SolarFred's Solar Salon
Having your solar and affording it too. Really.
SolarFred
- Location
- Los Angeles, California,
- Title
- Dear Solar Fred
- Company
- www.solarfred.com
- Bio
- Tor Valenza, a.k.a. "Solar Fred," has been a solar advocate since the 1980's when Solar was cool but not affordable. Now that it is affordable, he currently writes about solar power as a way to save money, energy, and the planet. See his extended solar blog at www.solarfred.com
MY RECENT POSTS
- Convince yourself: Solar is
now Affordable.
June 11, 2009 03:21AM - Video: Solar Basics
June 10, 2009 03:04PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Oh, Gratuitous Nudity,
we missed you so! La, La, La,
La, La,
La....”
June 14, 2009 01:07PM - “This is from an
installer who emailed
me:
Hey
Tor,
Great blog! I
wanted to
comment,…”
June 12, 2009 04:30PM - “Joan K, yes, Virginia is
not a great subsidy state,
from my
understanding. But
it…”
June 12, 2009 11:50AM - “It's wonderful what you
can learn on OS. :)”
June 12, 2009 12:50AM - “I know, Gee Bee. I have
issues with LADWP.... They
SAY
they're for solar, but
the…”
June 11, 2009 07:53PM
SolarFred's Links
- New list
- Dear Solar Fred
- State Solar Incentives
JUNE 11, 2009 3:21AM
Convince yourself: Solar is now Affordable.
There is a very deep misconception in America that solar is a nice idea, but still too expensive. I've written multiple posts on this site and other blogs that try to explain why I believe that's no longer true if you live in a solar friendly state with subsidies, but… Read full post »
JUNE 10, 2009 3:05PM
Video: Solar Basics
In my never ending quest to educate the world about solar and affordable solar financing these days, this is a great intro video to solar basics. It explains how solar works and all of the components in a few minutes. Graphics are very clear.
Notice the "thin film" roofing… Read full post »
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