Tag Archives: solar

How Many Solar Panels Do I Need? So: you’ve decided you’re going solar and beginning the first few steps of your project. If you’re like most customers, you’re probably wanting the best panel with the best output efficiency, you’re just not sure what or how many solar panels you’ll need.  That’s what we’re here for!…  Read the entire post »

If you have any interest in clean energy or solar panel incentives, you probably know by now that the Federal Government has passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The IRA is a $369 billion investment for climate justice and clean energy making it one of the most significant climate bills in history. And for us…  Read the entire post »

Change is hard.  Abandoning a way of life is difficult and we would be lying to claim that everyone at NE Clean Energy commutes to work with an EV. However, we believe in taking the first step to at least challenge your perception of the accessibility of an EV and how much converting would be…  Read the entire post »

SMART Highlights  The Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) program, which pays homeowners and businesses in Massachusetts to generate solar energy, is finally here with the official start date of November 26, 2018. If you haven’t yet gone solar the time to sign up is now. And the SMART program is aptly named. The three best…  Read the entire post »

Last Friday, the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (PUC) issued a monumental order: effective September 1, the state will lift its Net Metering cap. If you aren’t familiar with the ongoing saga of net metering in America you might be wondering, why is this so exciting? Net Metering is the policy under which the utilities…  Read the entire post »

Originally published in New Hampshire Business Review on Feb. 6, 2015. Re-printed with permission.   Renewable portfolio standards requiring greater use of renewable energy sources do not “cost ratepayers billions of dollars throughout New England,” as Marc Brown wrote in “Cost to ratepayers pile up, but who’s listening?” in the Dec. 12-25 issue of New Hampshire Business…  Read the entire post »

Have you heard the one about the outrageous $39 billion in subsidies awarded to the solar industry? It’s in print, so it must be true…a new “report” from the Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) is getting lots of pick-up in the media since it was released on…hmm, the report isn’t dated. Well, the news coverage has…  Read the entire post »

I’ve been having an entertaining back-and-forth with the good people at the Massachusetts Solar Owners Association (MASOA) on their blog, about the current state of the market for energy-efficient trucks and vans. New England Clean Energy’s “fleet” includes 3 used hybrid Priuses for the sales team and 3 used, gasoline-fueled utility vans for our installation…  Read the entire post »

Is it better to buy or lease a solar electric system for your home? I think the solar industry has room for both models, just like the car industry does. Still, the debate rages on, fueled by new information about the pros and cons of leasing, and of purchasing, which are just coming to light…  Read the entire post »

Or, Why You Should Care What Solar Leasing Companies Charge Solar leasing companies have helped many consumers get solar on their roofs and reduce their electric bills without actually buying the solar energy systems and incurring those costs. Sounds good, right? But of late, leasing companies like SolarCity are coming under fire. (Read this informative…  Read the entire post »