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INFORMATION
Agrivoltaics See Farms – Heat & Crops 23 – Agrivoltaics by Shell and BP 23 – US Ag-tech 23 – Thin-film solar 23 – Site Study Minnesota 24 – Higher Levels of Insects 24 – Agrivoltaic Juggernaut 24 – Vertical Agrivoltaics Animal Grazing 24
Airport Sites – More – More 21
Air Quality Discover Earth 23
Alexi Arango’s Potwine House Blog
American Council for an Eneergy-Efficient Economy
American Solar Grazing Association 23
Architectural Solar Association
Artificial photosynthesis 21 – More
Battery – See Storage
Biden–Harris Administration: $56 Million for PV 22
Boats – Cruises All Day 22
Building Integrated PV (Shingles and Walls) – Building-integrated PV & Fire Safety 23 wrestling growing can you drive
Canals PV Covered – More 22 – More 22 – More 22 – Naxus 22 – PV on Canals 22 – Canals & PV 22
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Center for Ecological Technology (Energy Assessments)
Center for Strategic & International Studies (Energy & Sustainability)
Clean Energy Permitting, the Grid and Cost
Cleaning Panels – see Solar Panels – More – No Water 22
Cooling Panels – More – More – More – Plants – Roof – (Pre)Cooling Buildings 22
Community Solar – More – More – NY – Community Solar Guide – Community PV – Community PV in Holyoke – Community PV and Utilities – By State 22 – More 22 – Community Solar Siting 22 – DOE 22 – Low Income 22 – National Community Solar Partnership 22 – Revitalize Communities 22 – Community Solar US 22 – SolSmart 23 – Community PV on the Increase 23 – Community PV Growing 23 – Community Solar 24
Compare Prices on Solar EnergySage – Drop 2021
Cost of Solar (MA 20) – Cheapest – More – More 21 – Compare 21 – Many Comparisons 23
Department of Energy – Buying green electricity
Department of Energy – Solar energy
Diversity see Racism
DOER (MASS) Webinars – archives of past Webinars back to 2016
DSIRE (US Incentives)
Electricity Markets and Policy Group
Energy News – Northeast
Energy Policy Institute (University of Chicago)
Energysage (Planning & Compares Quotes)
Energy Star Info. (Incentives)
Office of Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Enphase Inverters -See Videos – Community – Enphase Control Software for Home Solar-battery 24
Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs MA
Farms and Solar See Agrivoltaics – local More – More – More – More – More – More – More – More – More – Solar on Greenhouses – More – More – More – More – More – Cost – Orchard – More – More – Bees – More – More – More – Money – MA – More – CO – More – Bees 21 – Agri-PV 21 – Indigenous 22 – Trackers 22 – Ethanol 22 – Agrivoltaic Research for Megawatt Scale DOE 22 – Sheep 22 – Broccoli, Cabbage 22 – Agrivoltaics (AG) For Bad Soil 22 – AG in Italy 22 – Agrivoltaics Evaluation 22 – New Vegetated Land Cover 22 – Land Use 22 – Partnerships NREL 22 – Dry Lands 22 – Details 22 – Agrivoltaics & Sustainable Farming 22 – Vertical Agrivoltaic & Microclimates 22 – Solar & Farms Coexist? 22 – Reduce Water Evaporation 22 – DOE 22 – Light Spectrum Optimization 23 – Colorado PV & Water 23 – Match Made In Heaven 23 – Single-axis Agrivoltaics & Non-irrigated Grassland 23 – Panels 13’ High 23 – Solar Farm Cooling 23 – Agrivoltaics Conference | Solar Farm Summit 23 – Green Roofs & Agrivoltaics 23 – Agrivoltaics & US Senate 23 – Agrivoltaics & Tracking 23 – Save Farmland From Buildings 23
Farming (Minneapolis) – Scientific American
Floating PV – Floating Solar Panels 23 – Floating Solar 23 – Floating PV Washed Up 23
Generation 180 – Info. and advocacy
Glossary of Solar Terms – Kilowatts & More
Google Project Sunroof – Solar Roof Calculator mot in all locations
Green Energy Consumers Alliance – MA All types of Energy Clean Energy Standard
Grid Adapting to Solar – More – More
Grid Alternatives – Community Installs & Training
Hail Storms Location US 22– Hail Damage – Hail US Map 23
Home Power Magazine – great on all energy topics
How to install a solar attic fan
How Much Electricity do Appliances Use
How Much Electricity do Appliances Use
How Much Electricity do Appliances Use
Hydrogen – More – More – More – More – Transport – More – More – More – More – Green
