Enphase is rolling out its next generation of renewable energy products. They have incorporated microinverter-based solar production with energy storage, which allows the renewable energy to solve some of the problems with wide-spread renewable penetration into the market.Nationally, solar sources provide 0.3% of our power…
Go inside the White House and learn about the installation of solar panels on the roof of the residence. Check out the video below!
A new, first of its kind, solar policy white paper has been released by The Mountain Institute and Downstream Strategies entitled, Using Solar PV to Create Economic Opportunity and Energy Diversity: Five Policy Recommendations. The paper outlines the economic and energy diversity benefits a thriving…
In 2008 I was in Liberia to install the generators and provide an upgraded wiring system at Phebe Hospital in Bong County, Liberia. After the installation we met with Dr. Gwenigale, Minister of Health and he asked if we would work on a project to provide…
Parkersburg, WV (February 1, 2014) When J. Conor McCoy returned from the American Legion Mountaineer Boys State he completed a course on leadership and community service. The course culminated in a Service Learning Plan (SLP) paper. Conor’s paper was on starting a solar energy club. …
At the end of 2013, Pickering Energy Solutions celebrates the end of its second year by achieving another milestone—our installed systems have generated 100 MWh of power production! This is the equivalent of powering 9.1 average American homes for 1 year. It has also saved…
Communities and individuals decide to go Solar for many different reasons. The underlying motivations vary from gaining energy independence to lowering their personal carbon foot-print. There are economic reasons as well. Some people want a solid long-term investment. Now, local renewable energy advocates in the…
Solar Energy Solutions is now Pickering Energy Solutions, LLC – Distributed Renewable Energy for the Mid-Ohio Valley Parkersburg, WV (August 30, 2013) Many of you have noticed the website has a redesigned logo and a new name. As we begin our second year in…
The USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) and Pickering Energy Solutions – Solar for Rural West Virginia Parkersburg, WV (August 22, 2013) Staff at Pickering Energy Solutions (PES) met with a USDA Rural Development representative today to discuss how the REAP program (Rural…
Question and Answer with a new residential rooftop Solar PV customer from Parkersburg, WV Q: What got you interested in renewable energy? A: My wife and I first became interested in energy issues in the mid-2000’s as petroleum was quadrupling in price during the decade. The…
