I’m writing this while sitting at a Starbucks in Davis Square in Somerville Massachusetts outside of Boston, taking an occasional moment to gaze out the window at the passersby on this beautiful warm sunny day, one of the first of the year after a brutal winter.
There’s lots of great energy here; young entrepreneurs working on business plans and talking over deals, students hard at work learning about science and technology, and generally expanding their minds to meet the challenges of the day. It’s a beautiful thing. So much advancement is happening already and there’s bound to be more to come given the brain power and inspiration in the energy sector. Great things are sure to keep coming.
Still as I write this, I can’t help but feel disappointed. Earlier today I watched a replay of Rhone Resch’s keynote speech at the PV America Conference last week, the tone of which was strikingly upbeat, with a celebratory tone throughout. In short, more of the same message that we’ve heard from SEIA in each of the past six years.
The highlights of the speech were all about the growth of solar in the US: 102% growth in 2010 installations, to 878 MW,
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Awesome article, and totally true. I’m completely surprised to learn that people still don’t know what solar is and whether or not it works.
People need to educate themselves on solar and the technology itself. There’s a website called http://www.richhesslersolar.com that has a free solar webinar that helps explain some of the technology and benefits to people. Also, a free solar estimate told me how much solar would cost, what my new electricity bill would be, and ROI after 30 years. Pretty helpful.
Solar really needs to be embraced by everyone, and more people should be doing their part to help the environment–and their wallets.