How timely. Just in time for a heatwave that’s slamming us here in East Coast of the United States, the pixelsmiths at One Block Off the Grid (1BOG) have a nice, stats-infused infographic. In Cool House, Fat Wallet, 1BOG examines the impact of AC on home energy consumption. And given how popular air conditioning systems […]
Infographic: Your home’s energy intensive ways
I love a good infographic in the morning. 1BOG’s pixelsmiths are at it again with a new infographic that illustrates how the American home has grown (literally and figuratively) to a big consumer of electricity. Did you know that by 2001, 86 percent of American households had microwaves compared to just 14 percent in 1980? […]
Cities rolling out “Google Maps for solar”
Can I? Should I? Will it cost an arm and a leg? Installing solar is not for the faint of heart. Apart from determining if the sun shines strongly enough to make solar viable in your neck of the woods, there’s a maze of regulations and incentives that can make or break the case for […]
What if… Solar got the same subsidies as fossil fuels?
Infographic: Your tax dollars at work. For oil, gas and coal companies, that is. 1BOG has cooked up another compelling infographic that illustrates how the odds are stacked against clean energy companies, particularly solar. Every year, the fossil fuel industry (oil, gas and coal) gets billions in subsidies and tax incentives from the U.S. government […]
GreenRay earns certs for plug-and-play solar module
The fledgling residential plug and play solar market got a little more momentum this week thanks to GreenRay, Inc. The Westford, Mass. startup announced that its SunSine 200 AC module, a device that links solar arrays to a home’s electrical system has met the UL 1741 standard, earning the ETL mark from Intertek. So pleased […]
What if solar enjoyed Facebook-like adoption…
Infographic: One Block off the Grid (1BOG) has just posted a neat infographic that envisions what it would be like if solar panel installs followed the same trajectory as Facebook’s rate of adoption. Did you know that if that were the case, the U.S. could be completely powered by solar in just three and a […]
Solar by the numbers: 1BOG savings in Denver
What’s one of the biggest — if not the biggest — impediment to residential solar adoption? If you said, cost, you’re right. Well, at least Denver residents are lucky to have One Block Off the Grid (1BOG) in their…
