Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Increasing energy costs have a major effect on the bottom line for our country's farms. With electricity rates increasing annually, it has become critical to a farm’s future to do what it can to offset those costs. For Ferrell Farms in Queen Anne’s County,...
The body of evidence that demonstrates the benefits of solar net metering to retail electric customers continues to grow. From California and Texas to New York and now Vermont, there is a growing stack of reports that make the financial case for greater...
This story was published Dec 25, 2012 in the Rutland Herald. AllEarth Renewables enters new partnerships across VT, eyes U.S. expansion By Sara Widness A Williston company that began as a residential, small wind turbine firm is making a large impact across...
If there’s any place that understands the impacts of climate change first-hand, it’s the Katrina-flooded Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans. With the help of a new solar system, a 9th Ward community center and skate park is taking a very visible step toward...
Almost every state in the country has net metering laws on the books. But only a few states allow a lesser-known policy that is critical for the expansion of distributed renewables, particularly community-scale solar — that’s aggregate, virtual, or group...
In 1998 when Bill Suhr bought Champlain Orchards in Shoreham, Vt. he anticipated harvesting apples, and lots of them. Suhr is now also harvesting the sun with two new 60kW solar orchards in a 21st century effort to improve sustainability and insulate...
Solar electric installations come in a few different forms, and as a PV installer for several years, I used mainly roof mounts and fixed pole mounts. My business was doing well, and my customers were satisfied with our work. Interest in a tracking system...
Vermont’s pioneering solar registration program, which caught the attention of the national solar industry and policymakers last year, has been expanded. The program is providing a national model for reducing costly and time-consuming local solar permitting....
When I tell folks that my company, AllEarth Renewables, makes solar trackers, one question often comes up. "How much maintenance do solar trackers require?" The answer, of course, is no scheduled PM (preventative maintenance) is required. This is counter...
While in Vermont last month, President Obama called for a "doubling down" in support of clean energy. Prior to taking the stage before thousands of Vermonters, he was introduced by Jeanne Morrissey, the head of a local contracting company. Most spectators...
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