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Solar Industry Advocates Careful Panel Choice
PHAT Energy has committed to selling “best of breed” Sunpower products for the reasons stipulated below. When buying a 25-year lifetime product, the manufacturer’s commitment is what backs the warranty. via New York Times LOS ANGELES — The so ...
Falling solar energy costs and non-competitive pricing threatens PG&E’s future.
Via: The Energy Collective.com Edited Version by Phat Energy Author: Douglas Short Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) serves most of northern California, except for the sparsely populated Oregon border, the northern part of the ...
Suntech and Bosch pull out of the Solar Industry: Further warning that you should reseach the companies who supply your solar panels
This latest news of Solar Manufacturer Bankruptcies highlights the concerns shared in our previous article: “How do I pick a winning solar panel?” Chinese Solar Panel Giant Is Tainted by Bankruptcy Peter Parks/Agence France-Presse — Get ...
LA Planner Lifts Solar for Quality of Life
by Philippe Hartley (CEO, PHAT Energy) Hail visionary city planning! From the 7th floor of LA’s iconic city hall far from the hubbub of city politics, one woman has spearheaded a building code change that might have dramatic impact on LA̵ ...
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- Rethinking Solar Array Field ConventionsHow strange that the development of many solar array fields has largely become an exercise in massive excavation, grading and stormwater management. This is ironic when we consider that such projects carry the “sustainable” tag. Yet there is a better way. Such terrains can be developed with minimal disturbance to the site footprint, within an existing regula […]
- Three Key Features of Los Angeles' New Local Solar ProgramOfficially launched in January after years of development, a new CLEAN (feed-in tariff) program from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (the city’s municipal electric utility) promises 100 MW of new local renewable energy by 2016. In absolute size, the program will be among the largest CLEAN programs in the U.S., but compared to the siz […]