Costco to Sell Solar Panels
You will soon be able to buy ready-to-install solar kits at Costco’s website (under the “Hardware – Generators & Backup Power” Category). They will be selling 880W, 2300W, 3680W, or 5060W ready-to-install kits from Grape Solar of Eugene Oregon. From their press release: “In order to make this tremendous undertaking possible, and bring such a [...]
World Power Needs Perspective
Those tiny green square dots outlined in red are what would need to be covered with solar panels to power the entire world in 2030. Yes, the entire world!! Imagine that for a moment. 0 carbon emmissions. None at all from electrical consumption machinery or transportation. Absolutely incredible, right? I ran into this map by [...]
Going Green at Home Selling Carbon Credits
More and more households are going green and finding ways to generate their own power. This is great, but the obvious next step is to find ways to recoup the cost of buying and installing solar or wind gerneration equipment. One way is to sell credits on the voluntary carbon market through a group like [...]