Tips for Successful Solar Hot Water Installations
Posted by Solar Source on Dec 8, 2014Topics: Rick Gilbert, Solar Hot Water, solar power, Solar Power World, Solar Power World Online, Solar Source in the News
LEGOLAND Florida Runs On Solar
Posted by Solar Source on Jun 9, 2014April 22, 2014 |
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Solar Source Institute featured on "Science Rocks in Pinellas"
Posted by Solar Source on Oct 4, 2013Topics: News, Rick Gilbert, Science Rocks in Pinellas, Solar Source in the News, solar source institute
Solar Source Ranks High on Solar Power World Magazine's Top Contractors List
Posted by Solar Source on Sep 27, 2013Topics: News, residential solar contractor, Solar Power World, Solar Source in the News, solar source institute, solar training, Top 250 Solar Contractors, Top Solar Contractors, wayne wallace
Solar Source Leads the South
Posted by Solar Source on Sep 27, 2013Topics: News, Rick Gilbert, solar education, Solar Power World, Solar Source in the News, solar source institute, solar training
The State Of Solar Power Construction And Installation
Posted by Solar Source on Aug 20, 2013By: Rick Gilbert, Vice President at Solar Source
Topics: Guantanamo Bay, News, Rick Gilbert, solar power, Solar Power World Online, Solar Source in the News
The truth about solar power in the marketplace
Posted by Solar Source on Jul 19, 2013By WAYNE WALLACE | Special To The Tampa Tribune Published: October 10, 2012
As a solar contractor, I was dismayed to hear disparaging comments about green energy during the Denver debate. I'd like to set the record straight.
Let's be honest: We are not dealing with a level playing field. Oil companies have enjoyed rich subsidies for more than 100 years. The first coal subsidy dates back to the late 1700s.
Mitt Romney's statement, "In one year, you provided $90 billion in breaks to the green energy world… that's about 50 years' worth of what oil and gas receives," is false. Actually, the clean energy investment took place over several years. The tax breaks that oil companies receive are different from the loan guarantees, grants and R&D provided through the stimulus. Only a portion of the money went to solar and wind; it was also used for energy efficiency, environmental cleanup and improvements to our power lines. Unlike tax breaks for oil companies, the loan guarantees are repaid with interest. In fact, Tesla just announced they would be making their payment early.
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Paradise News of St. Pete Features Solar Source Article
Posted by Solar Source on May 29, 2013This months issue of Paradise News features an article by our very own VP Rick Gilbert! Check out "Florida Needs to Get Solar Serious!" starting on page 20...
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Lease The Sun
Posted by Solar Source on Sep 24, 2012Source: www.thegreenminer.com
I attended the Solar Power International conference in Orlando a couple of weeks ago and learned something interesting about the roof of the building where the conference occurred.
The Orange County Convention Center in Orlando is the second largest such facility in the US. My sore feet will attest to that fact after walking many miles through the exhibits. The roof of the Center is the surface for a big solar panel array. The capacity of this solar farm in downtown Orlando is almost 1.1 Megawatts.
James Doyle is a senior project manager for Solar Source, the Largo, Florida based company that designed and installed that solar power system in 2009. According to Mr. Doyle, the Orange County Convention Center’s average power bill is about $1 million a month. That’s a lot of electrons.
The solar panels on the roof save the Center between 10% - 12% of that power bill, month in, month out. It’s an impressive savings. But even more impressive is how much the economics for solar systems have improved since that system was installed.
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Habitat for Humanity installs solar water heaters in Clearwater homes
Posted by Solar Source on May 2, 201204/23/12 Olivia Kabat
Some homes that are being built in Clearwater for Habitat for Humanity will be getting solar hot water systems. The installations are provided for families in need.
The solar contractor, Solar Source, is installing 15 solar hot water systems to Habitat for Humanity in Pinellas County. Jeremiah Rohr, lead instructor for Solar Source says the installations are an energy-efficient way to reduce 85% of water heating costs.
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