**UPDATED FOR 2016 GUIDELINES** Dozens of solar installation companies, such as SolarCity and SunRun, have sprung up in recent years, cashing in on the solar energy wave. “Save $$! Lock in your utility rate!” Technically they are known as solar … Read More
What were you doing 40 years ago? If you were an adult, you were driving a car that averaged 13 miles per gallon of gas, and the gas cost roughly 36 cents per gallon— that is, until October 1973, when … Read More
Small scale solar energy installations are gaining in popularity, and the big utility companies are scared. Thanks to a practice called net metering, some consumers generate their own power via solar panels, and sell the excess power back to the … Read More
When we think of high-performance homes, we usually think in terms of producing or conserving heat or electricity. But it‘s also important to conserve another resource that impacts our health and our environment: water. Across the world, water is becoming … Read More