its … Continue reading

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