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Florida Utilities Suddenly Pull Solar Energy Rebate
For months, solar energy has been a hot topic in Florida’s capitol, and it’s spurred some fairly heated debates between Florida Power & Light, a major Florida utility company, and some of the key players in favor of a state-wide solar industry. In previous months,...
Keep Your Beer Cold With Solar
It may seem silly at first, but one St. Petersburg warehouse has shown the community just how far one can push the uses of solar energy. Although solar panels and grids haven’t quite made it into the mainstream in Florida, some Sunshine State residents are taking the...
Jacksonville Could Pick Up the Solar Torch in Florida
Solar is still very cost-competitive with electricity when it comes to Jacksonville, Florida. But that’s not to say solar doesn’t exist there. In fact, a steady rise in interest and investment has been seen in the northeast corner of the Sunshine State, and it could...
Solar Expansion Could Be Coming to UCF
The faculty and students of the University of Central Florida have become more vocal in their interests and aspirations in the way of solar energy. They’ve long used environmentally-conscious alternatives to tradition energy use, but with the mounting attention being...
FL Electricity Companies Work to Kill Off Fledgling Solar Industry
Recent activity from Florida’s capitol suggests a handful of electricity providers have begun working to omit solar expansion from the state’s future agenda, refusing to work in the best interest of Florida homeowners.The Alliance for Solar Choice, or TASC, has been...
Why Isn’t Florida More Solar Savvy?
While the solar energy industry has certainly gained some momentum in the past 5 years, the fact remains that there aren’t enough people using solar energy equipment for manufacturers to justify more rapid solar technology developments. Frankly, Florida’s solar market...
Seminole Home Receives Florida’s First Solar Shingle Roof
A homeowner in Seminole, FL was the first in the state to install solar shingles on the roof of her home. Despite the growing interest in solar energy by Florida legislators and homeowners, Dow Powerhouse Solar Shingles only recently became available for installation...
New Clean Power Plan to Bring a Wave of Solar Opportunity
Florida is currently ranked third in highest levels of power plant pollution emission, behind only Pennsylvania and Texas. But it may not be that way for long. In a corner of the country nicknamed “The Sunshine State”, you might think more big businesses...
Top 5 Environmental Benefits of Solar
Solar energy has quickly become one of the most popular forms of alternative energy, because it’s both clean and cost efficient. But what does that mean? Well, it’s cost efficient because the sun is a reliable, renewable resource that, when collected through solar...
How Solar Equipment is Like a Piggy Bank
In just one second, the sun creates enough energy to power the earth for over 500,000 years, but the problem is, the earth only receives a tiny amount of that energy and it’s frequently squandered. However, harnessing even a fraction of a fraction of that power can...