Monthly Archives: May 2013

How to do a Solar Survey

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Kevin Wilcox

PVWatts is a good tool that uses average sunshine data to predict solar collector efficiency, but there’s another important factor to the equation: shading.  Once you determine the shading factor, the PVWatts data can be multiplied by the sun percentage … Continue reading →

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Solar project progress: Surveys and Rebates

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Kevin Wilcox

There are a number of tools out there to help plan a PV installation. One of the most useful is the PVWATTS solar energy calculator. PVWATTS uses nationally compiled solar survey data to estimate location specific energy production based on array efficiency, panel … Continue reading →

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We’re going Green!

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Kevin Wilcox

These days, prices on Solar power panels have been dropping like stones while the technology to use them as well as the connection/mounting standards to install them have been advancing at “Warp Factor Nine”.   Of course, these rapid advancements … Continue reading →

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