The city of Fort Walton Beach, located in the Florida panhandle, is seriously considering adding solar panels to the roofs of the buildings at the city’s new field office complex. The feeling is that it would “save taxpayer dollars in
More exciting news out of Florida as Polk County is stepping up the push for solar energy solutions. By this time next year, 18 percent of the power consumed by Bartow residents (of Polk County) could be produced by solar
Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel conducted a survey from October 1st-13th of this year. It was conducted among 3,627 U.S. adults. The results were very interesting and show that US homeowners are strongly moving towards solar power for their
What might not exactly be a surprise, is that the state of California generates more electricity from solar power than any other state in the US. But now this number will take an even higher turn as new building codes
Mayors representing 300 cities across the United States have signed on to a letter, released this week by Environment America Research & Policy Center, calling for a future powered by more clean renewable solar power. The group of “Mayors for
Floridians are finding out more and more what a value solar power can be. We all know that solar panels can save hundreds of dollars a month. The question is, is the initial investment worth the cost in the long
The first entirely solar-powered town in the United States is located on Babcock Ranch in Punta Gorda, Florida. Did you know that the town features the largest solar battery storage system in the U.S.? We are pretty sure that you
Following damage from Hurricane Irma and major renovations, a reinvigorated Islander Resort in Islamorada, in the Florida Keys greeted guests and locals in again January. What is different though, is that the resort is showcasing a number of green initiatives
The economics of renewable energy have been improving quite fast. Especially those of utility-scale solar power. A new analysis of the levelized cost of energy from Lazard, shows that over the past year the cost of generating energy from large
How does a solar pool heater work? Well much like solar power in general for your home works. Solar pool heaters collect sunlight to heat your pool’s water. A pump pulls water from the pool and sends it through a
As we already know here at Net 0, solar is the way to go for your home and its future value. Well, here are ten states (including Florida) that solar is taking off. California will actually be the first state
One state and electrical company is getting it when it comes to solar and clean energy. Alliant Energy in Wisconsin is setting their aim to produce up to 1,000 megawatts of solar power by 2023, the company announced Thursday.
