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March 2013
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December 2012
November 2012
- Los Angeles Solar Deals
- San Diego Solar Rebates and Tax Credits (Checkup)
- Electricity is magic, let's protect it
- Los Angeles Solar Rebates and Tax Credits in 2012 and Beyond
- How much solar power does the average home need in Los Angeles?
- Pay-as-you-go solar takes the decision making out of the equation
October 2012
- Solar Poetry
- Site may look different, but we're still the same
- Solar Video FAQ
- The House needs to SHUT ITS FACE about Solyndra
September 2012
- A graph: The true cost of banking bailouts vs. Chinese investment in solar power vs. US investment in solar power (including Solyndra)
- Los Angeles solar power quadruples - rooftop potential is greater than Los Angeles' utility itself
- Shoot a solar video in Los Angeles, get more people to put up solar panels and get yourself some cash
- Solarpowerrocks.com Website Upgrayedd
- How can I tell if solar is gonna save ME money?
- Which has more solar radiance, Wyoming or Miami?
- How Going Solar Can Save You Money on Air Conditioning
- How solar panel rebates and costs are in Maryland right now - for homeowners
August 2012
- Why, if you've got solar questions, we're there for you
- Can the Same Advertising that Got Women to Smoke in the '20s Get People to Buy Solar Power Today?
July 2012
- How can I get solar power?
- How to lower your electric bill
- How much electricity does a solar panel produce?
- Happy 4th of July!
- How solar panels increase your home’s resale value
June 2012
- Crowdsourcing powerful solar PR messages
- Delaware Rises To The Top Of The (Solar) Pack
- Boston Sets Example For Solar Policy
May 2012
- How do solar panels work in cloudy weather?
- Don’t DIY: Why installing solar panels yourself can cost you more
- Which direction should solar panels face?
- Aloha Solar! Digging deeper into return on investment for home solar panels in Hawaii
April 2012
March 2012
February 2012
January 2012
- Solar panels are the next space race
- Obama on Clean Energy at the State of the Union
- States with the most solar installed per capita
- A heartfelt plea for solar from... India.
- How to calculate the amount of kilowatt hours (kWh) your solar panel system will produce
December 2011
November 2011
October 2011
September 2011
July 2011
June 2011
- U.S. government energy subsidies by type of electricity produced
- Solar power is exploding, getting cheaper - we're here to help
May 2011
April 2011
- Fossil fuel and renewable energy subsidies need parity
- April Is National Solar Quote Month Again, Damn It!
February 2011
January 2011
December 2010
- If electricity was free and clean, what would you feel better using it for at home?
- Thank you and an update!
November 2010
October 2010
- Solar jobs by state
- Update from Solar Power International 2010
- Solar on the White House and What it Means for You
- What if solar got the same amount of subsidies as coal or oil?
September 2010
- Are solar panels worth it in New Jersey?
- Re-hashing the 2010 Solar Incentive Report Card: Blue States and Red States
August 2010
- Charles takes offense to solar power in New Jersey
- SPR Report Card 2010 - Part 10 - Solar Sales Tax Exemptions
- SPR Report Card 2010 - Part 9 - State Loans for Solar
- SPR Report Card 2010 - Part 8 - Property Tax Exemptions
- SPR Report Card 2010 - Part 7 - State Tax Credit Overview
- SPR Report Card 2010 - Part 6 - State Rebate Details
- SPR Report Card 2010 - Part 5 - Yearly Solar Performance Payments
- SPR Report Card 2010 - Part 4 - Solar Incentive Summary Grades
- SPR Report Card 2010 - Part 3 - Renewable Portfolio Standards by State
- SPR Report Card 2010 - Part 2 - State by State Summary Grades
- SPR Report Card 2010 - Part 1 - State by State Solar Energy ROI
- The 2010 Solar Power Rocks Report Card is On Deck!
July 2010
June 2010
- What has five times the ROI of solar in the desert?
- Plugfoot brings tidings of new Solar Group Discounts
- Very Generous Oregon Feed-in Tariff Program Set to Launch in July
- Why do people go solar? They've got their elephant and rider in sync!
May 2010
- Need your help
- Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SRECs) Explained
- Solar Fred’s Most Useful Solar Economic Posts on SolarPowerRocks.com
April 2010
- How to find out about current solar rebates in your state
- Solar PV Addict Gives Tips for Checking out Qualified Solar Installers
- Dirt-Cheap Things You Can Do to Reduce Your Solar Costs through Energy Efficiency.
- We present to you, the "Q-cells" rocking out about solar all the way from...
