The world is slowly transferring to more environmentally friendly power sources, such as solar power. In CT, MA, RI, NH, and the rest of New England, over 1,000 solar energy systems were installed in homes and businesses. Many of those solar panels were installed on metal roofing. Installing solar panels on metal roofs is different… ( read more )
June 9, 2023 | By Mike Gonet | Filed under: Blog, Solar Energy
Skylights are a wonderful addition to any home. Because of their popularity, the longevity and durability of skylights have improved vastly over the years. As the quality of skylights for metal roofs has improved, the number of domestic manufacturers of off-the-shelf skylights has dwindled to basically one. That company is Velux. We mainly work with… ( read more )
June 9, 2023 | By Bryan Rusch | Filed under: Blog, Solar Energy
From marginal to mainstream, the interest in residential solar systems is booming. That’s due in part to a recent decision in California, which requires all new homes in the state to include residential solar systems beginning in 2020. That landmark decision is helping drive solar adoption not only in California, but throughout the country. In… ( read more )
October 25, 2018 | By Mike Gonet | Filed under: Blog, Solar Energy
In most cases, installing a solar energy system requires screws in the roof to attach the rail upon which the solar panels sit. Homeowners worry a lot about poking screw holes in their roofs. I get it. I’m a homeowner too. I’m here to tell you, don’t worry. New England Clean Energy has been installing… ( read more )
September 27, 2018 | By Mike Gonet | Filed under: Blog, Solar Energy
Almost as inexorable as death and taxes has been a rising secular trend in the demand for electricity in the United States – at the utility companies/wholesale level, that is. Or so we have always thought. Yet, since the summer of 2008 electricity demand as seen by the utilities has marginally declined. That has not… ( read more )
May 19, 2015 | By Mike Gonet | Filed under: Education, General, Green News, Solar Energy