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Top of the Blogs The last three entries, starting with the most recent one:
1/29 - Tankless water heater sales are beginning to show big gains, according to a report released by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy earlier this month. Their market share of the hot water market has doubled in the last few years to 5 to 7 percent from 3 percent thanks to sales gains of 40 percent annually. The marketing campaign used – “endless” hot water – appears to be working. READ MORE . . .
1/14 - State solar thermal and geothermal heat pump rebates did no worse or, at least, not much worse, than solar electric did in 2011. There were some casualties and delays, but on the whole most programs made it through the year. To be sure, there was nothing new other than a Massachusetts solar thermal rebate pilot program that ends next month. That means, as has always been the case, that the east and west dominate the lists of states – 14 solar hot water and 7 geothermal heat pump – that offer these rebates. READ MORE . . .
1/8 - Another year of sparse state solar installation rebates and as with most state government programs it has gotten worse. Two states are out, several are offering lower rebates and one is temporarily shut down. There is one piece of good news. New Hampshire added $500,000 to its renewable energy rebate program. The bad news is that Colorado and Arkansas no longer offer solar rebates. Maryland, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont and Wisconsin are offering lower rebates, while the Illinois solar rebate program isn’t taking any more applications until July 1 after shutting down last year because it was out of money. READ MORE . . . |