- Is Solar Finally Affordable in 2010? In Many States, Yes.
March 2010
- 5 Reasons to Get a Solar Installer Quote Once a Year
- Another post about New Jersey Solar and SRECs in general (and TRECs)
- Solar increases the resale value of your home... fo' reals.
- Going solar in San Diego? Should I get a small, medium, or large solar system?
- IRS forms for your 30% Federal Solar Tax Credit
- New Solar Group Purchasing Programs in San Antonio. Here’s the Solar Beef.
- I'm moving to New Jersey just to buy homes and put solar on them. Seriously.
February 2010
- Bloom Energy vs Solar Power. And the winner is… both.
- SPR Throws down the gauntlet: Time for a live Obama solar summit to explain the lack of solar panels on the White House
- Hey, White House! Where’s the Solar PV?
- Vote Solar Sharing Solar Luv for Valentines Day
- San Francisco Picks up the Solar PACE
- Take 2 Minutes to Ensure Affordable Solar in California
- The Current Price of Solar Rebates in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego
January 2010
- Hey, Baby. Would You Like to See My Solar Panels? 5 Reasons Why Solar Could Be Sexy for Women
- Don't just Shake Your Head about this Coal Video. Do Something. Please.
- Detroit Rocks for Solar Power Incentives Too
- The Profit of Climate Deniers and a Solar Power Experiment
- You ask, we answer: How Do I Complain about a Solar Installer? Yelp!
- You ask, we answer: Are Home Built Solar Panels Worth it? No.
- You ask, we answer: Any penalty for selling my solar house after getting tax credits?
- Our New Years Resolution: More Solar Power (and Pop Tarts)
December 2009
- Hawaii Solar Rebates and Tax Incentives - Updated!
- Happy Holidays from Solar Power Rocks!
- How to Calculate the 30% Federal Solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC)
- Read the Leaked Transcript of the UUWS Climate Skeptics Meeting
- Colorado Solar Power Rebates and Incentives - Updated!
November 2009
- Girls Take it Off for Solar Power and Climate Change
- Once Upon a Time in Solar in New York...
- A Simple Argument for Solar Power vs Coal Power
- Texas Solar Power Incentives and Rebates - Updated!
- C'mon Solar Industry! We can do it.
- PACE yourself for Solar, New Yorkers!
- Your Solar Bill of Rights, Explained
- Hey, Solar Kids! Let's Learn About (expletive deleted) Coal!
- That new Facebook share button? Please click it.
October 2009
- The 4 Reasons Why People Go Solar
- 60% Rapid Depreciation for Solar Ends December 31st, Better Get Moving!
- Solar Trick or Treat? The Scary Thing About NY Solar Rebates
- Solar, Marshmallows, and Success
- Solar Power in Phoenix, AZ - Dry Heat? No, it's a Hot Heat!
- Psst! Hot tip: Free Solar Conference October 28th in California
- New California Solar Incentives - Hello, Net Metering and Feed-In Cash
- 3 reasons why the Sun blows my mind
- Massachusetts Solar Power Rebates and Incentives - Updated!
- Washington State Solar Incentives—Updated!
- The Solar Power Seriousness Quiz
- Arizona Solar Rebates and Incentives - Updated!
September 2009
- Get Your Solar Net Metering and Rebates While You Can
- Sonoma County Municipal Solar Financing
- New Jersey Solar Rebates, SRECS, and Incentives - Updated
- The SPR 2009 State by State Solar Report Card
- SPR Solar Podcast #4: "How much Solar Fred?"
- Wisconsin Solar Rebates and Incentives Updated! Sort of.
- The cost of the "lets wait and see" solar buying reaction
- Thank you sun! It's harvest time!
- New York Solar Rebates and Incentives - Updated!
- SPR Solar Podcast #3: To battery or not to battery?
- Nebraska Solar Incentives - Updated
- California Solar Rebate Page - Updated
August 2009
- Los Angeles Solar: Your Time Has Come. Seriously.
- The Pennsylvania Sunshine Solar Program - Updated Incentives
- Florida Updated! Solar Legislator Score Upped to 4 Suns...For Now.
- A Solar Incentive by any other Name…
- Ye Old Solar FAQ & More
- Want Solar in Colorado? Please Yell at Your State Regulator
- Think Solar isn't Affordable? Fine. Prove it to Yourself.
July 2009
- Solar Fred Has Joined Forces with Solar Power Rocks!
- Solar Fred Info: RECs & SRECs & Green Tags, Oh My!
