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Calculate your electrical use & save!

Posted by Dan On February - 16 - 2010

Have you ever thought about how much electricity you use, and…

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…possibly reducing your usage?

Think about this:

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Hands Across the Sand – An Interesting Event!

Posted by Dan On January - 19 - 2010

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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Green Solar Energy: Go Gators, Go Gainesville, Go Solar

Posted by Dan On November - 26 - 2009

The Bundesrepublik Deutschland and the Pacific Northwest in the United States have one major thing in common – they both get about the same amount of sunshine which translates to “a lot of cloudy days” in plain American English.

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I’d like to thank one of my fellow team members, Melissa Upton, for creating this for you!

In Germany, where the clouds rarely seem to part, there are more photovoltaic installations than anywhere else and it is the third largest producer of solar cells and modules after China and Japan.

So why in the world is Germany the worldwide leader in solar energy and what does that have to do with the Florida Gators?

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How long has Fafco Solar been in business?

Posted by Dan On November - 16 - 2009

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Well, we didn’t just start…

…and we’re not starting over.

We didn’t follow the easy money.

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Going Green with Renewable Energy Products

Posted by Dan On November - 1 - 2009

In 2002, I decided to renovate our 25 year old, Fafco Solar building in Cape Coral…

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A photo of our building back in late 70’s!

In doing so, I tried to use as many green products and practices as I could afford…

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American Solar Energy – Going Green and more!

Posted by Dan On August - 30 - 2009

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

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

Brad shared some of his thoughts on:

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