Hydrogen for the Home – More – Home – Cooking
Incentives – See Also Net Metering
Incentives – How and What – by State 2021
Incentives in Massachusetts – For Mass MLPs – More – Incentives California Leading 23
Induction cooking Pros and Cons – Consumer Reports
International Renewable Energy Agency
Inverters – micro vs string or central – Longevity – Inverter Lifespan 22 – Smart Inverters 22 – EV EV Smart Inverters NREL 22
IRS on solar and taxes – Forms – in english
ISO-New England – Power Distribution – on PV Peak Shaving – Charts
Jobs Clean Energy – EERE
Jobs Solar – By State 22 – Jobs Statistics 23
Land for PV – Land for PV NREL (Gov.) – More – Land for Cities – Land Leasing Guide for Solar – 2.8 acres for 1GWh – Landfills 21 – Land & PV 23 – Less Land 23 – Solar Over Cemetery 24
Laws – Stretch Code Guideline 24
Lets Go Solar – Good Information on the whole process
Light Solar Powered – for home use
Location See Solar Panels
Low Income PV 23 – Low-income solar 24 – Solar for All EPA 24
Luci – Solar Lights – for home use
Massachusetts Clean Energy Center – Distributes MA stare money for solar & other projects – Announcements
Mass Comprehensive Energy Plan 2019 More
Mass. Energy and Environmental Affairs
Mass. Energy Efficiency Advisory Council
Mass. Interfaith Power and Light – Renewable energy for churchs
Mass Municipal Wholesale Electric Company – Organization of Municipal Utilities
Mass Residential Guide to Solar Power – CEC
Mass Solar – general info
Municipal Light Plant Solar Rebate Program
MUNIs List & Info– municipal electric utilities – MLPs & PPAs
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Natural Resources Defense Council
Net Metering – Basics – More – More 2021 – Net Metering Debate – More – More – More – More – Ending NM OK 22 – Net Metering in S. Hadley – Net Metering MA – More – Net Zero House Rehab – More – ISO – Eversource – CA Net Metering 22 – Net Metering – Freeing the Grid – In CA – More – Benefit Alex Williams 22 – Policy Survey in CA 22 – Under Threat 22 – Net Metering ends in CA 23 – Net Metering New Hampshire 23 – Avoided-Cost Calculator in CA 23 – NM Declining 24 – Net Metering – Under Threat 24 – Net Metering – Under Threat 24
Net Zero Project Guide (Links) – Problems
Net Zero House by Alexi Arango
NESEA – NE Sustainable Energy
Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships
Northeast Solar Energy Market Coalition
NREL National Renewable Energy Laboratory (Gov)
Nuclear Power and Renewables – More
Nuclear (New Smaller Plants) – First Safety Approval – Traveling Wave – Bill Gates
Off-grid World PV 22 – Global Off-grid Solar 23
Panels See Solar Panels
Automated Solar Permitting Speeds Solar Adoption in US 23
Perovskite Solar Cells – More – Perovskite Solar Cells 23
Photovoltaics (PV) see Solar
Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
Politics – Across Partisan Lines 23
Power Scout MA Install Savings
Project Drawdown Cautious Optimism 23
Project Sun Roof (Planning for PV)
Racial and Ethnic Injustice – More – NY – Low income – NREL 22 – Low Income 22 – Equitable Solar Communities 23
Rates for Electricity by State
Real Estate Values – Property Values of Homes Near Solar Farms 23
Recycling PV Panels – 2020 Update – More – Gov. – More – More – More – Reuse – More – More – More – Repair – More 2021 – DOE 22 – Recycle PV &EV 22 – Reuse Panels 22 – Big Money in Recycling 22 – Panel Recycle 22 – Panel Recycling 23
Renewable Portfolio Standard – in Mass – Mass
Renewable Transition 2019 (Charts)
Residential Guide (See MA CEC) 22
Resource Library (Cities)
Rocky Mt. Inst. (Market-based)
Roof-integrated Solar Time Savings 23
Rooftop – Damage – Rooftop Solar = 45% Capacity 24 – Rooftop Solar = 45% Capacity 24
Sara Ross (Zero Energy House)
Schools – More – Schools & PPAs 22
Shingles and Walls Building integrated PV – PV Shingles (5 Brands) 23
SMART Rebate Program MA 22 – SMART MA 22
Social Justice See Racial and Ethnic Injustice – Solar Over Cemetery 24
Solar BASICS – Myths – Starting – Solar Panels Free? Don’t Get Burned 23 – PVWatts Calculator NREL 23
Solar & Batteries in Blackout 22 – Solar in Power Failure
Solar Energy Industries Assoc.
