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Solar Power Energy – What’s the delay?

Posted by Dan On February 4th

A question that I hear quite frequently regarding solar power energy, is…

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What’s the delay?

Why is the transition to the ‘new energy economy’ taking so long?

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Hands Across the Sand – An Interesting Event!

Posted by Dan On January 19th

In the very near future, citizens of Florida will have an opportunity…

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…to show their opposition to oil drilling as close as 3 to 10 miles off the coast.

On February 13th, Hands Across the Sand, will be sponsoring this interesting event…

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In the fall of 1977, my father (read more about him here) went to a Pool and Spa Show in Orlando and had the good fortune of meeting Freeman A. Ford, the founder of FAFCO, Inc.

Freeman Ford Solar Water Heating   Fafco Celebrates 40 Years!

By the end of the year, we were FAFCO’s authorized exclusive dealer for SW Florida…

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I just received this from the Rocky Mountain Institute, and it’s pretty impressive, so…

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I thought I’d share with you, and spread their word.

Enjoy,

Dan

PS – Remember, if you’re thinking it’s time to “Go Solar”, be sure to visit our web site at: www.FafcoSolar.com, or give us a call at (239) 574-1500.  We’d love to talk to you!

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On October 27, 2009, Rhone Resch – President & CEO of Solar Energy Industries Association — declared, in the City of Anaheim, California, a Solar Bill of Rights…

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And we find it very inspirational!

Here you go…

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Solar Energy – Plugging into the Sun

Posted by Dan On September 11th

Today, I discovered this excellent article by National Geographic called “Plugging into the Sun”…

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Photo is of photovoltaic panels in Spain

…and wow, it’s a really good!

It explains how sunlight provides us much more energy than we’d ever need – and slowly we’re starting to tap into it!

It also reviews the two main ways to harness the energy as well:

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Wow!   This is good stuff!   Brad Collins, the American Solar Energy Society’s Executive Director…

American Solar Energy Society

…was recently interviewed on the Heartbeat of America TV Show by William Shatner.

Brad shared some of his thoughts on:

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Save 10% per year by going green!

Posted by Dan On July 15th

By a show of hands, how many of you believe…

Hands up!

YOU can reduce your use of fossil fuel by 10% a year for the next ten years… AND INCREASE your standard of living at the same time?

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Is Florida “FIT” for Solar?

Posted by Dan On June 23rd

Is Florida “FIT” for Solar?

PV Florida System Is Florida FIT for Solar?

Like many, you may feel that solar energy remains a distant dream, and that it’s:

  • too expensive to afford, or
  • too hard to implement.

Feed In Tariffs (FIT) could change all of that…

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Changing My Mind on a Dime

Posted by Dan On June 3rd

I used to say solar energy was not good for moving things.

It was good for heating water or making electricity, but not for transportation.

But with this…

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… and checking out www.calcars.org to learn about electric vehicles (EVs), I’ve done a complete 180!

If you want to learn more, I highly recommend you check out:

Who killed the electric car?

Who Killed the Electric Car?

After 30 years of being in the solar industry, I was so wrong about what I thought solar energy could do.

Kinda humbling.

So, if I could have a wrong perception about solar energy after 30 years, I guess I could understand that YOU too could have a misconception about solar energy.

I think there’s a lot of people that don’t fully understand solar energy:

  • How it works…
  • What it can, and can’t do…
  • When it could be applicable…
  • Affordable… and
  • A host of other questions.

But there’s a huge belief that solar energy is a good thing… a VERY good thing, in fact.