Some solar panels contain toxic materials. What happens to them once solar panels reach the end of their useful life? As part of our mission, Secure Futures takes solar panel recycling seriously. Today's solar photovoltaic panels have a useful life of 35 to 40 years on average. When it's time to … [Read more...] about What You Need to Know about Recycling Solar Panels
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[Video] A Crash Course in Solar Power with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
https://youtu.be/Avwgig5au1o A solar energy system helps the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety make the roads safer for everyone. You auto know The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is an independent, nonprofit scientific and educational organization dedicated to … [Read more...] about [Video] A Crash Course in Solar Power with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
The Future of Solar Net Metering is in the Hands of Virginia’s General Assembly
The economics of distributed solar (which often comes in the form of roof-top solar) relies heavily on net-metering, a policy mechanism that credits customers for any excess generation their system provides back to the grid and therefore, shortens the payback period of that customer's … [Read more...] about The Future of Solar Net Metering is in the Hands of Virginia’s General Assembly
It’s Time for the General Assembly to Side with Customers, not Utilities, on Solar
Note: This piece by Ivy Main originally ran in the Virginia Mercury on December 7, 2018 and is reposted here with the author's permission. Solar panels on parking lots, landfills, rooftops and other sites could provide a lot of clean electricity if policy barriers are … [Read more...] about It’s Time for the General Assembly to Side with Customers, not Utilities, on Solar
SCC Rejects Dominion Energy’s IRP
Dominion Energy Virginia's 2018 IRP has been rejected by Virginia's State Corporation Commission (SCC) and must be resubmitted to include several analyses deemed crucial to the energy plan by the SCC. Note: This article is the first in a series on public policy activity in Virginia relating to … [Read more...] about SCC Rejects Dominion Energy’s IRP