- Some Electric Co-ops Still Have Their Heads in the Sand
- A Solar Fred Feedback Request
- Solar Fred Info: What's a Feed in Tariff?
- Solar Fred Info: Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS)
- Solar Fred Insights: All Solar is Local
- Solar Fred Warning...again: Citizenre
- Am I Right For Solar? 10 Key Tips
- Solar Independence Day
June 2009
- Oregon Solar Case Study and Interview: Jim Houser, Owner, Hawthorne Auto Clinic
- Why it Doesn't Matter if my Salesperson Doesn't Own Solar
- Zero Dollar Power Bills in Roswell, GA
- Good Solar: A Happy Customer
- Solar Bad Apples: BeOhana Solar
- Welcome to the Revolution
- SunPower Solar Loan Programs
- 5 Reasons Why Solar is Now Affordable
- A Healthy Graph, Spending on Daily Lattes vs. Solar Energy Costs and Savings
- Vote Solar Request
- SunRun Solar Lease: 5KW Example
- SunRun Lease (L.A. & Arizona): The Basics
- SunRun Solar PPA Example
- The Sun Run PPA: The Basics (Updated)
- The 5 Most Remarkable Solar Energy Markets in the US
- States with Renewable Portfolio Standards
- Video: Great Solar PV Explanation
- Solar Fred is now on Twitter
- SunRun is Now in Los Angeles
- Solar Lease vs. PPA: What's the Diff?
- Per Watt Price Coming Down
- Solar Cash: New Carolinas Subsidy
- The Case for Commercial Solar Energy in Oregon
- Cheap Solar: GREAT Webinar from 1BOG
- Solar Cash: Vermont Feed in Tarrif
May 2009
- 10 Tips to Finding a Great Solar Installer
- Tell Your Friends: 0 or Low Money Down Solar
- Cheap Solar: The Advantage of Tierd Rates
- De-ciphering the South Carolina Solar Energy Tax Credits
- Solar Info: Net Metering Explained (Video)
- Solar Info: List of Solar Lease and Solar PPA s
- Solar Fred Warning: Energy-4--Earth
- Cheap Solar: 53 Ways to Save Energy
- Solar Incentive Map
- CT Solar Lease: Get it While You Can
- CT Solar Lease: The Basics
- Solar Insights: Solar Leases, PPAs, etc
- Solar Bonus: Increasing Home's Value
- Video: Cars, Batteries, Solar, Part 2
- Solar Cash: Rent Your Roof
- Cash Poor Financing: CityFirst/Municipal Financing
- Energy Info: Home Green Home
- Video: Grow Fresh Air
- Top 10 Solar Myths
- Video: Why Solar Now
- Map/FAQs for all the Berkeley First-esque Property Tax Solar Financing Programs
- Video: Kite Power
- Video: Cars, Batteries, and Solar
- Solar Info: Thin Film Video
- Video: Solar Basics
- L.A. Solar Towhouses
- Solar Celebrities: It's not just Ed Begley, jr Anymore
- Solar Info: Thin Film or Silicon?
- Dunkin' Solar?
April 2009
- Solar Info: SolarPowerRocks.com
- Cheap Solar: NY Times Video
- Cheap Solar Loans: The Feds
- Michigan Solar Incentives Updated
- Cheap Solar: No Batteries
- Cheap Solar: Buy Half a System
- What 's "Time of Use" (TOU)?
- Cheap Solar: Energy Efficiency
- Solar Fred Warning: "Citzenre"
- What's "Net Metering?"
- Pennsylvania Passes $100 Million Sunshine Bill!
- Happy Earth Day 2009! Win a free t-shirt!
- What's an "inverter?"
- To get anything of substance done, you gotta set goals
- Collective Bargaining: 1BOG
- Iowa Solar Incentives Updated
- Cash Poor Financing: 0 Down
- Cash Poor Financing: PPAs
- Cash Poor Financing: Solar Lease
- How Much, Solar Fred?
- Where does solar power make financial sense?
- When in L.A., do as Seattle?
- Why "Solar Fred?"
March 2009
- Who Buys Solar Panels?
- First Feed-in Tariff Hits US in Gainesville Florida
- Never heard of municipal solar financing? You probably will soon.
February 2009
- Ninjas are afoot
- 5 Ways to Protect Yourself from Solar Panel Theft
- Oregon's Solar Powered Highway
- Largest Ever Civil Disobedience Protest Planned at US Capitol Coal Plant
January 2009
- How far could $900B Go In Securing our Energy Independence? Far. Very @$#%ing far.
