Blog Posts in 2021

Understanding Your Solar Battery Storage Options

As of 2021, more than 3 million solar energy systems have been installed across the United States, most of them being residential systems. With production tax credits and investment tax credits potentially getting a 10-year extension in the Build Back Better Act, which awaits passage by the Senate, homeowners have all the more reason to choose to make the switch to clean energy provided by the ...

In A Battery Operated Future - Recycling Is Required

The electric revolution is among us! With 145 million electric vehicles (EVs) expected to hit the road worldwide by 2030, we are quickly transitioning from relying on gas to batteries to help us get from point A to point B. While leaving the gas pump and dirty fossil fuels behind is exciting, it is important to plan ahead and start considering what we will do with the electronic waste on the ...

Can Solar Panels Be Recycled?

Solar energy is the fastest growing and most affordable energy source available. Over 3 million solar energy systems have been installed throughout the country in the past two decades with a third of those installations taking place in the past two years alone. Currently, there is enough solar energy capacity in the U.S. to power 7.7 million homes. So what do we do with those panels after their ...

Your Solar Supply Chain Matters - Consider the Source

When it comes to outsourcing the production of solar panels and equipment, a company must know its supply chain. Roughly 25 million people worldwide are victims of forced labor. Without consciously putting forth policies and practices to vet one’s supply chain, a business can unknowingly be complicit in labor abuse. The human rights abuses of hundreds of thousands of Uyghur Muslims in the Peoples ...