April 23, 2025
Ready to Power Your Future? Discover the Benefits of Solar Batteries in Our New eBook! Are you curious about how solar batteries can revolutionize the way you use and store energy? We’ve got exciting news! We’re proud to introduce our latest eBook: “Power Up: A Comprehensive Guide to Solar Batteries.” This valuable guide dives into… Read the entire post »
April 15, 2025
At New England Clean Energy, we take safety seriously—especially when it comes to the brave first responders who put their lives on the line every day. Recently, Mark, our founder and president, began delivering crucial training sessions to firefighters, focusing on the building, electrical, and fire codes that govern solar panels and home batteries. These… Read the entire post »
March 19, 2025
As the demand for clean and affordable energy continues to rise, many homeowners and businesses are weighing the benefits of solar power against traditional electricity from the grid. One of the biggest factors in this decision is cost. Is solar power more cost effective, or does conventional electricity still hold an advantage? Let’s break it… Read the entire post »
September 18, 2024
Solar energy has been a game-changer in the quest for sustainable power, but as more homeowners and businesses embrace solar panels a crucial question arises: how do you keep the lights on when it is dark outside? And if the answer is “with a battery,” the follow up question becomes will solar batteries really work… Read the entire post »
April 1, 2024
Solar power technology is gaining momentum worldwide, with both homeowners and businesses seeking ways to reduce their dependence on conventional energy sources and minimize their carbon footprint. One way to make this possible is by installing solar panels. However, adding solar batteries with a new system or even to an existing system is becoming increasingly… Read the entire post »
March 18, 2024
Battery Fires: Why Are UL5940A and UL5940 Important? Batteries are a critical component of our move to a clean energy economy. Typically called Energy Storage Systems (or ESS) or BESS (Battery Energy Storage Systems), such systems are used to store solar power produced during the day so that it can be used overnight or on… Read the entire post »
November 14, 2023
A residential solar battery for a solar panel system can play a massive role in taking your system to the next level. Storing excess power instead of sending it to the grid allows you to have access to a variety of different options as to what you can do with your generated solar energy. In… Read the entire post »
November 4, 2020
In New England, power outages are not uncommon. We have winter storms, summer storms, we’ve even had a perfect storm. Have you ever had all the food in your fridge spoil because your power was out? Or desperately needed wifi for your work-from-home meeting? It’s times like these when you can benefit from backup power.… Read the entire post »
September 27, 2019
One of the hottest topics in solar these days is a solar power battery, particularly Tesla’s solar battery . That is, a battery to shift your solar production to the non-sunny part of the day as well as provide a backup power source for when the grid isn’t working. And if you’ve thought about a… Read the entire post »
October 2, 2013
Guest Post by New England Clean Energy Customer George Snyder Installing a solar photovoltaic system to generate clean, cost-effective electricity fulfilled a long-standing desire for me and my wife. On many days it provides more energy than we use. However, it could not reduce the frustration of power failures. Grid-tied solar electric systems are required… Read the entire post »
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