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The price of electricity in October increased 6.5% from the same month a year ago while consumer expenses paid to utilities for gas went up 28%, according to numbers released Wednesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Fuel oil rose 59%, and costs for propane,...

An increasing amount of data is showing that American's are in for increasing energy costs due to supply shortages combined with inflation. The pain could start this winter. The time has never been better to hedge against this trend with rooftop solar.   Read more...

A number of studies have been done to measure the increased of value that a new solar installation brings to a home. While every house is different, the average is around a 4% increase. This is an immediate investment in the value of you home, and paired with all the...

We all know that HOA Rules and Regulations can be onerous. This may be okay when it comes to yard art, but HOA rules against solar is a bad idea for homeowners, the environment, and our ability to control our own energy future. HOAs with restrictions against solar...

A recent WSJ article details the potential rising costs of energy in America to record levels. If we have a cold winter, the picture gets even more bleak, incuding potential energy shortages. This adds to the growing amount of evidence that the price of energy is...

Commodities such as oil, natural gas and coal have soared this year as economies rebound from the coronavirus pandemic and amid supply disruptions. Brent crude is up 65 per cent to above US$85 a barrel, while gas futures in Asia and Europe reached record highs this...

The federal residential solar energy credit is a tax credit that can be claimed on federal income taxes for a percentage of the cost of a solar photovoltaic (PV) system. (Other types of renewable energy are also eligible for similar credits but are beyond the scope of...

Hurricanes, heatwaves, windstorms, wildfires and other extreme weather events in 2020 translated into significantly more time in the dark for customers of U.S. electric utilities. Utility customers experienced 1.33 billion power outage hours in 2020, up 73% from...

Duke Energy customers who generate electricity from their own renewable facility may be eligible to offset their retail bill through "Net Metering." Through this arrangement you can use the electricity you generate while receiving service from Duke Energy. The...