Solar Energy Tech. Office EERE 22
Solar for All – Rooftop Solar For Lower Incomes 22 – Solar for All $7 Billion from Biden 24
Solar in Mass – estimates
Solarfest (Vt)
Solar and Housing Values – Buying a House with Solar Panels 23 – Consumer’s Guide to Buying a House with PV 23
Solar HOW IT WORKS (NASA) –Solar 101 21 – Plug-In Solar Panels 22
Solarize Mass Program – Eligibality
Panel – Solar Panels Best in 21 – Best Panels and Inverters 23
Cleaning – Longevity – Looks – Longevity – Flexible 21 – Panel Longevity 23
Solar Panels Cooling & Efficiency 23
Locations See Rooftop Solar Array Placement (.6 of land for PV) – Solar for Parking Lots 21 – Solar Panels Cover Reservoirs 22 – By Roadsides 22 – PV for Window Shading 22 – On Railroad Tracks 23 – On the Ground 23 – Floating Solar 23 – Solar Geospatial Assessment 23 – The Power of Place 23 – PV on Fences 23 – Panels Over Canals 23 – PV & Canels 23 – PV on Vehicles 23 – More $ for Floating PV 23 – Solar Pike Path 23 – Gov. Land for PV 24 – Growing Solar, Protecting Nature 24 – Three Projects on Canals 24 – Rooftops 24
Solar Energy Technologies Office DOE 22
Solar Panels Facing West? – More
Panel Longevity – Wind – 50 Year Life 22 – Works in Shade 22 – Heating’s Effect 22 – Solar Panel Life 22 – 80% production after 30 years 22 – Best Panels and – Vulnerability to Hail 23 – Top 10 Solar Panels 24
Panels Optimum Tilt – Calculator in AU – Hail Damage – More – Vertical 21 – Solar Panel Facades 22 – Any Orientation OK 22 – Vertical Rooftop 22 – Small Cracks 22 – Solar Panels for RVs 22
Panel Recycling See Recycling
Panels from USA 22 – Built in US 23
Photovoltaic-thermal System 23
Solar Arrays & Property Values 23
Solar Power World – a Journal
Solar Rights and Easements in Mass.
Solar Roadways – In Other Countries – More – Roadside
Solar Saves Everyone Money – Cost
Solar and Storage Industries Institute 23
Solar Value (Owners & Community)
Solsmart Department of Energy 22
South Hadley – Renewable Energy Options 2011 Study
Storage for Residential PV – More – Time of Use – vs Grid – Best – Tesla – With PV – Behind Meter – Prep. – More 21 – Comparison 21 – Battery for Solar 22
Storage -Types of – Flooded vs AGM – Gravity – Flow – Gravity – Nissan – More – Forever Energy Flow Home Battery 23
Study NREL 22 – Study in Brief 22
Tariffs 22 – Tariffs DOE 22 – Tariffs 24
Tax Credits For Storage 20 – DOE 22
Understand Solar – on Cost
Dept. of Energy – general info and gov. policy
U.S. Energy Information Administration (Energy Stats)
US Government Invests in PV 22
Vehicle to Grid (House) – More – Enphase V2G 23
Vote Solar (General PV Advocacy)
Webinars from Installers (Energy Saving)
Windows with PV In Skyscrapers 22
Wood Mackenzie Solar Market 22
Zoning for Solar – MA Court
EQUIPMENT
Enphase (Micro Inverters)
Stiebel-Eltron (Hot Water)