One of the largest Pacific Northwest utilities, Pacific Power, is looking to encourage renewable energy. The solar pilot program begins in Oregon this month. Pacific Power customers are encouraged to fill out an online form at www.pacificpower.net/oregonsolar to participate. Selected customers will receive 0.55 cents per kilowatt hour, minus retail rate and metering fees, for [...]
Heating water with the sun is almost as old as humankind itself, and it is done all over the world. Yet there are strangely few resources on the topic in North America. Solar Water Heating fills this gap. It reviews the history of solar water and space heating systems from prehistory to the present, then [...]
Privately-held PV Powered, a solar inverter manufacturer in Bend, Oregon, is set for new growth. The company can thank not only generous government tax credits for clean energy, but also a multimillion-dollar investment recently. Its CEO, Gregg Patterson is predicting that PV Powered could double or triple in size in a mere 2 years. As [...]
