August 31, 2016
This post is simply a bunch of fun photos of New England Clean Energy signs installed this week. First is a sign on Main Street in Lancaster, MA, where we are installing a 354-panel system for Perkins, a non-profit agency helping children, adolescents, adults and senior citizens. Second is a new sign on the exterior […]
August 23, 2016
New England Clean Energy has started construction of a 115.8-kilowatt solar energy system at Perkins in Lancaster, Mass. Perkins is a human service agency for children, adolescents and senior citizens. We’re installing the system on the roof of the Perkins’ classroom building, and it should produce about 25 percent of the building’s electricity. The financial […]
August 10, 2016
I don’t brag about our accomplishments very much or very often. But recently, New England Clean Energy was ranked the third largest rooftop solar installer (based on kilowatts installed) in New England on Solar Power World‘s annual list of the Top 100 Rooftop Contractors, and 63rd among rooftop contractors in North America. More important than the […]
July 21, 2016
Click here for a short time lapse video of this installation. Cutting the ribbon on a birthday present is fun. Cutting the ribbon on a 745-panel solar energy system is mind-boggling, financially beneficial, and really fun. That’s what New England Clean Energy customer David Tall — president of Alpha Rho — did this morning on […]
November 13, 2015
“Do you sell solar panels made in America? I really want to buy American.” I hear this a lot from people considering going solar. I don’t mind the question at all. I support buying American, too. (Even more, I support buying local, but that’s another blog article.) It’s not that easy to buy a solar […]
October 30, 2015
I love helping people help the planet with solar. So it dismays me to see sub-par installation work that could ultimately give the solar industry a black eye. Homeowners can’t be expected to know what qualifies as a good vs. a bad installation. Recently, one of my employees pointed out this installation to a friend […]
September 24, 2015
On December 13, 2012, I published my original “Tree Math” article here on The Energy Miser. Nearly three years later, it continues to be our most visited blog post. But much of the source data for my original analysis has since disappeared from the “Inter-Tubes”. So, allow me to present “Tree Math 2” with updated […]
September 2, 2015
New England Clean Energy and Canadian Solar recently extended our partnership with Habitat for Humanity MetroWest/Greater Worcester (HFHMW/GW) to provide mini-solar energy systems for playhouses built by Habitat donor corporations to benefit selected Central Massachusetts military veterans and their families. Say what? Let me back up. We’ve always wanted to support Habitat for Humanity in some way, because we believe […]
June 16, 2015
The more mainstream solar becomes, the more those with different agendas denounce this clean, cost-effective energy source. That’s to be expected from utilities and others resistant to change. But it really frustrates me when factions within the solar industry spread false information for their own gain. Recently, I read an article from a commercial solar […]
March 26, 2015
Spring may be here officially, but tell that to the squirrels here in New England. They are still risking suffocation by snow as they scramble from tree trunk to tree trunk. Given the options, hanging out in a cozy nest under a canopy of solar panels sounds pretty good. Unfortunately, squirrels and solar don’t mix well for […]