- The Obama Factor: What his administration may spell out for solar energy
- Connecticut runs out of money for solar
December 2008
- Norwegian pro-planet propaganda
- NYTimes most emailed for a reason: Read up about passive solar!
- GM has a lot of work to do.
- There are problems with municipal solar financing. You can help.
- Solar power gets me to work
- Thank goodness for thisisreality.org
November 2008
- Social site powers investigative journalism
- How Much Solar did we do in the Bay Area in 2007?
- The Difference Between DC and AC Watts (and PTC/STC)
- Solar 101 - How sunlight converts into electricity
- A Financing Option For Solar
- North Carolina Solar Energy Calculator Up and Running!
- What’s up with the Berkeley FIRST solar financing program?
- Get Free Stuff!
October 2008
September 2008
- T. Boone Pickens! ...Respect-ah!
- Securing our energy independence by drilling for oil?
- Dan and Dave are feuding, please help.
- How Oil and Coal Contributions Affect the Way Our Senators Vote on Renewable Energy
- DRILL NOW DRILL NOW AAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!
- Solar Power Rocks is on Twitter
- A peek inside Solar Today magazine
- Battle of the Bay - The Clean Tech Initiatives of San Francisco Vs. San Jose
- Micro Inverters (My Turn)- the boring technical stuff
- What do your U.S. Senate candidates really think about renewables?
- "Clean" Coal? What?! Wake Up America!
- Pennsylvania home solar power incentives, rebates, and tax credits updated
August 2008
- How do I get started in the solar industry?
- Microinverters: A major advancement in solar energy technology
- Test out our new solar energy calculator!
- I Almost Died
- Thoughts about starting a solar non-profit
- Solar Panel Shortage
July 2008
- What are the Environmental and Financial Benefits of Going Solar?
- A beautiful solar installation
- What's the scoop on the newly passed Pennsylvania clean energy legislation?
- Georgia finally passes solar legislation!
- XeroCoat
June 2008
- Solar for Renters and Landlords - Does it Work?
- Barf.
- Where the hell is the wind power? (win another shirt)
- One Block off the Grid Launches
May 2008
- Solar Powered Aircraft Takes to the Skies
- Solar Action Half Day
- First T-shirt Drawing Winner Announced!
- CS students catapult solar evaluations into the future
- National Day of Action for Clean Energy next Tuesday - from solar nation
- Germany Reconsidering their Awesome Solar Subsidy Program
- Solar is getting more expensive
- Happy Mother's Day
- Thomas Edison's thoughts about solar power
- HOMEWORK
April 2008
- Turning back the clock on energy policy. Remember Jimmy Carter?
- True Innovators in Solar Energy
- Why does San Francisco lag in solar installed per capital?
- Solar Tax Credits Run off the Rails
- California Bay Area Solar Market Analysis
- Tax Credits! Passed! Finally!
- 9 ways your solar installation can get more expensive
- Washington, DC, USA: Investment Tax Credit Extension Bill Introduced in Senate
- If you're gonna make solar subsidies, make them last!
- Solar Energy - What's Emerging in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Another Logo Competition - (for a different site)
March 2008
- Earth Hour Tomorrow Night
- Right to Sun Lawsuit WON! First of Many?
- How are Solar Panels Attached to my Roof?
- Solar Power Rocks T-Shirts and Clothes
- Empowered Movie Review
- Solar Powered Poop Doll... ... .....
February 2008
- San Francisco Solar Incentive Program Approved by Board of Supervisors 6-3
- GOOD NEWS!
- Need More Fossils
- Unethical Practices in the Solar Power Industry
- Cage Match: Solar Panel Boy vs. Redwood Man
- Solar Powered Airplane Avionics
- A Solar Installation Quote I made Today in San Francisco
- Top 10 Most Common Solar Power Questions
January 2008
- Solar Politics on NPR's "Science Friday"
- Why no one has Solar Power
- Nevada Solar One - it works dammit! Let's make more of them!
- New Trans-Atlantic ships to be equipped with - sails?
- Here's why Germany rocks
- SPAM!
- Sometimes there's only one way out of a deadlock.
- Does it matter if my solar panels face South or "True South"?
- How Solar Panels are Made
- Change Your Home Office to Your Outdoor Awesome Office with this Voltaic Bag
- San Francisco Solar Power Subsidy gets Stamp of Approval
- Super Soaker Inventor Slashes the Cost of Solar in Half
December 2007
- Two SF-Gate Article Comments Reviewed
- Nine Crucial Solar Installer Considerations
- We lost
- San Francisco Proposes Subsidy for Solar!
