(NOTE: This post relates to purchased solar energy systems, which increase home re-sale value and decrease re-sale time. Leased systems are notorious for hampering home sales, as I discuss in this earlier post.) Not surprisingly, as more homeowners install solar, more homes with solar are being bought and sold. Data backs up the common sense […]

As solar has become the new energy standard, homeowners want to buy it as quickly as possible, sometimes without anyone measuring the roof in person. While technology has made solar energy systems easier to design and install than ever, solar is far from a one-size-fits-all product that you can pluck off the shelf like a […]

Our Operations Manager Rick snapped this great photo of our new truck rolling out of our Hudson, MA parking lot in the early morning light. It’s so pretty I had to share.

I get it. Warranties are boring. And sometimes unnecessary (think extended warranties on kitchen appliances). But when it comes to putting a small solar energy “power plant” on the roof of your biggest asset – your home –  you want to be confident in the workmanship, and that you are getting the performance and savings […]

Did you know investor owned electric utilities (IOUs) including Eversource, National Grid, Unitil, and Liberty Utilities don’t make money on the generation of electricity? I know that sounds strange, but it’s generally true. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, utilities in New England produced or generated electricity, and delivered it to homes and businesses. […]

Customers regularly ask me, How soon will my solar panels become obsolete? or Should I plan on replacing my panels when the technology gets better? Panel technology is improving, but very slowly. So don’t worry. Today’s solar panels are not going the way of the rotary phone or console TV anytime soon. You do not […]

I’m happy to announce that Roy Van Cleef has been promoted to Residential Sales Manager at New England Clean Energy. Many of our customers know Roy personally as he joined us in 2011. I first brought Roy on board to conduct property assessments for the Solarize Harvard program. We liked him so much (and vice […]

Why is solar like cars, the Internet and mobile phones? Is it crazy to think solar could meet 100% of the Earth’s energy needs in 12 years? Will the U.S. become a global leader in solar, or will we remain behind China, Japan and Germany? This short, fun video from act.tv — called Solar Power […]

We’ve made three big announcements this week: First, New England Clean Energy has opened an office in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Second, we are now installing solar energy systems for customers on Cape Cod. Third, we now have a solar loan available for second homes in Massachusetts. The new Rhode Island office is at 413 Central […]

For you AC/DC fans, this post is not about Malcolm and Angus Young. 🙂 Q. What do AC and DC stand for? A. In the electricity world, “AC” means Alternating Current, which is the type of electricity transported on the utility grid and used in American homes and businesses. The current flows in both directions. “DC” […]