When we think of future investments, we usually think of stocks, not our electric bill. You’ll hear it time and again: low-risk, high-reward investments don’t exist. You can’t have one without the other. That’s where they’re wrong. Solar energy is a renewable source of energy. Our sun is about 4.6 billion years old and will
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The sun is our planet’s main source of non-renewable fossil fuels (coal, gas and petroleum), which began life as plants and animals millions of years ago. For about 4.6 billion years, the sun has provided sunlight to our planet, which humans harness and use the energy produced in a variety of ways. However, most people
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You use solar power EVERY DAY. And have been for years… As a matter of fact, humans have been harnessing and using solar energy throughout time – since the 6th Century B.C. In 700 B.C., curved mirrors shaped from shiny metal were used to concentrate the rays of the sun for making fire by magnifying
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Solar power has skyrocketed in recent years. You’ve most likely seen panels on neighbors’ homes or in their yards and wondered to yourself: what IS that? How could they afford such a thing? Here, we’ll break down what solar power is and how a home solar panel system works. What is solar power? Solar power
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California has officially become the first state to require all new homes be built with solar panels. The California Energy Commission passed the measure with a 5-0 vote on Wednesday. The changes, which would go into effect in 2020, update the building code to require all new homes be equipped with the renewable energy technology. Homebuilders
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