- Winner!
- Who wants a SPR shirt?
- McSolarBucks!
- I've Never Called my Congressman Before but this is the first time I felt I had to
- A Follow up to the Email Scam
November 2007
- New York and Virginia Solar Power Incentives, Rebates and Tax Credits have been Reviewed
- Our Logo is Cool, so we Put it on a Shirt
- Google Renewable Energy Press Release
- Write us some Digg-Juice.... Win a Nano.
- Logo Competition Winner Announced!
- Whoa! Solar Power Scam Email! I guess the industry IS blowing up!
- PGE is Feeding me Bullsh*t and Calling it Caviar
- Logo Competition Over! Winner to be Announced Saturday
- Here’s Your Chance to Rock
- Solar Powered Flashlight for Africa
- Leo from Lodi's Awesome Solar Power System
- State of New Hampshire Solar Incentives Up!
- State of Michigan Solar Incentives Up
- Berkeley Passes the Kick Ass Solar Loan Program!
- Solar Power Rocks Interviews the man on the Street... and Conan
- 2 Days until Berkeley, CA Votes on Revolutionary Solar Legislation
- Wanna Leave Solar Net-Metering Standards up to Utilities? Here’s What You Get.
- Floridians Implore Governor Crist to sign Solar Roofs Initiative
- A new iPod Nano to the Best Logo Idea
- Solar Cynergy
- Future Doomed as proven by MySpace Groups
October 2007
- State of Colorado Solar Incentives Reviewed!
- A sick graph - Iraq war spending vs. spending on renewable energy
- Solar Powered Cars: Are they Cost Effective Yet?
- Pie Me in the Face for Solar!
- De-mystifying your PG&E Solar Power Bill
- How Far Could $68B Go in Securing Our Energy Independence? Pretty Damn Far.
- Prius Limo Achieves 50mpg and Seats 8
- All New Homes Energy-Neutral in California by 2020
- Carbon Free Furniture
- Google Goes all Black in San Francisco for Energy Conservation
- Congressman Ron Paul's Stance on Solar Power
- Video: Solar Power as Cheap as Fossil Fuels?
- California Passes Sweeping Solar Water Heating Legislation – Republicans Sit on their Hands
- Underdog gaining ground in Solar vs. Coal showdown
- The Future of Small Scale Wind Power
- State of Wisconsin Solar Incentives
- What the Hell is the Difference Between a Kilowatt (kW) and a Kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- ASES report wins a 2007 IREC Innovation Award
- Eliminating the need for fossil fuels with sunrays
- Solar Powered Vending Machines
- State of Hawaii Solar Incentives
- Solar Powered Movie Theatre
September 2007
- State of Alabama Solar Incentives
- State of New York Solar Incentives
- My Barfing Pumpkin... Uh, for Solar Power
- Energy Action Coalition - Bringing the Youth Voice to Solar
- Federal Solar Incentives for Homeowners vs. Businesses Need Parity
- State of Oregon Solar Incentives
- California Solar Initiative's Incentive Program Explained
- Washington State Solar Incentives
- More to desire from DSIRE
- Did you ever Wiki "Solar Power"
- Got Solar? Your utility company wants to cut you a check.
- Solar Power in Portland Oregon? Good idea? Absolutely!
- State of Pennsylvania Solar Power Incentives Reviewed!
- Bright Source Energy to build giant "Power Tower" plant in Souther Cali
- Send us Pictures of your Solar Project
- 10 innovative uses for solar technology
- Oregon Energy Loan Program (SELP) Explained
- Kerry's Plan to Replicate the Pennsylvania SBDCs
- Google Hybrid Cars that plug into Solar Power. It don't get cleaner than that.
- Bush and SBA Sit on their Hands Regarding the Energy Policy Act of 2005
- Solar Getting Cheaper…. Get it while it’s hot
- How you Like me Colors?
- Fannie Mae's Energy Efficient Mortgages Explained
- 2007 DOE's Solar Decathlon
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Have you came across a state by state ranking of “best over-all rebate, tax credit, and incentives” I know many are similar, but wonder which states are the top 5.
Top 10 states with the most sunshine?
Top 10 states with the highest energy cost?
I have an idea of the above, but wonder if there has been something more formal printed recently?
Thanks, you website is amazing, great work!
Is there a listing of Oklahoma based Solar installers available?
Has anyone received a 1099-G from their state for the amount of the rebate that was received? I have a tax client that received a 1099-G from Illinois calling it a “grant”. I think the form was erroneously filed by the state. Anyone have any thoughts or experiences with this?