Now & After Solar

12/30/2021

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸? ☀

There are two main types of solar power technology, solar photovoltaic and solar thermal.

𝟭. 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗰
Solar photovoltaic (also known as solar PV) converts sunlight directly into electricity using a technology known as a semiconductor cell or solar PV cell.

The most common form of solar PV cell is typically encased in glass and an aluminum frame to form a solar panel. One or more panels can be installed to power a single light, cover the roof of a house for residential use, or be assembled into a large-scale solar farm generating hundreds of megawatts of electricity.

Solar PV panels are currently the most widespread type of solar PV technology, however other types of solar PV are being developed for targeted applications including PV that can be integrated into buildings, flexible PV and even PV paint.

𝟮. 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹
Solar thermal converts sunlight into heat (also known as thermal energy), which can be used for a variety of purposes including creating steam to drive an electricity generator. This energy can be used to drive a refrigeration cycle to provide solar-based cooling.

There are two main types of solar thermal technologies.

Small scale thermal technology is used to heat space or water (such as in a solar hot water system).
Concentrated solar thermal harvests the sun’s heat to produce large-scale power generation. It uses a field of mirrors to reflect sunlight onto a device called a receiver, which transfers the heat to a thermal energy storage system. Energy can then be released from storage as required.

12/28/2021

We have this handy fusion reactor ⚡ in the sky called the sun ☀, you don't have to do anything, it just works. It shows up every day.

- Elon Musk

12/20/2021

It's really kind of cool 🙃 to have solar panels on your roof.

- Bill Gates

12/14/2021

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀.

California regulators on Monday proposed requiring people with rooftop solar panels to pay more of the costs of operating the electric grid, a plan that some supporters of clean energy argued could greatly reduce the incentive for new residential installations.

The proposal from the California Public Utilities Commission would impose higher utility fees on people who install solar panels on their homes and, over time, homeowners who already had them. The impact could be significant because about 1.2 million California homes have solar panels, more than in any other state, and the state’s approach is often copied by regulators elsewhere.

Electric utilities and solar installers have long fought about how much money homeowners have to pay to connect to the grid and how much they can expect to earn as credits from the electricity that their rooftop panels produce and send to the grid. California and many other states typically allow those customers to earn credits equivalent to the retail electricity rates. These credits can lower utility bills, sometimes even to zero dollars.

Utilities like Pacific Gas & Electric, California’s largest, have argued that this credit system, known as net metering, is not fair to people without solar panels who are left to bear the cost of operating the grid. Solar installers argue that the system fairly compensates homeowners and encourages greater use of renewable energy.

In their new proposal, California’s utility regulators seemed to suggest that they agreed with the utility view and said that its current net-metering approach “negatively impacts nonparticipating customers; is not cost-effective; and disproportionately harms low-income ratepayers.”

The state’s utilities, which called for significant changes to the rooftop solar policies, welcomed the proposal. It will now be subject to public comments and a final vote by the utilities commission, expected on Jan. 27.

“Sensible reform is necessary to support customer equity and help continue California’s success toward a clean energy future,” PG&E said in a statement.

The proposal angered the solar industry, which said the higher fees proposed by the commission were excessive. The California Solar and Storage Association said the average home with solar panels would see its monthly energy costs jump by more than 50 percent under the commission’s plan.

The association said the average solar customer in the areas served by PG&E currently pays about $133 a month toward the cost of their system and for the energy they use from the grid. The proposed decision would increase that to roughly $215.

12/06/2021

It's time for the human race to enter the solar system 😄

12/03/2021

Are you curious about Solar Energy ☀ and it's actual facts in California. Well I've got a perfect article for you. Click on the link to learn more.

Credits: SEIA

Get facts and figures on the growth of solar energy in California, including companies, projects, and policy resources.

11/30/2021

"Every 24 hours, enough sunlight touches the Earth to provide the energy for the entire planet for 24 years"

Music always makes installing solar easy and a good sunny day is what you need! 😄

11/26/2021

Solar power 💡 is the last energy resource that isn't owned yet - nobody taxes the sun 🌤 yet.

11/19/2021

Thinking to go Solar but don't know how Solar works?

Well I have a perfect article for you to learn more about solar. Click on the link below to know more:

https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/how-does-solar-work

Credits: Energy.gov

Learn solar energy technology basics: solar radiation, photovoltaics (PV), concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP), grid integration, and soft costs.

11/18/2021

By putting power into the hands of people with home solar and batteries, we can create a more reliable, cost-effective electric grid that benefits the individual, the community and the planet.

08/22/2021

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